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Taxpayers are paying her salary and the salaries of her courtroom staff, yet there has been little public explanation about her status. If there's a legitimate reason she isn't hearing cases, why not simply tell the public? Transparency shouldn't be optional. That leads to another question for Ch
Read the articleThere are few things Picon enjoys more than local television's favorite investigative phrase: "According to documents obtained..." Music to our ears. Last week, Ask Joe highlighted attorney Lance White, a candidate for Family Court Department 13, after disciplinary action by the State B
Read the articleRemember how former Washoe County District Court Judge Bridget Robb pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor stalking charge stemming from allegations that she repeatedly followed and monitored a Reno attorney over an extended period. As part of a plea agreement reached in Sparks Municipal Court, Robb admitt
Read the articleWhat a busy day in Department 6 at the Washoe County District Court. First, the ongoing case involving Mathew Grimsley, the former Karma Box Project worker connected to the Nevada Cares Campus who is facing battery-related allegations. Now his attorney is reportedly seeking a reduction in bail so
Read the articleIsn’t the judiciary supposed to be impartial? That’s the standard the public is told to expect: judges stay above the political fray, particularly during election season. At the very least, they’re expected to avoid the appearance of political favoritism or entanglements that could raise questions
Read the articleWe’re genuinely curious. Why does Washoe County, Nevada - Government go radio silent every time questions surface about leadership at the Karma Box Project? No press conference. No independent review. No “we take this seriously and are looking into it.” Just crickets.
Read the articleWe’ve been doing something radical lately: reading. Yes, we dusted off the Rules of Practice for the Second Judicial District Court — you know, the thrilling bedside material governing how things actually work over at the courthouse. And we went straight to Rule 2, because that’s where the magic of
Read the articleThat’s right, Chief Judge Egan Walker — we weren’t going to stop asking questions. On Saturday, we put Judge Connie Steinheimer on the side of a milk carton — not as a stunt, but to make a point: the public deserves to know what is happening inside our court.
Read the articleOnce, in the bustling City of Reno, there lived a Princess of the Law named Connie. She did not wear a crown of gold; she wore a robe woven from thirty-four years of truth, and her scepter was a pen that had signed scrolls of justice.
Read the articleIf Chief Judge Egan Walker keeps this up, we may need to start reserving him a permanent headline slot. Word around the courthouse is that Walker has reassigned — or as some are calling it, “hijacked” — a case originally sitting in Department 10 under Judge Kathleen Sigurdson. The case involves t
Read the articleWe received several calls last week from local attorneys asking the same question: had we heard anything about Connie Steinheimer, judge for the Second Judicial District Court, Department 4, being relieved of her docket? Say what?
Read the articlePicon expected to see a high-powered defense attorney swoop in from Las Vegas — or even California — to represent almost-former Judge Bridget Robb. That’s usually how these things go when the stakes are high and reputations are on the line. Instead? We got M eghan Lucey — an attorney whose practic
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