Nevada Revised Statutes 3.0105 – Establishment of family court in county whose population is 100,000 or more; assignment of judges; required instruction
1. There is hereby established, in each judicial district that includes a county whose population is 100,000 or more, a family court as a division of the district court.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 3.0105
- Chief judge: The judge who has primary responsibility for the administration of a court but also decides cases; chief judges are determined by seniority.
- county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
- population: means the number of people in a specified area as determined by the last preceding national decennial census conducted by the Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of Commerce pursuant to Section 2 of Nevada Revised Statutes 0.050
2. If the caseload of the family court so requires, the Chief Judge may assign one or more district judges of the judicial district to act temporarily as judges of the family court.
3. If for any reason a judge of the family court is unable to act, any other district judge of the judicial district may be assigned as provided in subsection 2 to act temporarily as judge of the family court.
4. A district judge assigned to the family court pursuant to subsection 2 or 3 for a period of 90 or more days, except for a district judge or hearing master assigned to hear proceedings brought pursuant to NRS 433A.200 to 433A.330, inclusive, or NRS 433A.335 to 433A.345, inclusive, must attend the instruction required pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 3.028. District judges must not be assigned to the family court pursuant to subsections 2 and 3 on a rotating basis.