Larry Hicks
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| Larry Hicks Hicks | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the District of Nevada | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | George W. Bush |
| Active: | 11/7/2001 - Current |
| Preceded by: | Johnnie Rawlinson |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1943 |
| Home State: | Evanston, IL |
| Bachelors: | U. of Nevada, B.S., 1965 |
| Law School: | U. of Colorado, J.D., 1968 |
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Larry Hicks is an Article III federal judge for the United States District Court for the District of Nevada. He joined the court in 2001 after being nominated by President George W. Bush.
Early life and education
Born in Evanston, Illinois, Hicks graduated from the University of Nevada with his Bachelor's Degree in 1965 and later graduated from the University of Colorado with his Juris Doctor degree in 1968.[1]
Legal career
Hicks was a law clerk for the Washoe County, Nevada District Attorney's Office in 1968 before becoming an attorney with Washoe County from 1968 to 1974. From 1975 to 1979, Hicks was elected District Attorney of Washoe County. Hicks was a private practice attorney from 1979 to 2001.[1]
Federal judicial career
On the recommendation of U.S. Senator John Ensign, Hicks was nominated to the United States District Court for the District of Nevada by President George W. Bush on September 4, 2001 to a seat vacated by Johnnie Rawlinson as Rawlinson was nominated to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Hicks was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on November 5, 2001 on a Senate vote and received commission on November 7, 2001.[2].[3]
Notable cases
Girls Gone Wild case
Judge Hicks is presiding in the case of a former Nevada Sheriff's Deputy who is charged with accepting $10,000 in gifts from Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis, while the founder was jailed in Nevada.
Former Washoe County Sheriff's Deputy Michon Mills is charged for accepting gifts from Francis while giving Francis preferential treatment in the jail. Attorneys representing Mills asked the judge to dismiss the case on January 27, 2010, but was denied by Judge Hicks[4].
External links
- Judge Larry R. Hicks Biography at the Federal Judicial Center
- Judge Hick's Webpage at the United States District Court for the District of Nevada
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Judge Larry Hicks's Biography at the Federal Judicial Center
- ↑ "Senate Judiciary Committee" Confirmations of the 107th Congress, February 4, 2009
- ↑ "THOMAS" Larry R. Hicks USDC, NV confirmation:PN919-107
- ↑ San Jose Mercury News "Judge in Reno won't stop 'Girls Gone Wild' trial", January 27, 2010
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Robert C. Jones • Kent Dawson • James Mahan • Larry Hicks • Gloria M. Navarro • Miranda Du | ||
| Senior judges |
Roger Hunt • Phil Pro • Lloyd George • Edward Reed • Howard McKibben • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Valerie Cooke • Robert McQuaid, Jr. • George Foley • Peggy Leen • Robert J. Johnston • Vincent Ferenbach • Carl Hoffman • William Cobb • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Alexander White Baldwin • Edgar Winters Hillyer • George Myron Sabin • Thomas Porter Hawley • Edward Silsby Farrington • Brian Sandoval • Frank Herbert Norcross • Johnnie Rawlinson • Harry Claiborne • Roger Foley • Roger T. Foley • David Hagen • Bruce Thompson • John Rolly Ross • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Roger Hunt • Phil Pro • Lloyd George • Edward Reed • Howard McKibben • Harry Claiborne • Roger Foley • Roger T. Foley • John Rolly Ross • | ||
