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Bita Yeager, District Court Department 1 For more than twenty-five years, Bita Yeager has worked in the legal community in Las Vegas. Immediately after graduating from BYU’s J. Reuben Clark law school, Bita moved to Las Vegas to serve as a law clerk for District Court Judge Lee Gates. She then clerked for Judge Addeliar […]
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By Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez and Hearing Master Bita Yeager Scientific research has established that mental illness and drug addiction, also known as substance use disorder, are caused by diseases of the brain. The Eighth Judicial District Court’s Mental Health Court focuses on educating and treating defendants (“participants” once they are in the program) who suffer […]
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Started at 7am, teaching law enforcement officers in Crisis Intervention Team training. I regularly teach CIT at LVMPD to support their goals of improving responses to community members who are in a mental health crisis. Officers-thank you for your service. #CommunityMindedJusticeDriven #Yeager4Judge
I was honored to participate as a judge in UNLV Boyd School of Law’s client counseling competition - zoom style! I was so impressed by our talented future lawyers. Congratulations to the winners, Kate Groesbeck and RJ Lemus! #CommunityMindedJusticeDriven #Yeager4Judge
Thank you to the members of #SEIU - the hardworking first responders, nurses, and public servants who work round the clock on the front lines helping us recover from the pandemic - for endorsing my campaign. I am proud to have your endorsement and support! #CommunityMindedJusticeDriven #Yeager4Judge
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Busy week of candidate zoom meetings! Thank you to the Latino Bar Association, the Clark County Black Caucus, the and the Clark County Bar for hosting. #CommunityMindedJusticeDriven #Yeager4Judge
Happy #TBT! Here I am in 2015, receiving an award from Judge Hoo for my work creating the North Las Vegas Community Court, and a photo at a participant graduation. #CommunityMindedJusticeDriven #Yeager4Judge