:Larry R. Hicks
{{Short description|American judge (1943–2024)}}
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| office = Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada
| term_start = December 13, 2012
| term_end = May 29, 2024
| office1 = Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada
| term_start1 = November 7, 2001
| term_end1 = December 13, 2012
| appointer1 = George W. Bush
| predecessor1 = Johnnie B. Rawlinson
| successor1 = Jennifer A. Dorsey
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| birth_place = Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2024|05|29|1943|12|13}}
| death_place = Reno, Nevada, U.S.
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| education = {{nowrap|University of Nevada, Reno (BS)}}
University of Colorado (JD)
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Larry Richard Hicks{{cite news|url=https://www.rgj.com/obituaries/pnvs0844853|title=Larry Richard Hicks|newspaper=Reno Gazette Journal|date=June 6, 2024}} (December 13, 1943 – May 29, 2024) was an American jurist who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada from 2001 until his death in 2024.{{Cite web |last=Lincoln |first=Sophie |date=May 29, 2024 |title=Judge Larry Hicks hit and killed outside federal courthouse in downtown Reno |url=https://mynews4.com/news/local/judge-larry-r-hicks-appointed-by-bush-dies-at-80-flags-at-half-staff-in-nevada |access-date=May 30, 2024 |website=KRNV |language=en |archive-date=May 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240531204726/https://mynews4.com/news/local/judge-larry-r-hicks-appointed-by-bush-dies-at-80-flags-at-half-staff-in-nevada |url-status=live }} Hicks was nominated to the position by President George W. Bush. He assumed senior status in 2012.
Early life and education
Hicks was born in Evanston, Illinois, on December 13, 1943. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Nevada, Reno, in 1965,{{FJC Bio|nid=1391341|inline=yes}} and a Juris Doctor from the University of Colorado School of Law in 1968.
Career
Hicks was a law clerk, Washoe County District Attorney's Office, Nevada in 1968, and was then an attorney in that office from 1968 to 1974, and District Attorney of Washoe County from 1975 to 1979. He entered private practice in Nevada in 1979, remaining in practice until 2001.
=Federal judicial service=
On September 4, 2001, Hicks was nominated by President George W. Bush to the United States District Court for the District of Nevada vacated by Judge Johnnie B. Rawlinson.[https://www.congress.gov/nomination/107th-congress/919 PN919 — Larry R. Hicks — The Judiciary] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181204154224/https://www.congress.gov/nomination/107th-congress/919 |date=December 4, 2018 }}, Congress.gov Hicks was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 5, 2001, and received his commission on November 7, 2001. He assumed senior status on December 13, 2012.
=Notable cases=
In 2006, Hicks sentenced three former Clark County commissioners to federal prison in a federal political corruption case known as "Operation G-Sting," which originated from bribes by a strip club owner to elected officials.{{cite news|first=Scott|last=Sonner|title=Longtime federal judge Larry Hicks in Nevada hit and killed by a vehicle near courthouse in Reno|date=May 30, 2024|publisher=Associated Press|url=https://apnews.com/article/federal-judge-larry-hicks-dead-crash-997f5cbadd41539e8dcefe149277fe3a|access-date=May 31, 2024|archive-date=May 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530143832/https://apnews.com/article/federal-judge-larry-hicks-dead-crash-997f5cbadd41539e8dcefe149277fe3a|url-status=live}}
In 2011, he was asked by Shoshone tribes of Northern Nevada to maintain a 2009 restriction that protected the region's environment against Toronto-based Barrick Gold Corp's wish to expand its gold-extraction operations on their land considered sacred.Scott Sonner, [https://www.deseretnews.com/article/700185755/Tribe-battles-BLM-over-Nev-gold-mine-in-US-court.html Tribe battles BLM over Nev. gold mine in US court] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005144453/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/700185755/Tribe-battles-BLM-over-Nev-gold-mine-in-US-court.html |date=October 5, 2018 }}, Deseretnews.com, October 6, 2011
In October 2013, he sent Nevada power broker Harvey Whittemore to a two-year prison sentence for making illegal contributions to Harry Reid's campaign in 2007.Martha Bellisle, [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/10/01/harvey-whittemore-illegal-campaign-contributions/2901115/ Former Nev. lobbyist sentenced to 2 years in prison] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190722175759/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/10/01/harvey-whittemore-illegal-campaign-contributions/2901115/ |date=July 22, 2019 }}, Usatoday.com, October 1, 2013 In February 2015, he granted a preliminary injunction against the Bureau of Land Management's removal of 200 wild horses in Northern Nevada, and the roundup of 166 others with porcine zona pellucida.[http://ens-newswire.com/2015/02/12/wild-horse-advocates-win-halt-to-thinning-of-famous-herd/ Wild Horse Advocates Win Halt to Thinning of Famous Herd] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190612162058/http://ens-newswire.com/2015/02/12/wild-horse-advocates-win-halt-to-thinning-of-famous-herd/ |date=June 12, 2019 }}, Ens-newswire.com, February 12, 2015 In March 2017, he sentenced a man from India to 15 years in prison for plotting terrorist attacks in his homeland from the US.[https://www.deccanchronicle.com/world/america/080317/indian-man-gets-15-yrs-in-us-jail-for-plotting-terror-attack-in-his-home-country.html Indian man gets 15 yrs in US jail for plotting terror attack in his home country] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019030218/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/world/america/080317/indian-man-gets-15-yrs-in-us-jail-for-plotting-terror-attack-in-his-home-country.html |date=October 19, 2020 }}, Deccanchronicle.com, March 8, 2017
In August 2018, he granted a new injunction in favor of Oracle in the case Rimini Street Inc. v. Oracle USA Inc., which led Rimini Street to forward $28.5 million in attorney's fees.Joseph Tsidulko, [https://www.crn.com.au/news/us-court-awards-oracle-another-injunction-against-rimini-street-500320 US court awards Oracle another injunction against Rimini Street] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808053714/https://www.crn.com.au/news/us-court-awards-oracle-another-injunction-against-rimini-street-500320 |date=August 8, 2020 }}, Crn.com, August 16, 2018 In November 2018, he refused the right to strike to garbage collectors employed by Waste Management of Nevada. They were asking for longer, less-supervised lunch breaks.James DeHaven, [https://www.rgj.com/story/news/politics/2018/11/20/judge-blocks-threatened-garbage-strike-reno/2067127002/ Judge quashes threatened Reno trash collector strike, but court battle continues] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240531204726/https://www.rgj.com/story/news/politics/2018/11/20/judge-blocks-threatened-garbage-strike-reno/2067127002/ |date=May 31, 2024 }}, Rgj.com, November 20, 2018
Death
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- {{FJC Bio|nid=1391341}}
- {{ballotpedia|Larry_Hicks_(Nevada)}}
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