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- Suspended Nevada judge Erika Ballou resigns, agrees not to seek judicial office again. [RJ; 8NewsNow]
- Applications Available for Vacancy of Eighth Judicial District, Department 24. [NV Courts]
- North Las Vegas councilman facing term limits lawsuit notches a court win. [TNI]
- State disputes Las Vegas group’s criticism of Nevada prison conditions. [RJ]
- Nevada lawsuit claims Expedia, Orbitz kept hundreds of millions in hotel room taxes. [KTNV]
- The Nevada Supreme Court is implementing a new case management system on June 5, 2026. [NV Courts]
All this nonsense with Ballou was predictable.
Yes, a lot of ballyhoo !
Who could’ve thought that someone who didn’t want to run for judge, didn’t want to be a judge after she got elected, didn’t want to get sworn in as a judge, and refused to follow the NV Supreme Court’s direct orders would’ve been a bad judge who resigned in disgrace? I mean what are we supposed to be, soothsayers?
I used to think Department 25 was the slowest. But Department 23 has become a black hole for litigation. A place hearings and orders go to die. Have had orders uploaded for MONTHS without movement.
Get in line, brother. I’ve waited a good year for a written order in that department.
Telephone the chief judge’s chambers and ask for direction. You likely won’t hear back but your order or motion issue will suddenly be resolved.
Yeah, resolved in the opponent’s favor.
Maybe. but to do nothing for a year might be malpractice.
An alternative is to file a complaint with the NV Commission on Judicial Discipline. It is initially confidential. On something like this, the Commission will likely send a cautionary letter to the judge and close the case.
A couple of our clients were so pissed about the Judges being so slow with their decisions, they filed judicial complaints.
contact the department’s clerk
Contact the chief judge. That will get it done. Judges are not suppose to care anything under advisement or submission more than 60 days. It’s gets reported to the AOC after that —which if you’ve waited over a year, they’re asleep at the wheel.
Contact the chief and you’ll start getting your orders.
I’m tempted to try this…
Wait so Colleen Brown isn’t the defacto judge?
People said this would happen and apparently it’s the reason no one filed (well, except Colleen). Ballots had let it be known she would resign after the filing period to do exactly this. Now apps have to open, Lombardo must appoint, and then there will be a special filing period which opens. I suspect this will look like dc27s last race. No primary and more than two people in this race and majority wins.
No, they learned from their mistakes: the application says: Because the candidate filing period for the November 2026
general election closed on January 16, 2026, any appointment to this vacancy will extend only
through January 3, 2027.
Pretty sure they must deem this a “special election” even thought it’ll be at the same time as the others, and after applicants close and Governor appoints someone, there will be an open filing period to run. Theoretically, gov could not appoint until after the election, and only then would the appointed judge be able to skip election this year. But they’d have to run in the next election – 2028.
I’m not sure what mistake you’re referring to that they’ve learned from because this hasn’t happened before far as I can recall.
I think 3:08 is referring to the mess in Dept. 27 two years ago: https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/clark-county/county-erred-in-letting-candidates-file-for-district-court-seat-2984133/
This will be a fun constitutional challenge.
So theoretically, let’s say judge in Dept x retires on January 15, 2027. There would be an appointment. And that appointed judge would have to run in a Special election. They don’t get a free ride until 2032 because the application period for that seat closed in 2026.
That’s why there are special elections when vacancies happen. That’s why we had four DC judges in the ballot in 2024 (Pieper, Reynolds, Mendoza, Talim). They all ran in special elections. Filing period was open AFTER the were appointed. The judicial commission could not say they get to ride their appointed terms through the 2026 election.
The application can say what it wants but this is a constitutional issue and they can’t work around it because they didn’t through what would happen if Ballou resigned mid term but after the application period.
Otherwise, lots of judges can make back door deals with the governor to leave right after filing period closes to set up a series of appointments the appointed judge can ride through til the full end of term.
I have a quick question, I have a lady who foolishly put her minor child on title of her home. (really bad, but common advice in the community that I work with). Any idea how to get the child off without just committing fraud? I have heard people say to ask for a guardianship, but what would the grounds be? Can she even take that interest back from her kid if she so decides? or is she stuck until the kid turns 18? Any advice would be appreciated.
How dumb. Does NV allow minors on titles? Guardianship based on minor has no capacity to contract therefore can’t maintain the property? Who knows. Again, dumb.
3:46 here. Don’t even get me started. You have no idea. I have seen kids on title before. I have seen people put dead people on title. You have no idea.
Doesn’t a parent sign for a minor child in any event?
Using language directed by NRS 167.030 is how you would do it. If they deed it just to the child’s name directly, they probably should try to record a ‘corrective deed’ that corrects that the grant to the child as a joint tenant should have been to the parent as custodian of the child as described in that statute.