US District Judge Larry Hicks killed in car crash in Reno

U.S. District Judge Larry Hicks died Wednesday after being struck by a car in downtown Reno. He was 80 years old.

Reno police were called to a car-pedestrian accident at the corner of South Virginia Street and California Avenue around 2:15 p.m. Hicks was taken to the hospital but died shortly thereafter.

The driver of the vehicle remained on site and is cooperating with the investigation. Impairment of the vehicle does not appear to have played a role in the accident, police said.

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Hicks was a former Washoe County District Attorney and the father of Washoe County District Attorney Chris Hicks.

In a video interview with his son in 2022, the judge spoke about the trait he was most proud of and that he inherited from his parents: “Devotion to family above all else. My mother and father were completely devoted to their children.”

In the interview, Hicks said that he and his wife, with whom he also has two daughters, would be celebrating their 57th wedding anniversary.

Hicks was born in Evanston, Ohio, and his family moved from Los Angeles to Reno when he was 13. He graduated from Reno High School and was the first in his family to attend college when he attended the University of Nevada, where he joined the Sigma Nu fraternity, according to the interview.

In 2020, Chris Hicks released a tribute to his father after he won an award.

“The Nevada Bar Association recently honored my father, Judge Larry Hicks, with the Presidential Award for his distinguished career,” wrote Chris Hicks. “The prestigious award is given to those whose conduct, honesty and integrity represent the highest standards of the legal profession.”

“Congratulations, Dad. There is no one more deserving! Thank you for being the father, mentor and advocate that you are.”

Earlier this month, Hicks presided over the trial of a private investigator who claimed Sparks detectives violated his rights by naming him as the person who placed a tracking device on Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve’s vehicle.

Hicks called David McNeely’s argument “unconvincing and without merit” and dismissed the case with reservations, meaning a similar lawsuit cannot be filed again.

Washoe County Sheriff Darin Balaam posted on X: “Today’s news of the Honorable Judge Larry R. Hicks, who served Nevada for over 53 years, is tragic.

“Judge Hicks began his legal career in 1968 as a prosecutor in the Washoe County District Attorney’s Office and eventually served as District Attorney from 1974 to 1978. In 1978, Hicks became a partner in private practice until 2001 when he was appointed United States District Judge for the District of Nevada.

“Despite his remarkable accomplishments, Judge Hicks once said, ‘The greatest joy in my life is my family.’ His philosophy of life was based on a balance between family, work and self.

“Larry Hicks was a one-of-a-kind man who was revered in our community and, most importantly, loved by his family. On behalf of my family and the men and women of the Sheriff’s Office, we extend our deepest condolences to Larry’s son Chris, the current District Attorney, and to Larry’s entire family. Judge Hicks’ legacy will be remembered forever in Washoe County.”

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