In Business Las Vegas, January 25th, 2008
Tracie
Lindeman
was sworn in as the new clerk of the court for the Nevada Supreme Court earlier this month.
Lindeman
succeeds
Janette
Bloom
, who held the constitutional position since 1988.
"It is an honor to receive this appointment,"
Lindeman
said in a statement. "I have spent my legal career serving within the judicial system of
Nevada
, and I am delighted to have the opportunity to continue to be of service to the court and ultimately to the people of
Nevada
."
The clerk of the court is responsible for all Supreme Court files and documents, manages the court's caseload and dockets, coordinates public hearings and releases court decisions.
• The American Bar Association's law student division needs about 180 lawyers and judges to serve as oral argument judges for the 2007-08 Las Vegas Regional National Appellate Advocacy Competition on March 6-8 at U.S. District Court (333 Las Vegas Blvd. South).
The Nevada Bar grants instructional credit for this activity, as long as lawyers file Form 5. Instructional credit goes toward continuing legal education credit.
More information can be found at www.nvbar.org/pdf/mootcourt2008.pdf
You can also get more information by contacting
Peggy
Pissarreck
at (312) 988-5621 or at naac@abanet.org.
• The Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline filed charges against
District Judge
Lee
Gates
late last year.
Gates
is accused of illegally donating funds from an old reelection account to two candidates.
Nevada
law dictates that leftover funds from judicial election campaigns must be either donated to the general fund, donated to a nonprofit organization or returned to donors. Instead,
Gates
is accused of donating
District Judge
Michael
Douglas
' campaign for a seat on the Nevada Supreme Court and to
Karen
Bennett-Haron
, who was running for justice of the peace.$5,000 to
Gates
has said the money was disbursed at the request of his wife, former Clark County Commissioner
Yvonne Atkinson
Gates
, whose previous $10,000 donation to his 2002 campaign had not been spent.
Lee
Gates
candidacy was uncontested in that election. His term will expire at the end of this year.
No hearing date has been set.
• The State Bar of Nevada's Commission on Judicial Selection is seeking a new member because of the expiration of
Commissioner
Thomas
Stockard
's term in October.
The new term began Jan. 1 and will end Dec. 30, 2012.
The commission interviews and nominates attorneys for vacant District Court and Supreme Court positions.
The application deadline is Feb. 15 and will be considered at the next board of governors meeting. Applications can be submitted to
Gale
Skala, State Bar of Nevada Governance Coordinator
, at gales@nvbar.org or by fax to 385-2878.
• The State Bar of Nevada is taking applications for the public service/law-related activities grant program.
Grants will be awarded to
Nevada
organizations for funding law-related public service and educational activities.
For an application or more information, call
Skala
at her e-mail address or at 382-2200. Applications must be postmarked by March 14.
• The U.S. Bankruptcy Court is seeking input on the reappointment of U.S. Bankruptcy
Judge
Gregg
Zive
.
Zive
's term is to expire in January 2009. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is considering the reappointment of the judge to a 14-year term. Comments can be submitted through Feb. 29.
For more information, go to www.nvbar.org/pdf/publicnoticezive0108.pdf
