Nevada Supreme Court Justice Nancy Saitta was named the new chief judge of the state’s high court.
Saitta, 60, replaces Justice Michael Douglas as part of a regular rotation of senior justices. Saitta’s term as chief justice will end in May.
Saitta was elected to the Supreme Court in 2006. She was first elected as a Las Vegas Municipal Court judge in 1996. Two years later she ran and won an Eighth Judicial District Court judgeship.
Alex Ghibaudo claimed that he was targeted by the State Bar and another attorney, resulting in a recent 90-day suspension of his law license.
Capt. David Boruchowitz is scheduled to go to trial for an improper arrest on a power company executive.
Adolfo Orozco-Garcia, the former owner of the Alpine Motel Apartments, has reached a plea deal with prosecutors in the deadliest residential fire in Las Vegas history.
Gina Lopez was indicted on burglary and drug charges in connection with the death of a 68-year-old woman whose body was found in a mobile home freezer last year.
A judge ordered a woman to complete probation and ordered her to remain in custody until she is accepted into an in-patient treatment program to address her drug addiction.
Duane “Keffe D” Davis has previously asked a judge to dismiss a murder charge that he faces in connection with the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur.
A man convicted of killing two people at Circus Circus was sentenced on Wednesday to burglary and robbery charges in connection with the slayings.
Las Vegas police say a 30-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a man found near railroad tracks.
Karl Groschen has been indicted on two counts of murder with a deadly weapon in connection with the October deaths of his wife and stepson.
After months of treatment, a man facing murder and sexual assault charges was found competent to stand trial.
