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Nevada official’s federal bench commission signed by president

Friday, Oct. 28, 2005 | 6:55 a.m.

A former state assemblyman, chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission and the first Hispanic elected statewide in Nevada, Sandoval will assume a U.S. District Court seat in Reno being vacated by District Judge Howard McKibben, who's going on senior status.

Sandoval, 42, a Republican, was elected attorney general in 2002. He was recommended for the judicial post by Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., and also was backed by Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev. President Bush nominated him in March.

Sandoval said that on Monday morning he will meet with his staff in his state office in Carson City, and also will meet with Gov. Kenny Guinn. He'll be sworn in as a judge Monday afternoon in the federal courthouse in Reno.

Sandoval will be replaced as state attorney general by Las Vegas lawyer George Chanos, Guinn's choice. Chanos plans to run for a full four-year term next year.

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