The Nevada Supreme Court has joined calls for lawmakers to overhaul the state's troubled guardianship program that critics say victimizes some of the disabled and elderly people it was set up to help.

Nevada Supreme Court Justice James Hardesty will assume an expanded role beginning Monday. He will take over as chief justice, a position he also held in 2009.

State officials are fast-tracking funding, applications and rule-setting ahead of a Jan. 5 start date for a new Nevada Court of Appeals.

State officials are fast-tracking funding, applications and rule-setting ahead of a Jan. 5 start date for a new Nevada Court of Appeals.

In November Nevada voters will be asked whether to approve a measure that would amend the state constitution to create a Court of Appeals. The Nevada Supreme Court is one of the busiest in the nation according to our attorney general.