Nevada Supreme Court Approves Changes to Rules re: Admission to Practice Law and Bar Exam
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- Nevada Supreme Court Approves Changes to Rules re: Admission to Practice Law and Bar Exam
- Pahrump Justice Court Petitions to Add Rule re: Waiving Clients’ Appearance at Preliminary Hearing
- Public Hearing Scheduled re: Nevada Court Statistical Reporting
- Nov. 2025 Board of Governors Meeting Digest Now Available
- Public Hearing on Supreme Court Rules Related to Bar Admission: Dec. 10
- Board of Governors Submits Statement in Support of Rule of Law
- Four Attorneys Applied to Fill Vacancy in the Eleventh Judicial District
- Informal Family Law Trial Program Becomes Permanent
- Federal Court to Hold New Admission Ceremonies for Recently-Admitted Nevada Attorneys
- Public Hearing on Informal Family Law Trial Pilot Program to Take Place Nov. 5
On November 4, 2025, the Board of Bar Examiners filed a petition in ADKT 0629 to amend and repeal provisions of the Supreme Court Rules (SCR) and repeal Addenda 1 and 2 to the SCR relating to the admission to practice law for the purposes of implementing the Nevada Comprehensive Licensing Examination and improving the […]
Pahrump Justice Court Petitions to Add Rule re: Waiving Clients’ Appearance at Preliminary Hearing
On December 16, 2025, the Honorable Kirk Vitto, Justice of the Peace for the Pahrump Township, petitioned the Nevada Supreme Court in ADKT 0536 to amend the Justice Court Local Rules for the Pahrump Justice Court by adopting Rule 52. This rule requires a standard procedure for when counsel want to waive their clients’ appearance […]
Public Hearing Scheduled re: Nevada Court Statistical Reporting
On December 9, 2025, Katherine Stocks, Director and State Court Administrator for the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC), petitioned the Nevada Supreme Court in ADKT 0295 to consider amendment of the Nevada Court Statistical Reporting Program. The court previously directed all courts in Nevada to comply with NRS §1.360 and adopted the foundation for […]
Nov. 2025 Board of Governors Meeting Digest Now Available
The latest edition of the State Bar of Nevada’s Board of Governors meeting digest is now available. To view, check your email or visit the digest’s website. The digest provides a summary of the State Bar of Nevada’s most recent Board of Governors meeting held November 13, 2025. in Las Vegas, Nevada.
On November 4, 2025, the Board of Bar Examiners filed a petition in ADKT 0629 to amend the Nevada Supreme Court Rules (SCR) and Addenda regarding the admission to practice law. A public hearing will be conducted on the petition on December 10, 2025, at 3 p.m. in the Nevada Supreme Court Courtroom, 201 South […]
Board of Governors Submits Statement in Support of Rule of Law
Rule 73 of the Nevada Supreme Court requires every attorney, upon admission to the practice of law, to take an oath to support the Constitution and government of the United States and the State of Nevada; to respect courts and judicial officers; to follow the Rules of Professional Conduct; and to faithfully and honestly discharge […]
Four Attorneys Applied to Fill Vacancy in the Eleventh Judicial District
Chief Justice Douglas Herndon announced on Nov. 17, 2025, that the Nevada Commission on Judicial Selection received four applications from individuals who wish to fill the judicial opening in Department 1 of the Eleventh Judicial District Court. The commission will nominate a panel of three to fill the vacancy. Department 1 is vacant through the […]
Informal Family Law Trial Program Becomes Permanent
On April 22, 2024, Patricia Lee, Associate Justice, on behalf of the Family Law subcommittee of the Judicial Council of the State of Nevada (JCSN), filed a petition in ADKT 0619 requesting the Nevada Supreme Court adopt and implement the use of informal family law trials in pre-judgment and post-judgment family law proceedings and adopt proposed […]
Federal Court to Hold New Admission Ceremonies for Recently-Admitted Nevada Attorneys
The U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada invites new admittees to the State Bar of Nevada to apply for admission to practice in the federal court. The deadline to submit a Motion for Admission to Practice is November 6, to be included in the attorney admissions ceremonies in Las Vegas on Nov. 13, […]
Public Hearing on Informal Family Law Trial Pilot Program to Take Place Nov. 5
On October 6, 2025, Patricia Lee, Associate Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court, on behalf of the Family Law Sub-Committee of the Judicial Council of the State of Nevada (JCSN), filed an interim report in ADKT 0619 regarding the success of the Informal Family Law Trial Pilot Program and recommending adoption of DCR 27 as […]
