Federal Judge Dies After Being Struck by a Vehicle Near Nevada Courthouse

‘Today’s news regarding the Honorable Judge Larry R. Hicks who served Nevada for over 53 years is tragic,’ the local sheriff’s office said.
Federal Judge Dies After Being Struck by a Vehicle Near Nevada Courthouse
A file photograph of a judge's gavel. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
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Authorities on May 29 confirmed the death of U.S. District Judge Larry Hicks in Reno, Nevada. He was 80.

Judge Hicks, an appointee of President George W. Bush in 2001, was struck at an intersection on the afternoon of May 29, taken to a hospital, and pronounced dead, police said in a statement. The driver cooperated with authorities, and impairment didn’t appear to be a factor, according to the statement.

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