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This is an unofficial compendium of information
on the courtrooms of the Family Division of
the Eighth Judicial District Court (Las Vegas, Nevada).
All information is tentative, and we encourage your
additions and corrections.
Upstairs, South Side (left)
♥ Courtroom 1:
Doninger/Henry
— The courtroom for all
Temporary Protective Orders
(TPO), tried by one of two hired Hearing Masters:
Patricia Doninger and Jennifer Henry. Also used
one day a week for (child?) guardianship hearings with
Donninger and on Wednesday for adult guardianships with
Hearing Master Jon Norheim.
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Morning (Doninger)
TPO
Guardianships
Adult Guardianships (Norheim)
TPO
TPO
(renewals/problems)
Afternoon (Henry)
TPO (all week)
Upstairs, North Side (right)
♣♠ Courtroom 11:
Hardcastle —
Hardcastle is the elected judge with overall responsibility
for all abuse/neglect and foster case cases. He personally
handles all cases from the DFS Central unit,
all Fast Track infant cases,
all Termination of Parental Rights (TPR) proceedings,
and all foster care reviews.
Special Public Defender
Jane Femiano
often appears in this courtroom.
(SPD's Dolente
and
Simpkins
also appear here for foster care cases.)
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
9:00
Initial TPR hearings (plea)
Truancy Diversionary Court
Foster Care Reviews (rotating units)
TPR Trials
10:00
Motions Calendar Calls
Foster Care Reviews (rotating units)
11:00
Motions
1:30
TPR Trials
2:30
TPR Trials
Foster care reviews for the various DFS units are scheduled
on a four-week cycle, with each unit having one or two days in court
during that period, accompanied by their assigned D.A.s.
[3/13/06]
Downstairs
♣ Courtroom 14:
Gibson —
Gibson, a hired Hearing Master, handles all intakes
and management of abuse/neglect cases for the North and
South units of DFS.
Special Public Defender
Quintin Dolente
often appears in this courtroom.
♣ Courtroom 15:
Sullivan —
Sullivan, a hired Hearing Master, handles all intakes
and management of abuse/neglect cases for the East and
West units of DFS.
Special Public Defender
Melinda Simpkins
often appears in this courtroom.
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
9:00
Initial Protective Custody Hearings
9:30
Protective Custody Reviews (one week)
10:00
PC Plea Hearings
10:30
R+D, Case Plans, MOCO
2:00
PC Trials
Drug Court
PC Trials
4:00
AWOL Court
last tues of mon.
♦ Courtroom 16:
Leeds —
The courtroom for misdemeanors and relatively "mild"
felonies for juveniles with last names A-M.
Leeds is a hired Hearing Master.
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
9:00 am
Detention Hearings
10:00 am
Plea Hearings
1:30 pm
Trials
Plea Hearings
Trials
(overflow)
3:00 pm
Truancy Hearings
3:30 pm
Traffic Pleas
♦ Courtroom 17:
Compan —
The courtroom for misdemeanors and relatively "mild"
felonies for juveniles with last names N-Z.
Same Schedule as Courtroom 16
♦ Courtroom 18:
Voy —
The courtroom for "hard" juvenile crime. Voy, an
elected judge, handles
most serious juvenile felonies,
Juvenile Sex Offenses (JSO) and all
"certifications," where a youth is referred to
adult court for some serious crime (such as
murder). He may also review or affirm decisions
made by his two Hearing Masters.
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A juvenile delinquency matter in
Courtroom 18
