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Nevada Supreme Court to resolve judicial election issues

The Nevada Supreme Court has ordered briefing and scheduled oral argument in two matters concerning elections of district court judges. In Attorney General v. Montero the Court will consider the propriety of a district court's order denying the AG's challenge to Montero's qualifications to serve as a district court judge. Argument is schedule for July 1. It appears that the issue presented is whether a judge must live in the judicial district for which he is elected. A Washoe County judge ruled that a Reno resident (2nd Judicial District) could be elected as a judge for the 6th Judicial District because judges are state officials and therefore only Nevada residency is required. In Halverson v. Miller the Court orders an answer from the Secretary of State to Judge Halverson's petition which challenges the Legislature's decision to create an initial 2-year term for newly created judicial departments...continue to full post

Full post as published by Harmful Error on May 07, 2008 (boomark / email).