A Total Of 12 New Jurists Join The Eighth Judicial District Court And The Las Vegas Township Justice Court
Twelve new judges will take the bench this January in the Eighth Judicial District Court and the Las Vegas Township Justice Court.
The Nevada Legislature and the Clark County Commission added judges to the courts in response to population growth in Clark County. Six of the new District Court Judges will take the bench in the Family Division, while four new judges join the Civil/Criminal Division of the District Court. Two justices of the peace join the Las Vegas Township Justice Court.
In the District Court, Judges Abbi Silver and Douglas Smith join the court from the Las Vegas Township Justice Court and will serve at the Regional Justice Center as Civil/Criminal Judges. Judge Linda Bell replaces her father, Stewart Bell, in the District Court and will serve in Department 7. Judge Kathleen
Delaney joins the Civil/Criminal Division in the newly created Department 25.
Judges Kenneth Pollock, Frank Sullivan, Cynthia Giuliani, Bill Henderson, Mathew Harter and Bryce Duckworth will serve as Family Court Judges at the Family Court’s Pecos Avenue Courthouse.
A former law clerk at the Eighth Judicial District Court, Eric Goodman fills the newly created Department 11 in the Las Vegas Township Justice Court. A native of Nevada, Diana L. Sullivan brings experience as a small claims court referee to Justice Court’s Department 12.
In addition to the new judges, three new commissioners and hearing masters join the courts. Wesley Yamashita serves as Probate Commissioner, while Tom Kurtz and Bridgid Duffy serve as Family Court Hearing Masters.
