Courts
When Kevin McAuliffe appears in federal court Jan. 13, the Catholic priest’s addiction to gambling will be used as an argument for leniency in his sentencing for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from his Summerlin parish.
As night fell Sunday on the first day of the new year, things were back to normal on the Strip as tourists flocked to the bright lights for a second night of partying after one they won’t soon forget.
Former Louisiana governor and felon Edwin Edwards once declared he never spoke ill of dead people or living judges. Edwards clearly never got the chance to participate in the R-J’s 2011 Judicial Performance Survey.
North Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Stephen Dahl doesn’t have far to look for a quick pick-me-up during those occasional bad days on the bench.
A majority of lawyers evaluating performances by Clark County District Court judges have said that three of the jurists should no longer serve on the bench.
