Houston: Larry Hicks, a federal judge in Nevada, died after a car struck him near the court in Reno, authorities said. According to a media release from the police, Hicks was struck at an crossing on Wednesday evening, taken to a doctor, and later declared dead. The driver cooperated with authorities, and impairment did n’t appear to be a factor.
Hicks served as the district attorney in Washoe County from 1974- 78 and therefore joined a law firm, according to an net history. President George W. Bush recommended him to the US District Court for Nevada in 2001, and he swore in. After assuming freshman standing in 2013, he continued to carry a burden.
Hicks was the son of Chris Hicks, the current district attorney for Washoe County, whose company released a speech on behalf of the Hicks home.
” Judge Larry Hicks was a greatly admired attorney and judge, a loving friend, coach, and a devoted servant to the management of justice”, the home said. ” To us, he was first and foremost, a man who put little before home. He was a warrior in all manners, a caring husband of almost 59 times, a doting father, an ecstatic Papa, and brother. His damage is beyond interpretation”.
Colors may be flown at half- employees over Nevada’s national courts, the US District Court said.
