Rule 3 - Short trial judge(a) Assignment of judge. Within 21 days after a case enters the Short Trial Program, the commissioner shall assign a short trial judge to preside over the case. The short trial judge shall be selected by one of the following methods: (1) By stipulation. The parties, within 14 days from the date a case enters the Short Trial Program, may stipulate to have a particular short trial judge to preside over the case. The short trial judge must be selected from the panel of short trial judges and the judge must consent to the assignment. Alternatively, the parties may stipulate to have a particular district judge serve as short trial judge, if the district judge also consents to serve as such.(2) Random selection. Absent a timely stipulation under subsection (a)(1) of this rule, the commissioner shall randomly select the names of three judicial panelists and send the same to the parties. Each party may strike one name within 14 days, and the commissioner shall select the short trial judge from the remaining name(s). For purposes of this rule, if several parties are represented by one attorney, they shall be considered as one party. (3) Appointment of senior judge to serve as short trial judge. In any case where one of the parties is an indigent person who was exempted under NRS 12.015 from paying a filing fee, any party to the action may, within 14 days from the date a case enters the Short Trial Program, notify the commissioner and request the appointment of a senior judge to preside over the case.(b) Panel of short trial judges. The commissioner shall maintain a list of judges available to hear short jury trials. The list shall include all qualified short trial judges for the judicial district.(c)Short trial judges. Short trial judges shall be selected and trained by a committee composed of the chief judge of the judicial district or the chief judge's designee, the commissioner, and a representative of the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Committee of the State Bar of Nevada. The selection committee shall seek to create a diverse group of qualified short trial judges. A short trial judge may be added to or removed from the panel of short trial judges pursuant to procedures adopted by each of the district courts. A short trial judge shall, however, meet the following minimum qualifications: (1) Be an active member of the State Bar of Nevada; (2) Have the equivalent of 10 years of civil trial experience or, in the alternative, be a senior judge, or presently acting short trial judge with a civil background; (3) Fulfill at least 3 credits of accredited continuing legal education annually as deemed appropriate by the commissioner. Failure to do so may constitute grounds for temporary suspension or removal from the panel of short trial judges. (d) Authority. While presiding over a case that is in the Short Trial Program, the short trial judge shall have all the powers and authority of a district court judge except with respect to the final judgment. A final judgment is one that finally resolves all claims against all parties to the action and leaves nothing for the short trial judge's future consideration except for post-judgment issues such as attorney fees and costs. (1) Not later than 14 days after the rendering of a jury verdict in a jury trial or upon a decision by the short trial judge in a trial to the bench, the short trial judge shall submit to the district court judge to whom the case is assigned a proposed judgment. (2) The short trial judge shall provide written notice of the proposed judgment to the parties. Any objections to the proposed judgment shall be filed within 14 days after the written notice of the proposed judgment is served on the parties, and any responses to such objections shall be filed within 7 days after such objections are served. (3) After reviewing the proposed judgment and any objection to the proposed judgment, the district court shall: (A) Approve the proposed judgment, in whole or in part; or (B) Reject the proposed judgment, in whole or in part, and order such relief as may be appropriate. (4) A proposed judgment from a short trial judge is not effective until expressly approved by the district court as evidenced by the signature of the district court judge. Added; effective 7/6/2000; amended effective 4/7/2008; amended effective 3/9/2012; amended effective 1/1/2023.