| United States District Court for the District of Nevada | |
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| Location | Las Vegas More locations |
| Appeals to | Ninth Circuit |
| Established | February 27, 1865 |
| Judges | 7 |
| Chief Judge | Andrew P. Gordon |
| Officers of the court | |
| U.S. Attorney | Sigal Chattah(acting) |
| U.S. Marshal | Gary G. Schofield |
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TheUnited States District Court for the District of Nevada (incase citations,D. Nev.) is thefederal district court whose jurisdiction is the state ofNevada. The court has locations inLas Vegas andReno.
Cases from the District of Nevada are appealed to theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (except forpatent claims and claims against the U.S. government under theTucker Act, which are appealed to theFederal Circuit).
The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Nevada represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. As of April 1, 2025[update], the actingUnited States attorney isSigal Chattah.
As of October 1, 2024[update]:
| # | Title | Judge | Duty station | Born | Term of service | Appointed by | ||
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| Active | Chief | Senior | ||||||
| 26 | Chief Judge | Andrew P. Gordon | Las Vegas | 1962 | 2013–present | 2024–present | — | Obama |
| 24 | District Judge | Gloria Navarro | Las Vegas | 1967 | 2010–present | 2014–2019 | — | Obama |
| 25 | District Judge | Miranda Du | Reno | 1969 | 2012–present | 2019–2024 | — | Obama |
| 27 | District Judge | Jennifer A. Dorsey | 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 | 1997–2002 | 2005–present | Reagan |
| 18 | Senior Judge | Roger L. Hunt | inactive | 1942 | 2000–2011 | 2007–2011 | 2011–present | Clinton |
| 19 | Senior Judge | Kent Dawson | Las Vegas | 1944 | 2000–2012 | — | 2012–present | Clinton |
| 21 | Senior Judge | James C. Mahan | Las Vegas | 1943 | 2002–2018 | — | 2018–present | G.W. Bush |
| 22 | Senior Judge | Robert Clive Jones | Reno | 1947 | 2003–2016 | 2011–2014 | 2016–present | G.W. Bush |
| # | Judge | State | Born–died | Active service | Chief Judge | Senior status | Appointed by | Reason for termination |
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| 1 | Alexander White Baldwin | NV | 1835–1869 | 1865–1869 | — | — | Lincoln | death |
| 2 | Edgar Winters Hillyer | NV | 1830–1882 | 1869–1882 | — | — | Grant | death |
| 3 | George Myron Sabin | NV | 1833–1890 | 1882–1890 | — | — | Arthur | death |
| 4 | Thomas Porter Hawley | NV | 1830–1907 | 1890–1906 | — | — | B. Harrison | retirement |
| 5 | Edward Silsby Farrington | NV | 1856–1929 | 1907–1928 | — | 1928–1929 | T. Roosevelt | death |
| 6 | Frank Herbert Norcross | NV | 1869–1952 | 1928–1945 | — | 1945–1952 | Coolidge | death |
| 7 | Roger Thomas Foley | NV | 1886–1974 | 1945–1957 | 1954–1957 | 1957–1974 | Truman[Note 1] | death |
| 8 | John Rolly Ross | NV | 1899–1963 | 1954–1963 | 1961–1963 | — | Eisenhower | death |
| 9 | Roger D. Foley | NV | 1917–1996 | 1962–1982 | 1963–1980 | 1982–1996 | Kennedy | death |
| 10 | Bruce Rutherford Thompson | NV | 1911–1992 | 1963–1978 | — | 1978–1992 | Kennedy | death |
| 11 | Harry E. Claiborne | NV | 1917–2004 | 1978–1986 | 1980–1986 | — | Carter | impeachment and conviction |
| 12 | Edward Cornelius Reed Jr. | NV | 1924–2013 | 1979–1992 | 1986–1992 | 1992–2013 | Carter | death |
| 13 | Lloyd D. George | NV | 1930–2020 | 1984–1997 | 1992–1997 | 1997–2020 | Reagan | death |
| 15 | Philip Martin Pro | NV | 1946–present | 1987–2011 | 2002–2007 | 2011–2015 | Reagan | retirement |
| 16 | David Warner Hagen | NV | 1931–2022 | 1993–2003 | — | 2003–2005 | Clinton | retirement |
| 17 | Johnnie B. Rawlinson | NV | 1952–present | 1998–2000 | — | — | Clinton | elevation to9th Cir. |
| 20 | Larry R. Hicks | NV | 1943–2024 | 2001–2012 | — | 2012–2024 | G.W. Bush | death |
| 23 | Brian Sandoval | NV | 1963–present | 2005–2009 | — | — | G.W. Bush | resignation |
Chief judges have administrative responsibilities with respect to their district court. Unlike the Supreme Court, where one justice is specifically nominated to be chief, the office of chief judge rotates among the district court judges. To be chief, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as chief judge.
A vacancy is filled by the judge highest in seniority among the group of qualified judges. The chief judge serves for a term of seven years, or until age 70, whichever occurs first. The age restrictions are waived if no members of the court would otherwise be qualified for the position.
When the office was created in 1948, the chief judge was the longest-serving judge who had not elected to retire, on what has since 1958 been known assenior status, or declined to serve as chief judge. After August 6, 1959, judges could not become or remain chief after turning 70 years old. The current rules have been in operation since October 1, 1982.
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36°09′54″N115°08′34″W / 36.16510°N 115.14270°W /36.16510; -115.14270TheLloyd D. George Federal District Courthouse is the home for the district court in Las Vegas. The building of the courthouse was completed in 2002 and was the first federal building built to comply with the post-Oklahoma City blast resistance requirements. Blast-resistance tests for the project were conducted at theDepartment of Defense’s Large Blast Thermal Simulator (LBTS) inWhite Sands, New Mexico to validatebuilding performance under blast loads.[1] The LBTS facility was designed, built, and equipped in the early 1990s to perform tests on structural models, vehicles, and components, subjected to simulated high pressures combined with high temperatures, as in a major blast.[2]
On January 4, 2010, a single gunman, identified as Johnny Lee Wicks, aged 66, went inside the lobby of the courthouse andopened fire, fatally wounding Special Deputy U.S. Marshal Stanley Cooper who was on duty as a Court Security Officer. Wicks was killed by return fire from other security officers and U.S. Marshals. The Entry Rotunda is named in the Honor of Deputy Cooper and the City of Las Vegas named a street near the court in his honor as well.
SenatorsHarry Reid andJohn Ensign, both of whom had offices in the courthouse building, were not present when this happened. Wicks was apparently angry over the outcome of a legal dispute over hisSocial Security benefits.[3][4]
TheBruce R. Thompson Courthouse and Federal Building was completed in 1996. The building's primary tenants are the U.S. District Court,U.S. Marshals Service,U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services, Nevada Senators, and theCorporation for National Community Services.[5]
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