Eighth Judicial District Court History
In 1929, the Nevada Legislature created the Eighth Judicial District Court to serve the needs of Clark and Lincoln Counties. Growth in southern Nevada led to a change in 1945 when the Legislature set the boundaries of the Eighth Judicial District Court to serve only Clark County. The Eighth Judicial District is now the largest general jurisdiction trial court in the state. The jurisdiction includes all municipalities and surrounding communities of Clark County. The court’s 58 elected judges preside over more than 97,000 criminal, civil, family and juvenile cases annually.
The Eighth Judicial District has received national recognition as a leader in innovation and technological advancement.
The Civil and Criminal Divisions of the court are located in the Regional Justice Center, 200 Lewis Avenue, in downtown Las Vegas. The Family and Juvenile Divisions are located in the Family Courts and Services Center, 601 N. Pecos Road in Las Vegas.
| Dept 1 | Charles Brown 1910 |
| Dept 2 | Charles Lee Horsey 07/02/1945 |
| Dept 3 | Ryland Taylor 09/09/1953 |
| Dept 4 | George Marshall 01/05/1959 |
| Dept 5 | David Zenoff 04/15/1965 |
| Dept 6 | Howard Babcock 07/01/1967 |
| Dept 7 | Carl Christensen 07/01/1971 |
| Dept 8 | Michael Wendell 01/01/1979 |
| Dept 9 | Leonard I. Gang 07/01/1971 |
| Dept 10 | James Santini 07/01/1972 |
| Dept 11 | Addeliar D. Guy 07/01/1975 |
| Dept 12 | Robert Legakes 1978 |
| Dept 13 | Thomas F. Foley 01/03/1983 |
| Dept 14 | Donald Mosley 01/03/1983 |
| Dept 15 | Miriam Shearing 01/03/1983 |
| Dept 16 | John S. McGroarty 01/03/1983 |
| Dept 17 | Michael Cherry 01/04/1999 |
| Dept 18 | Nancy Saitta 01/06/2003 |
| Dept 19 | Gary Redmon 01/04/1999 |
| Dept 20 | David Wall 01/05/2003 |
| Dept 21 | Valerie Adair 01/06/2003 |
| Dept 22 | Susan H. Johnson 01/01/2007 |
| Dept 23 | Elizabeth Halverson 01/01/2007 |
| Dept 24 | James Bixler 01/01/2009 |
| Dept 25 | Kathleen E. Delaney 01/05/2009 |
| Dept 26 | Gloria J. Sturman 01/05/2009 |
| Dept 27 | Nancy Allf 01/03/2011 |
| Dept 28 | Ronald J. Israel 2011 |
| Dept 29 | Susan Scann 01/03/2011 |
| Dept 30 | Jerry A. Wiese 01/03/2011 |
| Dept 31 | Joanna S. Kishner 01/03/2011 |
| Dept 32 | Rob Bare 01/03/2011 |
| Dept A | Mari Parlade 1/2/2023 to present |
| Dept B | Linda Marquis 1/5/15 to present |
| Dept C | Gregory G. Gordon 5/15/23 to present |
| Dept D | Robert W. Teuton 9/29/08 to 11/18/09 and 1/13/10 to present |
| Dept E | Charles J. Hoskin 3/17/2009 to present |
| Dept F | Denise L. Gentile 1/5/15 to present |
| Dept G | Rhonda K. Forsberg 5/1/19 to present |
| Dept H | T. Arthur Ritchie, Jr. 3/12/99 to present |
| Dept I | Sunny Bailey: 1/4/21 to present |
| Dept J | Dee Butler 01/04/21 to present |
| Dept K | Cynthia N. Giuliani 01/05/2009 to present |
| Dept L | David S. Gibson, Jr. 12/10/18 to present |
| Dept M | Amy M. Mastin 01/04/21 to present |
| Dept N | Kerri Maxey 01/06/25 to present |
| Dept O | Regina McConnell 03/27/23 to present |
| Dept P | Mary D. Perry 01/04/21 to present |
| Dept Q | Bryce C. Duckworth 01/05/2009 to present |
| Dept R | Bill Henderson 01/05/09 to present |
| Dept S | Vincent Ochoa Jan. 2011 to present |
| Dept T | Nadin Cutter 01/04/21 to present |
| Dept U | Dawn R. Throne 01/04/21 to present |
| Dept V | Margaret E. Pickard 1/4/21 to present |
| Dept W | Stacy Rocheleau 01/04/21 to present |
| Dept X | Heidi Almase 01/04/21 to present |
| Dept Y | Stephanie Charter 01/04/21 to 11/15/24 |
| Dept Z | Michelle Mercer 01/04/21 to present |