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3.026  Chief Judge in certain judicial districts: Additional duties.

      1.  In each judicial district that includes a county whose population is 100,000 or more, in addition to the other duties set forth in NRS 3.025:

      (a) The Chief Judge shall ensure that:

             (1) The procedures which govern the consideration and disposition of cases and other proceedings within the jurisdiction of the district court are applied as uniformly as practicable; and

             (2) Cases and other proceedings within the jurisdiction of the district court are considered and decided in a timely manner.

      (b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the Chief Judge shall establish procedures for addressing grievances that are:

             (1) Submitted to the Chief Judge by a party in a case or other proceeding within the jurisdiction of the district court; and

             (2) Directly related to the administration of the case or other proceeding.

      2.  For the purposes of paragraph (b) of subsection 1, a party in a case or other proceeding within the jurisdiction of the district court may not submit to the Chief Judge a grievance that:

      (a) Addresses, in whole or in part, the merits of the case or other proceeding; or

      (b) Challenges, in whole or in part, the merits of any decision or ruling in the case or other proceeding that is made by:

             (1) The district court; or

             (2) A master or other person who is acting pursuant to an order of the district court or pursuant to any authority that is granted to the master or other person by a specific statute, including, without limitation, NRS 3.405, 3.475 and 3.500.

      (Added to NRS by 1999, 703)

     

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Nevada > Title-1 > Chapter-3 > Courts-and-judges > 3-026

3.026  Chief Judge in certain judicial districts: Additional duties.

      1.  In each judicial district that includes a county whose population is 100,000 or more, in addition to the other duties set forth in NRS 3.025:

      (a) The Chief Judge shall ensure that:

             (1) The procedures which govern the consideration and disposition of cases and other proceedings within the jurisdiction of the district court are applied as uniformly as practicable; and

             (2) Cases and other proceedings within the jurisdiction of the district court are considered and decided in a timely manner.

      (b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the Chief Judge shall establish procedures for addressing grievances that are:

             (1) Submitted to the Chief Judge by a party in a case or other proceeding within the jurisdiction of the district court; and

             (2) Directly related to the administration of the case or other proceeding.

      2.  For the purposes of paragraph (b) of subsection 1, a party in a case or other proceeding within the jurisdiction of the district court may not submit to the Chief Judge a grievance that:

      (a) Addresses, in whole or in part, the merits of the case or other proceeding; or

      (b) Challenges, in whole or in part, the merits of any decision or ruling in the case or other proceeding that is made by:

             (1) The district court; or

             (2) A master or other person who is acting pursuant to an order of the district court or pursuant to any authority that is granted to the master or other person by a specific statute, including, without limitation, NRS 3.405, 3.475 and 3.500.

      (Added to NRS by 1999, 703)

     


State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Nevada > Title-1 > Chapter-3 > Courts-and-judges > 3-026

3.026  Chief Judge in certain judicial districts: Additional duties.

      1.  In each judicial district that includes a county whose population is 100,000 or more, in addition to the other duties set forth in NRS 3.025:

      (a) The Chief Judge shall ensure that:

             (1) The procedures which govern the consideration and disposition of cases and other proceedings within the jurisdiction of the district court are applied as uniformly as practicable; and

             (2) Cases and other proceedings within the jurisdiction of the district court are considered and decided in a timely manner.

      (b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the Chief Judge shall establish procedures for addressing grievances that are:

             (1) Submitted to the Chief Judge by a party in a case or other proceeding within the jurisdiction of the district court; and

             (2) Directly related to the administration of the case or other proceeding.

      2.  For the purposes of paragraph (b) of subsection 1, a party in a case or other proceeding within the jurisdiction of the district court may not submit to the Chief Judge a grievance that:

      (a) Addresses, in whole or in part, the merits of the case or other proceeding; or

      (b) Challenges, in whole or in part, the merits of any decision or ruling in the case or other proceeding that is made by:

             (1) The district court; or

             (2) A master or other person who is acting pursuant to an order of the district court or pursuant to any authority that is granted to the master or other person by a specific statute, including, without limitation, NRS 3.405, 3.475 and 3.500.

      (Added to NRS by 1999, 703)