[EDRM Editor’s Note: The opinions and positions are those of the author.]
Like most, if not all, federal courts, the District of Nevada has a local rule that permits it to consider motions with or without a hearing. However, there is a novel twist in one Judge’s Standing Order:
Judge Baldwin encourages litigants to permit more junior members of the litigation team to present oral argument and gain courtroom experience. Thus, as a supplement to the rule requesting oral argument, a party should note in the filing that the requested argument or hearing would be handled by a more junior lawyer. In those instances where Judge Baldwin may be inclined to rule on the papers, a representation that a younger lawyer would be responsible for presenting argument will weigh in favor of holding a hearing.
Robertson v. Formation Nation, Inc., 2026 WL 1134153 (D. Nev. Apr. 27, 2026)(Baldwin, J.)(emphasis added).
That is a really wonderful concept.
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