Nick Reiner spoke briefly in court on Wednesday, January 7.
During Wednesday’s hearing, Atty Alan Jackson announced his decision to withdraw from the case, sharing that public defense would take over. Nick’s new public defender requested that the judge extend his client’s arraignment until February 23, 2026. The judge agreed, before turning to Nick and asking if he waived his right to stand trial until the next hearing date.
“Yeah, I agree,” Nick could be heard saying on multiple channels live from the courtroom. While his lawyer and the judge were shown, Nick did not appear on camera.
Nick is awaiting trial for first degree murder following the death of his parents. Rob Reiner i Michele Singer Reiner.
“They have the utmost confidence in the judicial process and will not comment further on matters related to the judicial proceedings,” a Reiner family spokesperson shared in a statement Wednesday.
Nick’s parents, Rob and Michele, were found dead in their home in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles on December 14. Nick was arrested that night and held without bail. Two days later, he was officially charged two counts of first degree murder.
Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead in their home on December 14, 2025. At the time, TMZ reported that the Los Angeles Fire Department had been called to the scene in the afternoon to administer “medical aid.” It was later reported that a 78-year-old man and a 70-year-old woman had been (…)
Nick initially filed in court on December 17th, the same day that the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner confirmed Rob and Michele died of “multiple blunt force injuries”. Nick chose not to enter a plea during his first hearing from his lawyer Alan Jackson stated that it was “too soon” to do so.
“This is a devastating tragedy that has befallen the Reiner family.” Jackson told reporters outside the court at the time. “We all recognized that our hearts go out to the entire Reiner family. There are very, very complex and serious issues associated with this case. They need to be dealt with, examined and analyzed thoroughly but very carefully.”
Rob Weiner, Michele Weiner
Eric Charbonneau/Getty Images for NetflixJackson then asked the public to “allow the system to move forward the way it was designed to move forward, not with hasty judgment, not with conclusions, but with restraint and dignity, and with the respect that this system and this process deserves and that the family deserves.”
After Nick’s first court appearance, his brothers Jack34 i Romy28, he said in a statement.
“Words cannot even begin to describe the unimaginable pain we are experiencing every moment of the day. The horrific and devastating loss of our parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, is something no one should ever have to experience,” their statement said. “They weren’t just our parents; they were our best friends.”
Rob Reiner’s family has always been synonymous with the show. The Princess Bride director and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead at their home in Brentwood, Los Angeles on Sunday, December 14. Rob leaves behind four children. Rob, who was 78, won two Emmy Awards for his role as Mike “Meathead” Stivic in the classic (…)
They continued: “We are grateful for the condolences, kindness and support we have received not only from family and friends, but from people from all walks of life.”
While Jake and Romy didn’t directly address Nick’s case, the pair alluded to the sensitive nature of the circumstances surrounding their parents’ deaths.
His statement concluded: “We now ask for respect and privacy, for speculation to be tempered with compassion and humanity, and for our parents to be remembered for the incredible lives they lived and the love they gave.”
Rob and Michele — who were 78 and 70, respectively, at the time of his death — married in May 1989. In addition to sharing Jake, Nick and Romy with Michele, Rob was also the father of a daughter. Tracy61 years old, with whom he adopted during his first marriage Penny Marshall.