NRS 3.026 Chief Judge in certain judicial districts: Additional duties. [Effective July 1, 2026.]

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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, judicial officer 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, judicial officer or other person by a specific statute, including, without limitation, NRS 3.405 , 3.475 and 3.500 .