Sr. NV Judge Larry Sage ’68 was nominated as one of the 60 “Courageous Judges” by The National Judicial College. The nomination reads: “Retired Judge of the Sparks (Nevada) Municipal Court: Decorated Army veteran who helped create Nevada’s first limited jurisdiction Court on Alcohol & Other Drug Court and the first Native American Driving Under the Influence Victim Impact Panel for the Washoe, Paiute and Shoshone tribes. During three years in war torn Afghanistan, he trained judges and prosecutors. As a peace monitor in South Sudan, he located dozens of child soldiers, later freed.”
Larry Sage
January 15, 2025
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