RENO: Larry Hicks, a federal choose in Nevada, died after a automobile struck him close to the courthouse in Reno, police mentioned. Hicks was struck at an intersection Wednesday afternoon, taken to a hospital and pronounced useless, police mentioned in a information launch. The driving force cooperated with authorities, and impairment did not look like an element.
Hicks served because the district lawyer in Washoe County from 1974-78 after which joined a regulation agency, based on a web-based biography.He was nominated to the US District Courtroom for Nevada by President George W. Bush and sworn in in 2001. He continued to hold a caseload after assuming senior standing in 2013.
Hicks was the daddy of present Washoe County District Legal professional Chris Hicks, whose workplace launched a press release on behalf of the Hicks household.
“Decide Larry Hicks was a deeply admired lawyer and choose, a faithful buddy, mentor, and a dedicated servant to the administration of justice,” the household mentioned. “To us, he was firstly, a person who put nothing earlier than household. He was a hero in all manners, a loving husband of practically 59 years, a doting dad, an adoring Papa, and brother. His loss is past comprehension.”
Flags shall be flown at half-staff over Nevada’s federal courthouses, the US District Courtroom mentioned.
