Press Release: [Nevada] Supreme Court Names Guardianship Commission Members

Nevada Appellate Courts/Administrative Office of the Courts

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CONTACT: Michael S. Sommermeyer
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Supreme Court Names Guardianship Commission Members

Carson City, June 26, 2015 – Chief Justice James W. Hardesty has appointed 25 members of a Commission created by the Nevada Supreme Court in May to study guardianships in the state.

Between now and the end of December, the Commission to Study the Administration of Guardianships in Nevada's Courts will review the processes for creating guardianships and conservatorships in Nevada, stakeholder accountability, judicial training, court documentation and tracking, and any resources available or needed to assist Nevada's courts in administrating guardianships.

Chief Justice Hardesty will serve as chairperson and was authorized by the Supreme Court to appoint up to 30 Commission members who speak for the guardianship system. The Commission membership is as follows:

Members
James W. Hardesty, Chief Justice Nevada Supreme Court Frances Doherty, Judge Second Judicial District Court Department 12 Cynthia Dianne Steel, Judge Eighth Judicial District Court Department G Egan Walker, Judge Second Judicial District Court Department 2 Michael C. Sprinkle, Assemblyman Nevada Legislature Trudy Andrews Pacifica Senior Living Deborah Bookout Legal Aid of Southern Nevada Rana Goodman The Vegas Voice Jay P. Raman Clark County District Attorney’s Office Terri Russell KOLO Channel 8 Kim Spoon Guardianship Services of Nevada, Inc. Susan Sweikert Victim’s Advocate	Michael Gibbons, Chief Judge Nevada Court of Appeals Nancy Porter, Judge Fourth Judicial District Court Department 1 William Voy, Judge Eighth Judicial District Department A Becky Harris, Senator Nevada Legislature Glenn E. Trowbridge, Assemblyman Nevada Legislature Julie Arnold Southern Nevada Senior Law Program Kathleen Buchanan Clark County Public Guardian Susan Hoy National Guardian Services, LLC Kim Rowe Maupin, Cox, and Legoy David Spitzer Washoe Legal Services Timothy Sutton Nye County District Attorney’s Office Elyse Tyrell Private Attorney
Ex Officio Member
Christine Smith University of Nevada, Las Vegas William S. Boyd School of Law

The first meeting of the Commission is expected to be held in mid-July. Commission members will listen to public testimony, write proposed rules, and develop a new model for Nevada guardianships within Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter (NRS) 159 and court rules, policies, and procedures.

The Commission is expected to make its recommendations to the Supreme Court by December 31, 2015.

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Michael S. Sommermeyer
Office of Public Information
Administrative Office of the Courts
Supreme Court of Nevada
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