Azbarea v. City of North Las Vegas

OPINION

By the Court,

Thompson, J.:

By a proceeding in mandamus the Municipal Judge for the City of North Las Vegas, Zane Azbarea, seeks to compel the City to pay court personnel for overtime hours worked, and also to pay an alternate judge for services rendered when Judge Azbarea was either disqualified to sit or was unable to do so because of illness. The district court denied relief and this appeal followed. For reasons hereafter expressed, we reverse.

Initially, we note that the City does not dispute the reasonableness of the claims for compensation, nor the need of the municipal court to…