Jane Ann Morrison

Attorneys give judge high marks despite personal problems

The ongoing flap between Family Court Judge Steven Jones and District Attorney David Roger isn’t exactly the judge’s first brush with controversy.

Tale of courtroom romance hard to unravel

December 24, 2011 - 2:00 am

Advice to couples with conflicts: Don’t pick a fight with someone who can launch a grand jury probe and subpoena your texts and emails.

Claims of conspiracy, judicial bias turn friendly divorce nasty

December 22, 2011 - 2:00 am

First, a poker player’s divorce raised still unanswered questions about whether the judge was influenced by campaign donations.

Politician deserves credit for devising bills to help the many

December 19, 2011 - 2:01 am

Never met Shirley Breeden, but from what I’ve heard, I might have mocked her lack of understanding of issues prior to her 2008 election, when she unseated then-Sen. Joe Heck, a Republican who seemed eminently more qualified although far more conservative.

Independent review necessary to study deadly shootings

December 17, 2011 - 1:59 am

If anyone doubted the veracity of the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s “Deadly Force” series, the tragic shooting of the troubled Stanley Gibson on Monday was confirmation of the newspaper’s major findings in November.

Police crime prevention specialists offer free help to stave off thieves

December 12, 2011 - 1:59 am

Most people don’t think about improving their home security until after there’s a burglary, and I’m like most people.

Ethics policy passes without anyone compromising their principles

December 10, 2011 - 1:59 am

The county commissioners played nice Tuesday.

Report on lobbyist spending makes a mockery of transparency

December 8, 2011 - 2:01 am

Transparency has evolved into one of those words that annoys me. Not because I don’t believe in it, I do, but because so often the transparency sought is never accomplished, and I suspect that’s deliberate.

If ethics dispute is nothing personal, it still hits close to home

December 5, 2011 - 1:59 am

Not always, but sometimes TV can do a better job than a newspaper by showing rather than telling.

Commission ethics tit for tat not personal, it’s just business

December 3, 2011 - 2:01 am

Clark County Commissioner Tom Collins unintentionally waived the confidentiality provisions of the Nevada Ethics Commission when he mentioned at a commission meeting recently that he has had two long hearings with the ethics panel.

No matter what he does, Josh Reid can’t shake father’s shadow

December 1, 2011 - 2:04 am

Henderson’s new city attorney, Josh Reid, has more experience than the guy Henderson hired in 1964 — his father, Harry Reid. The elder Reid, who turns 72 Friday, was fresh out of law school when Henderson hired him for what was then a part-time job.