Larry Richard Hicks (December 13, 1943 – May 29, 2024) was an American jurist who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada from 2001 until his death in 2024. Hicks was nominated to the position by President George W. Bush. He assumed senior status in 2012.
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 5/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 4/year
Nevada District Court · 2001–2024
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Private practice, Nevada1979–2001
- Washoe County, NevadaDistrict attorney · 1975–1979
- Washoe County [Nevada] District Attorney's Office1968–1974
- ↳law clerk · 1968
- ↳attorney · 1968–1974
Appointments
2001–2024 · Appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)Term ended: Death
Education
J.D. · 1968- University of Nevada, RenoB.S. · 1965