I grew up in the midwest and if you know anything about Kentucky, you know where the moniker came from. I’m kinda disappointed in the article in that they did not really touch on anything having to do with Kentucky when that is clearly where the name came from.
I also grew up in Henderson. I don’t consider old Green Valley, Anthem, Seven Hills, Lake Las Vegas, Black Mountain, or anything south of Black Mountain to be “Hendertucky”. I reserve that moniker for the areas within a couple mile radius of Lake Mead and Boulder Highway (including Downtown Henderson/Water Street). I occasionally visit restaurants, stores, and government buildings in Hendertucky and think it has it’s charms. But you do get a different Appalachia-like vibe when you encounter certain parts & people. To be clear, I don’t think that’s necessarily a bad thing at all. In fact I’d rather hang out with most Hendertuckians than most Summerlinians.
Hmm.. DA filling in for a Judge, while being paid as an employee of the DA’s office.
Doesn’t pass the smell test. Every defendant going to be found guilty.
They’ll either appoint a temp or just utilize pro-tems. I suppose anybody with a pulse is eligible to sit out there since there is no requirement for a law degree.
The funny-ish thing is i really had to consider whether this was sarcasm or might actually happen there.
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July 25, 2024 10:42 am
“Hooterville” is my go-to pejorative when referencing Henderson. Back in the day the area between Henderson and Vegas was known a “Pittman” and it had a very distinctive odor due to the presence of certain manufacturing facilities.
I recall sitting in the Silver Bowl in the 1970’s with thousands of locusts or whatever they were, covering the seats, and a strong odor of sewage. The Good Old Days!
The sewage smell was from the Clark County wastewater treatment plant a/k/a “The Turd Farm”. Back then that whole side of town smelled bad. Now it just all smells like weed.
The article doesn’t mention what I believe to be the origin of a lot of this: the morning drive-time radio duo of Johnson and Tofte, who were big through most of the 90’s and perhaps prior to that time. I can’t remember the station they were on, but they put out a number of parody songs that they played all the time and that you could buy on cassette, such as “Henderson Fields Forever,” and others that I can no longer remember. I believe that this is where I first heard the term “Hendertucky.”
I think they are just waiting for the Sawyer Building to fall down of its own accord at this point.
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July 25, 2024 12:34 pm
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While I applaud your optimism for 45/47, I dispute your prediction. Small fish and depends on her guilt. If she pleads in the meantime, zero chance. If she goes to trial and is convicted and gets nailed? I still doubt it, but its possible.
Unless the DOJ is overreaching and manufacturing a BS case against a person that they do not like for her politics or her support of the Bundy’s. That will come out in time and unfortunately is just as likely as it is that she did what they accuse her of.
Me: [eating popcorn and watching].
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July 25, 2024 3:08 pm
Perry, along with several others in the Family Division, are perfect examples of why District Court judges should be appointed and not elected.
Appointment of judges is not necessarily the solution either. Instead of judges who might just focus on winning an election, we might just get judges who are political hacks. There is no fool-proof way to get perfect judges.
I agree that there is no fool proof way to get perfect judges. Jurisdictions with strictly appointed judges have their share of issues too. But, we definitely need reform. Our judges (especially family court) are just not great.
There are a couple of ways to improve the bench. First, pay them more. If we paid judges substantially more the quality of candidates would increase in turn. When the highly qualified people who might like to be a judge have to take a massive pay cut, it really takes the luster off the job. Second, we need to make the requirements to be a judge stiffer (this might mean establishing peer review committees led by specialists or practice leaders). Third, for certain elite practitioners who would like to be a judge in their twilight years, there should be a path for work as a senior judge. Just my two cents.
Peer review committees? Absolutely not! There’s a certain family law attorney (also a family law specialist) who sits on just about every committee he can and it has done nothing to make family court better. In fact, he’s consistently made it more expensive and onerous to litigate a family court case.
Carolyn Ellsworth was initially appointed. She was no prize when it came to judicial temperament. Ask the late DAVID SCHUBERT.
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July 25, 2024 3:43 pm
Hendertucky has also been known as Hooterville, “of course.” For our newbies in town, Ben Stepman of Ben Stepman Hyundai had coined Henderson’s old tagline of “In Henderson, of course!”
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I grew up in Henderson and never knew the entomology of “Hendertucky”. Really interesting article.
I grew up in the midwest and if you know anything about Kentucky, you know where the moniker came from. I’m kinda disappointed in the article in that they did not really touch on anything having to do with Kentucky when that is clearly where the name came from.
Bruh. Kentucky was named after Hendertucky. The founding fathers of Kentucky were expatriated BASIC employees.
I also grew up in Henderson. I don’t consider old Green Valley, Anthem, Seven Hills, Lake Las Vegas, Black Mountain, or anything south of Black Mountain to be “Hendertucky”. I reserve that moniker for the areas within a couple mile radius of Lake Mead and Boulder Highway (including Downtown Henderson/Water Street). I occasionally visit restaurants, stores, and government buildings in Hendertucky and think it has it’s charms. But you do get a different Appalachia-like vibe when you encounter certain parts & people. To be clear, I don’t think that’s necessarily a bad thing at all. In fact I’d rather hang out with most Hendertuckians than most Summerlinians.
Our preferred sobriquet is “Scumm”. Thank you.
The “entomology” of Hendertucky? I hope you are not a lawyer.
“Etymology”
Apologies I don’t double check my spelling on a blog post.
entomology, as in cockroaches, flies, and fleas
Fiore suspended – good. But who will be sitting Justice Court?
I heard the DA’s there are going to fill in.
