# Nev. 8th Jud. DCR 1.60: Rule 1.60 . Assignment or transfer of cases generally > Nevada · Court rules · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_NV_EIGHTHDCR_R1_60 ## Section - **Citation:** Nev. 8th Jud. DCR 1.60 - **Heading:** Rule 1.60 . Assignment or transfer of cases generally - **Jurisdiction:** Nevada - **Kind:** Court rules - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Nevada Court Rules / Rules of Practice for the Eighth Judicial District Court / Rule 1.60 ## Text (a) The chief judge shall have the authority to assign or reassign all cases pending in the district. Additionally, the presiding judges shall have the authority to assign or reassign cases in their respective divisions. Unless otherwise provided in these rules, all cases must be distributed on a random basis. However, when a case is remanded to a lower court or tribunal for further proceedings, it must be returned to the original judge at the conclusion of these proceedings. (b) The chief judge may, in the event the calendar of any judge becomes unusually congested due to extraordinary circumstances, redistribute a calendar or a portion thereof on an equitable basis, provided, however, that the calendar of a judge serving in the Family Division may not be redistributed in violation of NRS 3.0105 . (c) Any judge who plans to be absent on a judicial day (for vacation, education, or other court-approved project) must reset the time for the hearing of their cases or arrange for another department to handle the judge’s calendar and shall coordinate planned absences with the chief judge to ensure that adequate judicial coverage is maintained. If a judge is ill or unexpectedly absent, arrangements should be made for the absent judge’s calendar to be heard by any other district judge or by a senior judge. (d) Judges who disqualify themselves from hearing a case must direct the entry of an appropriate minute order for reassignment on a random basis. If all the trial judges in this district are disqualified, the clerk must notify the court administrator to reassign the case to a senior judge or a visiting judge from another judicial district. (e) Under the supervision of the chief judge, the court administrator shall assign appropriate matters to available senior judges and visiting judges. (f) No attorney or party may directly or indirectly influence or attempt to influence the clerk of the court or court staff or any officer thereof to assign a case to a particular judge enior judge or a visiting judge from another judicial district. (e) Under the supervision of the chief judge, the court administrator shall assign appropriate matters to available senior judges and visiting judges. (f) No attorney or party may directly or indirectly influence or attempt to influence the clerk of the court or court staff or any officer thereof to assign a case to a particular judge. A violation of this rule is an act of contempt of court and may be punished accordingly. (g) These rules also apply to the Family Division, its judges, and its presiding judge. (h) When, upon motion of a party, or sua sponte by the court, it appears to the assigned judge that a case has been improperly assigned to the wrong division of the court, then that judge must transfer the case to the correct division and order the clerk’s office to randomly reassign the case to a judge serving in the new division. Any objection to the ruling must be heard by the presiding judge of the division from which the case was reassigned in the same manner as objections to a discovery recommendation under EDCR 2.34 (f). Disputes concerning case assignments that remain unresolved shall be resolved by the chief judge. ## Nearby sections - [Nev. 8th Jud. DCR 1.12 Rule 1.12 . Definitions of words and terms. In these rules, unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires:](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_NV_EIGHTHDCR_R1_12.md) - [Nev. 8th Jud. DCR 1.30 Rule 1.30 . Chief judge.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_NV_EIGHTHDCR_R1_30.md) - [Nev. 8th Jud. DCR 1.33 Rule 1.33 . Specialization of judges; procedure for selection. The chief judge may assign the judges of the district to specialized case types in the court for 2-year terms as needed. The assignments may provide for rotation of the judges among the various case types. 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