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Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline
This article is outside of Ballotpedia's coverage scope and does not receive scheduled updates. If you would like to help our coverage scope grow, consider donating to Ballotpedia. The Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline is a judicial disciplinary agency in Nevada.[1]
Organization
The commission is made up of seven members: two judges, two lawyers and three members of the public. The judges are appointed by the state supreme court, the attorneys are appointed by the Board of Governors of the State Bar of Nevada, and members of the public are appointed by the governor.[1]
Governing laws
- Article 6, Section 21 of the Nevada Constitution
- Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) 1.4677[1]
History
The Commission on Judicial Discipline was established by a constitutional amendment on November 2, 1976.[1]
Assembly Bill 496
Assembly Bill 496, approved in 2009 to take effect January 1, 2010, amends certain provisions governing judicial discipline. Among other things, AB 496 requires the commission to prepare annual and biennial reports concerning the status of complaints filed, requires the commission to resolve complaints within 18 months, requires a judge to respond to formal complaints within 20 days, and adds public admonishment and public reprimand to the existing forms of discipline the commission is authorized to use.[2][3]
These provisions lessen the amount of time that the commission has to address complaints and lessen the amount of time that a complainant has to make an allegation of misconduct.[4]
Contact information
Commission on Judicial Discipline[5]
P.O. Box 18123
Reno, NV 89511
Phone: (775) 687-4017
Fax: (775) 448-9704
Email: ncjdinfo@judicial.nv.gov
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 State of Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline, "Purpose of the Commission"
- ↑ Nevada Legislature, "AB496"
- ↑ Nevada Legislature, "Text of AB496"
- ↑ Las Vegas Sun, "For judges who err, justice far from swift," October 7, 2009
- ↑ American Judicature Society's Center for Judicial Ethics, "State Judicial Conduct Organizations"
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Federal courts:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Nevada • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Nevada
State courts:
Nevada Supreme Court • Nevada Court of Appeals • Nevada District Courts • Nevada Justice Courts • Nevada Municipal Courts • Clark County Family Court, Nevada
State resources:
Courts in Nevada • Nevada judicial elections • Judicial selection in Nevada
