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Traveling circuit judge in Nevada a throwback to bygone era

Kim Wanker has a serious case of lead foot. Trained as a professional race car driver, she thrives on the exhilaration that comes with going fast, pedal to the metal, the high-desert scenery hurtling past her car window. For the 54-year-old Wanker, speed takes her mind off her stressful work — dealing with alleged wife-beaters, child molesters and drug abusers across central Nevada.

Supreme Court nominee dissented in Yucca Mountain licensing case

Nevadans have a reason to know Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland’s name beyond the highly charged U.S. Senate debate over whether his nomination should get a hearing, much less a confirmation vote.

Nevada high court vacates $5 million judgment in fender bender case

A $5 million judgment awarded in a 2005 fender bender was vacated Thursday by the Nevada Supreme Court, which ordered a new trial after finding that a Clark County district judge made multiple errors during trial.

Lovelock Correctional Center inmate found dead in cell

An inmate was found dead in his cell early Tuesday afternoon in Lovelock Correctional Center, the Nevada Department of Corrections said in a statement.

Nevada’s most-reversed federal judge should call it quits

It’s time for Senior U.S. District Judge Robert Clive Jones to retire. He’s the most-appealed and most-reversed federal judge in Nevada, according to the legal research service Westlaw.

New Corrections Department director named

Gov. Brian Sandoval on Wednesday picked a veteran corrections administrator from out of state to take the helm of Nevada’s beleagured prison system.

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