Hmm.. DA filling in for a Judge, while being paid as an employee of the DA’s office.
Doesn’t pass the smell test. Every defendant going to be found guilty.
I’m pretty certain that was sarcasm.
pretty certain
Ha but you can’t be sure! And that’s Pahrump.
‘Tis the Kingdom of Nye?
RIP Art Bell.
. . . . . .with pay.
They’ll either appoint a temp or just utilize pro-tems. I suppose anybody with a pulse is eligible to sit out there since there is no requirement for a law degree.
The funny-ish thing is i really had to consider whether this was sarcasm or might actually happen there.
“Hooterville” is my go-to pejorative when referencing Henderson. Back in the day the area between Henderson and Vegas was known a “Pittman” and it had a very distinctive odor due to the presence of certain manufacturing facilities.
I recall sitting in the Silver Bowl in the 1970’s with thousands of locusts or whatever they were, covering the seats, and a strong odor of sewage. The Good Old Days!
The sewage smell was from the Clark County wastewater treatment plant a/k/a “The Turd Farm”. Back then that whole side of town smelled bad. Now it just all smells like weed.
The article doesn’t mention what I believe to be the origin of a lot of this: the morning drive-time radio duo of Johnson and Tofte, who were big through most of the 90’s and perhaps prior to that time. I can’t remember the station they were on, but they put out a number of parody songs that they played all the time and that you could buy on cassette, such as “Henderson Fields Forever,” and others that I can no longer remember. I believe that this is where I first heard the term “Hendertucky.”
96.3 KKLZ was the station back then.
“Where the LZ stands for Led Zeppelin”!
The Nevada AG’s Office has moved to “1 State of Nevada Way”. Nothing makes you feel like your tax dollars are being used wisely than crap like this.
I think they are just waiting for the Sawyer Building to fall down of its own accord at this point.
Check out today’s weekly bar email. They have clearly been reading the blog and hear you:
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If you or someone you know is showing signs of distress, please reach out to the Nevada Lawyer Assistance Program by calling 1-866-828-0022. Calls to the toll-free number are confidential, and callers can receive help in a number of ways, including:
Referrals to a therapist for three free sessions offering assistance in dealing with a difficult life situation, such as divorce, depression, stress, the death of a loved one, a traumatic case, or any other stressful incident/situation;
Assessments for clinical support for attorneys suffering from abuse, addiction, and/or mental health issues;
Access to confidential peer support;
A free subscription to the Calm app; and
The ability to attend virtual support groups to reduce stress and anxiety.
In addition, people experiencing emotional crisis can also call or text 988 for immediate help from the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
Thoughts and prayers. Don’t forget to pay your exorbitant bar dues! We got a vacay…er…a conference to plan!
President Trump will pardon Fiore next year. The distinguished jurist will be back on the bench before Nevada Day 2025.
While I applaud your optimism for 45/47, I dispute your prediction. Small fish and depends on her guilt. If she pleads in the meantime, zero chance. If she goes to trial and is convicted and gets nailed? I still doubt it, but its possible.
She just is a nobody as far as DJT is concerned.
Depends on the size of her campaign contribution. Those pardons don’t come cheap in the Trump administration.
Lies and Nonsense. What proof do you have for that? Public record. So pony up hater boy.
If she can do something for him, she will get a pardon. If not, sorry do your time. It is all transactional with him.
His last pardon list was not at all “transactional”. I can promise you that.
One list was transactional. One was pandering–which was still transactional as it was done in exchange for votes.
Stealing money that was supposed to memorialize murdered cops… not sure how to justify a pardon for that one, even if we were in a very crony system
Unless the DOJ is overreaching and manufacturing a BS case against a person that they do not like for her politics or her support of the Bundy’s. That will come out in time and unfortunately is just as likely as it is that she did what they accuse her of.
Me: [eating popcorn and watching].
Perry, along with several others in the Family Division, are perfect examples of why District Court judges should be appointed and not elected.
Appointment of judges is not necessarily the solution either. Instead of judges who might just focus on winning an election, we might just get judges who are political hacks. There is no fool-proof way to get perfect judges.
I agree that there is no fool proof way to get perfect judges. Jurisdictions with strictly appointed judges have their share of issues too. But, we definitely need reform. Our judges (especially family court) are just not great.
There are a couple of ways to improve the bench. First, pay them more. If we paid judges substantially more the quality of candidates would increase in turn. When the highly qualified people who might like to be a judge have to take a massive pay cut, it really takes the luster off the job. Second, we need to make the requirements to be a judge stiffer (this might mean establishing peer review committees led by specialists or practice leaders). Third, for certain elite practitioners who would like to be a judge in their twilight years, there should be a path for work as a senior judge. Just my two cents.
Peer review committees? Absolutely not! There’s a certain family law attorney (also a family law specialist) who sits on just about every committee he can and it has done nothing to make family court better. In fact, he’s consistently made it more expensive and onerous to litigate a family court case.
Being a good judge and a political crony are not mutually exclusive. Some of the greatest EDC judges of the last 30 years were appointees.
I would even go so far as to say that more appointees than electees in the last 30 years were good judges.
We need a blind selection committee to review qualifications and put qualified names in a hat. Whoever gets drawn becomes the judge.
Eff it. Lets just play Wheel of Fortune with the names.
Carolyn Ellsworth was initially appointed. She was no prize when it came to judicial temperament. Ask the late DAVID SCHUBERT.
Hendertucky has also been known as Hooterville, “of course.” For our newbies in town, Ben Stepman of Ben Stepman Hyundai had coined Henderson’s old tagline of “In Henderson, of course!”