United States District Court for the District of Nevada

United States District Court for the District of Nevada
(D. Nev.)
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Appeals to Ninth Circuit
Established February 27, 1865
Judges assigned 7
Chief judge Gloria Navarro
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The United States District Court for the District of Nevada (in case citations, D. Nev.) is the federal district court whose jurisdiction is the state of Nevada. The court has locations in Las Vegas and Reno.

Cases from the District of Nevada are appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).

The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Nevada represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. The current United States Attorney is Daniel Bogden.

Current judges


# Title Judge Duty station Born Term of service Appointed by
Active Chief Senior
24 Chief Judge Gloria Navarro Las Vegas 1967 2010–present 2014–present Obama
21 District Judge James C. Mahan Las Vegas 1943 2002–present G.W. Bush
25 District Judge Miranda Du Reno 1969 2012–present Obama
26 District Judge Andrew Patrick Gordon Las Vegas 1962 2013–present Obama
27 District Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey Las Vegas 1971 2013–present Obama
28 District Judge Richard Franklin Boulware II Las Vegas 1968 2014–present Obama
29 District Judge vacant
13 Senior Judge Lloyd D. George Las Vegas 1930 1984–1997 1992–1997 1997–present Reagan
14 Senior Judge Howard D. McKibben Reno 1940 1984–2005 1997–2002 2005–present Reagan
18 Senior Judge Roger L. Hunt Las Vegas 1942 2000–2011 2007–2011 2011–present Clinton
19 Senior Judge Kent Dawson Las Vegas 1944 2000–2012 2012–present Clinton
20 Senior Judge Larry R. Hicks Reno 1943 2001–2012 2012–present G.W. Bush
22 Senior Judge Robert Clive Jones Reno 1947 2003–2016 2011–2014 2016–present G.W. Bush

Vacancies and pending nominations

Seat Seat last held by Vacancy reason Date of vacancy Nominee Date of nomination
4 Robert Clive Jones Senior Status February 1, 2016 Anne Rachel Traum April 28, 2016

Former judges

# Judge State Born–died Active service Chief Judge Age at appointment Senior status Appointed by Reason for
termination
1 Baldwin, Alexander WhiteAlexander White Baldwin NV 1835–1869 1865–1869 {{{age at appointment}}} Lincoln, Lincoln death
2 Hillyer, Edgar WintersEdgar Winters Hillyer NV 1830–1882 1869–1882 {{{age at appointment}}} Grant, Grant death
3 Sabin, George MyronGeorge Myron Sabin NV 1833–1890 1882–1890 {{{age at appointment}}} Arthur, Arthur death
4 Hawley, Thomas PorterThomas Porter Hawley NV 1830–1907 1890–1906 {{{age at appointment}}} Harrison, Harrison retirement
5 Farrington, Edward SilsbyEdward Silsby Farrington NV 1856–1929 1907–1928 {{{age at appointment}}} 1928–1929 Roosevelt, T.T. Roosevelt death
6 Norcross, Frank HerbertFrank Herbert Norcross NV 1869–1952 1928–1945 {{{age at appointment}}} 1945–1952 Coolidge, Coolidge death
7 Foley, Roger ThomasRoger Thomas Foley NV 1886–1974 1945–1957 1954–1957 {{{age at appointment}}} 1957–1974 Roosevelt, F.F. Roosevelt death
8 Ross, John RollyJohn Rolly Ross NV 1899–1963 1954–1963 1961–1963 {{{age at appointment}}} Eisenhower, Eisenhower death
9 Foley, Roger D.Roger D. Foley NV 1917–1996 1962–1982 1963–1980 {{{age at appointment}}} 1982–1996 Kennedy, Kennedy death
10 Thompson, Bruce RutherfordBruce Rutherford Thompson NV 1911–1992 1963–1978 {{{age at appointment}}} 1978–1992 Kennedy, Kennedy death
11 Claiborne, Harry E.Harry E. Claiborne NV 1917–2004 1978–1986 {{{age at appointment}}} Carter, Carter removal[Note 1]
12 Reed Jr., Edward CorneliusEdward Cornelius Reed Jr. NV 1924–2013 1979–1992 1986–1992 {{{age at appointment}}} 1992–2013 Carter, Carter death
15 Pro, Philip MartinPhilip Martin Pro NV 1946–present 1987–2011 2002–2007 {{{age at appointment}}} 2011–2015 Reagan, Reagan retirement
16 Hagen, David WarnerDavid Warner Hagen NV 1931–present 1993–2003 {{{age at appointment}}} 2003–2005 Clinton, Clinton retirement
17 Rawlinson, Johnnie B.Johnnie B. Rawlinson NV 1952–present 1998–2000 {{{age at appointment}}} Clinton, Clinton reappointment
23 Sandoval, BrianBrian Sandoval NV 1963–present 2005–2009 {{{age at appointment}}} Bush, G.W.G.W. Bush resignation
  1. Impeached and convicted

Succession of seats

Seat 1
Seat established on February 27, 1865 by 13 Stat. 440
Baldwin 1865–1869
Hillyer 1869–1882
Sabin 1882–1890
Hawley 1890–1906
Farrington 1907–1928
Norcross 1928–1945
R.T. Foley 1945–1957
Seat abolished on April 1, 1957 (temporary judgeship expired)

Seat 2
Seat established on February 10, 1954 by 68 Stat. 8 (temporary)
Seat became permanent upon the abolition of Seat 1 on April 1, 1957
Ross 1954–1963
Thompson 1963–1978
Claiborne 1978–1986
Pro 1987–2011
Boulware II 2014–present

Seat 3
Seat established on May 19, 1961 by 75 Stat. 80
R.D. Foley 1962–1982
George 1984–1997
Rawlinson 1998–2000
Hicks 2001–2012
Dorsey 2013–present

Seat 4
Seat established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629
Reed, Jr. 1979–1992
Hagen 1993–2003
Jones 2003–2016
vacant 2016–present

Seat 5
Seat established on July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333
McKibben 1984–2005
Sandoval 2005–2009
Navarro 2010–present

Seat 6
Seat established on November 29, 1999 by 113 Stat. 1501
Hunt 2000–2011
Du 2012–present

Seat 7
Seat established on November 29, 1999 by 113 Stat. 1501
Dawson 2000–2012
Gordon 2013–present

Seat 8
Seat established on December 21, 2000 by 114 Stat. 2762
Mahan 2002–present

Courthouses

Las Vegas

Coordinates: 36°09′54″N 115°08′34″W / 36.16510°N 115.14270°W / 36.16510; -115.14270 The Lloyd D. George Federal District Courthouse is the home for the district court in Las Vegas. The building of the courthouse was completed in 2002 [1] 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 the Department of Defense’s Large Blast Thermal Simulator in White Sands, New Mexico to validate building performance under blast loads.[2]

On January 4, 2010, a single gunman, identified as Johnny Lee Wicks, aged 66, went inside the lobby of the courthouse and opened fire, fatally wounding a security officer before being killed himself by return fire from other security officers and U.S. Marshals. Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, both of whom have offices in the courthouse building, were not present when this happened. Wicks was apparently angry over the outcome of a legal dispute over his Social Security benefits.[3][4]

Reno

The Bruce 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 the Corporation for National Community Services.[5]

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