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The State Bar of Nevada has operated for more than 80 years; it was founded in 1928. Prior to the incorporation of the State Bar of Nevada, a preliminary organization, the Nevada Bar Association, existed in Nevada from 1911 to 1928. At that time, the majority of lawyers resided in Washoe County, and membership in the association was voluntary.
1.8 Nevada State Bar Association. 2 Firsts in local history. 3 See also. ... (1955-1957) for the Las Vegas Township, City Attorney for North Las Vegas (1958-1959) ...
In 2000, Nevada's Supreme Court appointed Allf to the Business Court Task Force. [1] In 1999, she was president of the Clark County Bar Association. [1] She was on the State Bar of Nevada's Board of Governors from 2000 to 2009. [5] She was on the Board of Directors of the Clark County Law Foundation from 1994 to 2002. [5]
Bell served as a public defender for twelve years and spent five years as a Clark County Public Defender. Since 2011, Bell has taught criminal law and criminal procedure at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. [3] In November 2008, Bell was elected as a judge of the Eighth Judicial District Court, taking her seat in January 2009. [2]
The Nevada State Bar's two complaints [42] against Jones stated he "engaged in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, or that is prejudicial to the administration of justice by intentionally destroying evidence and then lying by omission about the destruction" and also said Jones "engaged in criminal conduct" which were ...
Sandra Morgan: [32] First African American female (and African American in general) to serve as a City Attorney in North Las Vegas [Clark County, Nevada] Sally Loehrer: [22] First female President of the Clark County Bar Association in Nevada (1985) Catherine Ramsey: [42] First female elected judge in Las Vegas, Nevada (Clark County, Nevada; 2011)
Cortez Masto was born in Las Vegas, Nevada, the daughter of Joanna (née Musso) and Manny Cortez. [3] Her father, an attorney, was the longtime head of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and served as a member of the Clark County Commission. [4] Now deceased, Manny Cortez had a long-standing friendship with Harry Reid. [5]
The district courts are Nevada's trial courts of general jurisdiction; they also serve as the appellate court for cases decided in the justice courts and municipal courts. [9] [10] The state is divided into eleven judicial districts, each of which comprises one to three of Nevada's sixteen counties and one independent city. [11]