Nevada Supreme Court Justice Nancy Saitta was named the new chief judge of the state's high court.
Saitta, 60, replaces Justice Michael Douglas as part of a regular rotation of senior justices. Saitta's term as chief justice will end in May.
Saitta was elected to the Supreme Court in 2006. She was first elected as a Las Vegas Municipal Court judge in 1996. Two years later she ran and won an Eighth Judicial District Court judgeship.
Maurice Washington, who is currently out of custody on a $250,000 bail, pleaded guilty to two felony counts of reckless driving resulting in death.
A judge set bail for convicted robber Jarvis Williams, who authorities said shot at police after a two-city chase.
Police told him to approach their patrol car, but he got into his own car and drove toward officers, according to a report.
Authorities said the group of men mistakenly believed the house they targeted belonged to members of a rival gang.
A veteran, retired Las Vegas attorney will temporarily replace a Municipal Court judge who cut her term short this fall.
Authorities allege Jose Gutierrez plowed into a group of vehicles stopped at a red light, eventually reaching a speed of 110 mph.
Both pleaded guilty to a count of second-degree murder in October. Their sentences were agreed upon by prosecutors and their attorneys.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal has sponsored the Judicial Performance Evaluation 14 times since 1992. This year’s survey was conducted by UNLV’s Center for Research, Evaluation and Assessment. Here are some key numbers to know.
The officer is accused of kidnapping, pointing a gun at and strangling his wife, who also works for the police department.
A teen who is among five people accused in last month’s explosion at Piero’s Italian Cuisine confessed to “the entire operation,” prosecutors said.
