Navarro One Step Closer ...

The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the nomination of local Attorney Gloria Navarro to serve as U.S. district judge in Nevada. Harry Reid said words in response.

The approval moves Navarro one step closer to lifetime appointment. Next stop is the full Senate for partisan political posturing confirmation.

On a side note ... can anyone get us a better picture of this lady? The one above is from the RJ, and it looks like they cut it out of her high school yearbook. Google gives us the Miss Cougar U.S.A. Gloria Navarro. They are different people, right? Right?!

(LV Sun; Thanks, Tipster!)

We Have A Winner ...

In an surprise move (at least according to the comments we've received) on Christmas Eve, President Obama nominated Clark County Chief Deputy District Attorney Gloria Navarro to fill the federal district court seat left vacant by Brian Sandoval in September.

Navarro beat out Judge Cadish and other unknown candidates for the position. Congratulations, Judge Navarro, you are now untouchable. Our condolences to Judge Cadish, who would have surely won the spot if the decision were based upon the candidate with the best perm.

On a side note, Judge Navarro shares her name with the current Miss Cougar America. Coincidence?

(LV Sun)

Thanksgiving Leftovers

Apparently the shenanigans don't stop just because we take a long weekend. Here are some of the stories we missed while stuffing ourselves:

Attorney Michael Amador reportedly pulled a gun on someone in a bar on Wednesday night and was arrested. He had to be taken to the hospital before he was booked. Keep it real, G.

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The LV Sun is reporting that Judge Hottie filed for divorce from Ed "Puppy Strangler" Miley on November 13 citing "incompatibility." The pictures on the right of the Sun's story will give you a little hint as to what that "incompatibility" was. We have conflicting information, however, because one of our commenters reported the following on November 22nd:

Was out this weekend and saw Randy and Stefany Miley. Apparently he is out of rehab. They were holding hands, kissing - lovy dovey stuff. So it looks like she has no backbone and is taking him back.

Sing it with us: Tale as old as time ...

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State Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford pulled a "Libo" outside the Aviary Park in North Las Vegas and got busted by Channel 13. Here's Horsford's explanation:

I apologize for any inconvenience I may have caused in inadvertently parking in an unauthorized parking space.

Inadvertently? Yeah, right. See the full story to get a feel for how big of a pussy the Senator is being over fessing up to his mistake.

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Finally, Nevada Appeal is running an AP story that confirms U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has interviewed both Clark County District Judge Elissa Cadish and Clark County Chief Deputy District Attorney Gloria Navarro to fill the open Sandoval/Jones U.S. District Court seat.

Las Vegas attorney Kathy England said Reid's consideration of the women is in line with President Barrack Obama's emphasis on diversifying the federal bench. Okeydokey. No more penises ... got it.

Looks like we have our short list, Cadish said she expects a decision "relatively quickly."

Followup Roundup

Happy Friday! We have a little potpourri of followup stories for you today:

First, remember our friend Chuck? Well, it turns out Chuck is stupid.

Only two days after the LV Sun published their story regarding his fraudulent activities, Chuck fell for an undercover sting that caught him in the act of practicing law without a license. From the LV Sun:

Tuesday’s sting was conducted after the Nevada State Bar asked police to investigate Radosevich for allegedly passing himself off as a licensed lawyer. He has never been one in Nevada and he was disbarred in Colorado and Nebraska.

Two Metro detectives posing as a couple went to Radosevich and asked him for legal help. The detectives paid Radosevich $200 for the services they requested and then disclosed their true identities and cited him.

Attaboy Chuck! If at first you don't succeed ...

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Next, the LV Sun is reporting that our old friend Ed Miley was a member of the State Bar's disciplinary board at the time he choked his dog to death while beating his hot wife in front of their children and firing a handgun in his backyard.

The money quote regarding the matter came from attorney Jeffrey Albregts, chairman of the Southern Nevada board, who said:

I don’t intend to appoint him to anymore disciplinary panels, I don’t think that would be beneficial or fair to everyone involved in those processes.

Good call, Jeff. We've additionally learned that Ed was the "model attorney" chosen to give last year's Bridge The Gap presentation on criminal law. Don't suppose he covered DV or cruelty to animals, did he?

According to the LV Sun, Ed is scheduled to emerge from rehab at the end of the month, and his arraignment in Las Vegas Justice Court has been put off until December 1st.

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Finally, it looks like Judge Cadish may have some competition for that empty U.S. District Court seat. The LV Sun is reporting that Chief Deputy District Attorney Gloria Navarro is on that same "short list" to fill the seat.

Navarro currently works in the district attorney's civil division, and before that she was a deputy special public defender.

Perhaps most importantly, however, she is a she.

(LV Sun)