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Addeliar Dell Guy (1957): First African American male to serve as a Deputy District Attorney in Clark County, Nevada (1966) and Judge of the Eighth Judicial District Court, Dept. XI (1975) 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 ...
The State Bar of Nevada has operated for more than 80 years; it was founded in 1928. Prior to the incorporation of the State Bar of Nevada, a preliminary organization, the Nevada Bar Association, existed in Nevada from 1911 to 1928. At that time, the majority of lawyers resided in Washoe County, and membership in the association was voluntary.
Aaron Darnell Ford (born May 24, 1972) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 34th Attorney General of Nevada, since 2019.A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as a Nevada State Senator for the 11th district from 2013 to 2018, which encompasses parts of the Las Vegas Valley including portions of the communities of Spring Valley and Enterprise.
This is a list of the first women lawyer(s) and judge(s) in Nevada.It includes the year in which the women were admitted to practice law (in parentheses). Also included are women who achieved other distinctions such becoming the first in their state to graduate from law school or become a political figure.
Brian Edward Sandoval ( / ˈsændəˌvɔːl / SAN-də-vawl; born August 5, 1963) is an American politician, academic administrator, and former federal judge who served as the 29th Governor of Nevada from 2011 to 2019. [ 1] A graduate of the University of Nevada, Reno, Sandoval began his political career in the early 1990s.
Patricia Thompson. 1974 or 1975 (age 48–49) South Korea. Education. University of Southern California ( BA) George Washington University ( JD) Patricia Lee (born 1974 or 1975) [1] is an American lawyer who has served as a justice of the Nevada Supreme Court since 2022.
Patricia Lundvall. Oakland, Nebraska, United States. Education. University of Nebraska - Lincoln. McGeorge School of Law. Occupation. Lawyer. Patricia Lundvall is an American lawyer and former commissioner of the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC). [1] She was called to the bar in Nevada and became the first female chair of the NSAC.
Dayvid Figler (born August 18, 1967, Chicago, Illinois, United States) is an American performer, author and trial lawyer. He successfully took the Nevada bar exam at age 23. In 2003, he began and served a short term as a Las Vegas municipal court judge after being appointed by Mayor Oscar B. Goodman. [ 1] Apart from his success as one of the ...