Nevada high court taps Sweet to replace Titus on AOC
 Robin Sweet (Photo is courtesy of Nevada Supreme Court, Administrative Office of the Courts) |
Robin Sweet has been appointed to lead the Administrative Office of the Courts as interim director, Nevada Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael Douglas announced in a statement late Monday. She replaces Ron Titus, who was terminated for reasons never publicly touched on after nine years in early January.
Sweet looks good on paper and is popular with the high court.
Sweet, a native of Hawthorne and longtime executive at the AOC, will head a court division of 85 that performs a variety of support services for the Supreme Court and trial courts across Nevada – from information technology and judicial education, to court statistics and foreclosure mediation.
The AOC also performs budgetary and statistical functions and provides staffing for Supreme Court commissions and committees.
"Robin Sweet is being handed a tremendous amount of responsibility at a very difficult time,” said Chief Justice Michael Douglas. “The justices of the Nevada Supreme Court have confidence that she not only is the person to assume this leadership role, but the person to excel.”
Sweet assumes her new role at a time when the courts are in turmoil because of increasing workloads and decreasing resources. As part of her new position, Sweet will assist the judiciary in addressing issues arising at the 2011 Legislative session.
“I look forward to the challenges and appreciate the opportunities the justices have given me,” said Sweet. “The AOC in Nevada has become one of the best in the nation and I hope I can help this court keep moving forward during these challenging times.
“The work of the courts and the AOC is becoming more complex, but I believe we will only be more efficient, more accessible, and more transparent in the future. I am excited to work with the justices, clerk of the court, the AOC staff, and all courts in Nevada to move the judiciary forward,” she said.
Sweet began her career at the AOC in 2000 as the court research analyst for the Uniform System for Judicial Records statistical reporting project, compiling data that was used as the basis for the judiciary’s first Annual Report in 2000, and every report since then.
In 2006, she was promoted to deputy director of the Judicial Programs & Services Division at the AOC. In addition to overseeing the statistical project, her new duties will involve such programs as the Court Improvement Program, domestic violence projects, and rural court activities. She was also a member of the team monitoring and tracking legislation.
As a court research analyst, Sweet was involved in a variety of studies and reports, involving such issues as adoption, high-interest loan case filings, bond forfeitures, murder and voluntary manslaughter cases, rural court workloads, and domestic violence.
She also has staffed court-related committees.
Before joining the AOC, Sweet was employed by the U.S. Geological Survey as technical publication editor and outreach coordinator.
She earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Nevada, Reno, and her master’s degree in public administration from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She is a Fellow of the Institute for Court Management and a certified court manager, having completed a nationally certified court management program established to help mid-level court managers increase their knowledge and strengthen their skills and abilities.
Source: Bill Gang, Nevada Supreme Court public information officer
