CLARK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
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Stormi Decker, Court Administrator, North Las Vegas Justice Court |
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Approve and authorize, in accordance with NRS 4.032, the appointment of Miriam Rodriguez, Esq.; Lisa Luzaich Rego, Esq.; and Lucinda Coumou, Esq. to the panel of Justices of the Peace Pro Tempore, as substitute for Justices of the Peace, effective Tuesday, June 3, 2025 through December 31, 2026; or take other action as appropriate. (For possible action)
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BACKGROUND:
Whenever a Justice of the Peace is disqualified from acting in a case pending in the Justice Court or is unable to perform their official duties due to temporary sickness, absence, or other causes, they may appoint a person from a panel of substitute Justices of the Peace or invite another Justice of the Peace to act in their place.
The Board is authorized, per NRS 4.032, to select a number of persons it deems appropriate to comprise a panel of substitute Justices of the Peace. The selected individuals must possess the qualifications set forth in NRS 4.010 for the Office of Justice of the Peace in Clark County.
At its October 15, 2024, Board of County Commissioners meeting, the Board approved a panel of Justices of the Peace Pro Tempore for the term January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2026. It is requested that the Board add Miriam Rodriguez, Esq.; Lisa Luzaich Rego, Esq.; and Lucinda Coumou, Esq. to the panel, effective Tuesday, June 3, 2025 through December 31, 2026.
Each Justice Court may make separate recommendations to the Board for individuals it would like to have approved for panel membership. Once an individual is approved, they may serve in any Justice Court located in Clark County for which the panelist is qualified pursuant to NRS 4.010.
Pursuant to previous approval from the Board of County Commissioners, the rate of compensation for a Justice of the Peace Pro Tempore is an hourly rate equal to one-half of the hourly compensation of the Justice of the Peace in the Court in which the Justice of the Peace Pro Tempore is sitting or $50 per day, whichever is greater.