{"id":2255494,"date":"2024-05-30T02:51:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T06:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-judge-killed-in-car-crash-outside-nevada-courthouse\/"},"modified":"2024-05-30T02:52:28","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T06:52:28","slug":"federal-judge-killed-in-car-crash-outside-nevada-courthouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-judge-killed-in-car-crash-outside-nevada-courthouse\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal judge dies in car crash near Nevada courthouse"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffederal-judge-killed-in-car-crash-outside-nevada-courthouse%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2255494&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>U.S. District Court Judge \u200bLarry\u200d Hicks tragically\u2062 passed away after being hit by a car\u200d outside a federal courthouse\u200c in Reno, Nevada. Hicks, aged 80, began his career as a\u2063 prosecutor in 1968, later serving as \u200ddistrict attorney for Washoe County before becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/clinton-appointed-judge-blocks-desantis-on-penalizing-big-tech-for-censorship\/\" title=\"Clinton-Appointed Judge Blocks DeSantis On Penalizing Big Tech For Censorship\">federal judge appointed<\/a> by President George \u200dW. Bush in 2001. His son, Chris Hicks, is currently the district\u200c attorney for Washoe County. U.S. District Court Judge Larry Hicks, aged \u200c80, met a tragic end \u200bwhen he\u200b was struck by a car outside a \u2064federal courthouse in Reno, Nevada. With\u200b a career that started \u200cin\u2063 1968 as a prosecutor\u200c and then as district\u200b attorney for Washoe County, \u200bhe ascended to the role of a federal judge, appointed by President George W. Bush\u200d in 2001. Presently, his son \u200dChris Hicks serves as the\u2063 district attorney for Washoe \u2064County.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>U.S. District Court Judge Larry Hicks was killed Wednesday afternoon after being struck by a car outside a federal courthouse in Reno, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nevada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Nevada<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Police officers<\/a> responded to the call about a pedestrian being hit by a car around 2:15 p.m. Upon arriving at the scene of the crash, officers immediately took Hicks to a local hospital, where he later died, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mynews4.com\/news\/local\/judge-larry-r-hicks-appointed-by-bush-dies-at-80-flags-at-half-staff-in-nevada\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to reports<\/a>. He was 80 years old.<\/p>\n<p>Hicks began his career as a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/bush-appointee-hit-killed-car-accident-outside-nevada-federal-courthouse-police\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">prosecutor in Nevada in 1968<\/a>. He later became district attorney for Washoe County. He then joined a private practice and became a partner before being nominated for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bob-casey-shepherded-this-biden-nominee-her-father-and-his-colleagues-cut-the-senator-checks\/\" title=\"Bob Casey guided this Biden nominee, while her father and his colleagues financially supported the senator\">federal judge position<\/a> by President George W. Bush. He was sworn in as United States District Court Judge for the District of Nevada in 2001. <\/p>\n<p>His son, Chris Hicks, is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reagan-attorney-general-weighs-in-with-court-filing-in-fani-willis-2020-election-case\/\" title=\"Reagan AG files in Fani Willis' 2020 election case.\">current district attorney<\/a> for Washoe County. He released a statement after his father\u2019s death. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, our community lost an extraordinary man,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mynews4.com\/news\/local\/judge-larry-r-hicks-appointed-by-bush-dies-at-80-flags-at-half-staff-in-nevada\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the district attorney said<\/a>. \u201cJudge Larry Hicks was a deeply admired, lawyer and judge, a devoted friend, mentor, and a committed servant to the administration of justice. To us, he was first and foremost, a man who put nothing before family. He was a hero in all manners, a loving husband of nearly 59 years, a doting dad, an adoring Papa, and brother. His loss is beyond comprehension.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hicks was incredibly proud of his family, according to multiple reports. Washoe County Sheriff Darin Balaam <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/bush-appointee-hit-killed-car-accident-outside-nevada-federal-courthouse-police\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">noted in an earlier interview<\/a> that Hicks always believed that his family was the most important thing to him and trumped all of his career success. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite his notable accomplishments, Judge Hicks once stated, \u2018My greatest thrill in life is my family,\u2019\u201d Balaam said. \u201cHis life philosophy was based on a balance of family, work, and self.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Balaam released a statement regarding the judge\u2019s passing.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cLarry Hicks was a one of a kind man, revered in our community, and most importantly, beloved by his family,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mynews4.com\/news\/local\/judge-larry-r-hicks-appointed-by-bush-dies-at-80-flags-at-half-staff-in-nevada\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Balaam said<\/a>. \u201cOn the behalf of my family, and the men and women of the sheriff\u2019s office, we extend our deepest condolences to Larry\u2019s son Chris, the current district attorney, and all of Larry\u2019s family. Judge Hicks\u2019 legacy will forever be noted in Washoe County.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Flags at federal courthouses throughout Nevada will be flown at half-staff out of respect for Hicks and in his honor, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reports-ottawa-police-chief-resigns-after-weeks-of-freedom-convoy-protests\/\" title=\"Reports: Ottawa Police Chief Resigns After Weeks of Freedom Convoy Protests\">multiple reports confirmed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. District Court Judge Larry Hicks tragically died Wednesday afternoon after a car struck him outside a federal courthouse in Reno, Nevada. Police responded to the incident of a pedestrian hit by a car at approximately 2:15 p.m. Hicks was swiftly transported to a nearby facility by officers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2255495,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-30-at-2.19.00%E2%80%AFAM-1024x885.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2255494","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-30-at-2.19.00%E2%80%AFAM-1024x885.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2255494","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2255494"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2255494\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2255495"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2255494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2255494"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2255494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}