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Las Vegas: 1971 2013–present — — Obama: 28 District Judge Richard F. Boulware: Las Vegas: 1968 2014–present — — Obama: 29 District Judge Anne Traum: Reno: 1969 2022–present — — Biden: 30 District Judge Cristina D. Silva: Las Vegas: 1979 2022–present — — Biden: 14 Senior Judge Howard D. McKibben: Reno: 1940 1984–2005 ...
John F. Mendoza (1951): [1] [2] First Hispanic American male to serve as a Justice of the Peace (1955-1957) for the Las Vegas Township, City Attorney for North Las Vegas (1958-1959) and District Attorney (1960) for Clark County, Nevada
The District Courts also hear appeals from the limited jurisdiction state courts, which are composed of 17 Municipal Courts (which handle involving traffic ticket and misdemeanor violations of ordinances occurring within the city limits of incorporated municipalities) and 45 Justice Courts (which handle misdemeanor crime and traffic matters ...
The justice courts are courts of limited jurisdiction that hear only minor cases; in general, they hear misdemeanor cases (including traffic tickets), [a] and civil cases involving $15,000 or less (including evictions and small claims cases). [17] [18] They may also hold probable cause hearings for felony and gross misdemeanor cases. [19]
The Clark County District Attorney is the elected district attorney of Clark County, Nevada. [1] The current Clark County District Attorney is Steven B. Wolfson. [2]As of 2021, the Clark County District Attorney's Office employs approximately 170 attorneys and over 500 support staff. [1]
In order to practice law in Nevada’s state and local courts, it is mandatory for lawyers to be members of the State Bar of Nevada. In 2012, there were more than 8,600 attorneys [1] licensed to actively practice law in Nevada. The majority of these attorneys practice in Clark County, Nevada.
The court's secondary courthouse in Las Vegas, which it shares with the Court of Appeals. Meanwhile, the state supreme court continued to lobby the people and the legislature of the state of Nevada to create an intermediate appellate court. The Legislature eventually authorized the latest attempt to appear on the November 2, 2010 ballot.
(formerly the U.S. Court House & Post Office) Carson City: 401 North Carson Street: D. Nev. 1891–1965 Now in use by the Nevada Commission on Tourism: Governor Paul Laxalt (1999) Las Vegas Post Office and Courthouse† Las Vegas: 300 East Stewart Avenue: D. Nev. 1933–1983: n/a Foley Federal Building and United States Courthouse: Las Vegas