An old murder case in which a man was later found innocent has resurfaced in the race for Department 19 that pits William Kephart against attorney Crystal Eller.
David Ferrara
David Ferrara covers courts and legal affairs. He joined the newspaper in 2014 after more than six years reporting in the Deep South, where he wrote extensively about the BP oil spill. Prior to that, he worked for newspapers, magazines and a wire service in Chicago. He is a graduate of Southern Illinois University in Carbondale.
A deputy public defender who found herself at the center of attention during a Black Lives Matter protest is challenging a long-time judge in North Las Vegas Justice Court.
A Clark County prosecutor is challenging a Las Vegas justice of the peace with a dozen years on the bench.
A Las Vegas attorney is challenging one of the three judges on the Nevada Court of Appeals in the first race for the newly created court.
District Court Judge Douglas Herndon and Assemblyman Ozzie Fumo traded jabs over an old case during a Review-Journal debate for Seat D on the Nevada Supreme Court.
Robert Eglet, a lawyer for the Las Vegas mass shooting victims, has said that they probably would receive funds by the end of 2020.
A Las Vegas couple have pleaded guilty for their roles in a high-speed, drunken, cocaine-fueled crash that left their infant son dead.
A man facing murder charges in the slaying of a 24-year-old Las Vegas model will undergo a competency evaluation before his trial set for next year, a judge decided Tuesday.
Judge Richard Scotti, whose 2017 courtroom outburst led to an overturned jury verdict, is fighting a public defender to keep his seat in District Court Department 2.
Lawyers for a group of protesters and legal observers have filed a lawsuit that accuses Las Vegas police of using excessive force during Black Lives Matter demonstrations.
A man charged in the slaying of a 24-year-old Las Vegas model, whose body was found last year encased in concrete, has started “hearing voices,” his lawyers said.
A criminal defense attorney with a focus on murder cases faces a veteran complex litigation civil attorney in a race for a seat on the District Court bench.
Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Melanie Tobiasson appeals allegations from the Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline.
Prosecutor Jacob Villani and District Court hearing master Bita Yeager are facing off for the open judge seat in Department 1.
Attorney Jonathan MacArthur, who has attended numerous protests this year, was arrested Wednesday night during a gathering in honor of Breonna Taylor.