{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-4.157","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 4.157","heading":"Chief justice of the peace in certain townships: Selection; duties.","body":"1. The justices of the peace of each justice court having more than one justice of the peace shall choose from among those justices of the peace a chief justice of the peace who is to be the presiding judge of that court.\n2. The chief justice of the peace shall:\n(a) Assign cases to each justice of the peace of the justice court;\n(b) Prescribe the hours of court;\n(c) Adopt such other rules as are necessary for the orderly conduct of court business; and\n(d) Perform all other duties of the chief justice of the peace or of the presiding judge of a justice court that are set forth in this chapter and any other provision of NRS.","path":["TITLE 1 — STATE JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT","CHAPTER 4 - JUSTICE COURTS","GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-004.html#NRS004Sec157","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:29Z","sha256":"96d6ff3e37ff14a5e6939c8f541d954b481bc76e59a66e974346f2fbb9c1cc22","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-4.155","next":"us-nv/nrs-4.160"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}