U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada
U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada is a United States district court, a federal trial court where most federal civil and criminal cases are first heard. It lies within the Ninth Circuit, which reviews its decisions on appeal. This page lists every judge to serve on the court, current and former, with who appointed them and whom they succeeded.
| Judge | Appointed by | Since |
|---|---|---|
| Howard D. McKibben | Reagan (R) | 1984 |
| Kent J. Dawson | Clinton (D) | 2000 |
| Roger L. Hunt | Clinton (D) | 2000 |
| James C. Mahan | Bush (R) | 2002 |
| Robert Clive Jones | Bush (R) | 2003 |
| Gloria Maria Navarro | Obama (D) | 2010 |
| Miranda Mai Du | Obama (D) | 2012 |
| Jennifer Anna Dorsey | Obama (D) | 2013 |
| Andrew Patrick Gordon | Obama (D) | 2013 |
| Richard Franklin Boulware II | Obama (D) | 2014 |
| Cristina Dionne Silva | Biden (D) | 2022 |
| Anne Rachel Traum | Biden (D) | 2022 |
| Judge | Appointed by | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Edward Sandoval | Bush (R) | 2005–2009 |
| Larry R. Hicks | Bush (R) | 2001–2024 |
| Johnnie B. Rawlinson | Clinton (D) | 1998–2000 |
| David Warner Hagen | Clinton (D) | 1993–2005 |
| Philip Martin Pro | Reagan (R) | 1987–2015 |
| Lloyd D. George | Reagan (R) | 1984–2020 |
| Edward Cornelius Reed Jr. | Carter (D) | 1979–2013 |
| Harry E. Claiborne | Carter (D) | 1978–1986 |
| Bruce Rutherford Thompson | Kennedy (D) | 1963–1992 |
| Roger D. Foley | Kennedy (D) | 1962–1996 |
| John Rolly Ross | Eisenhower (R) | 1954–1963 |
| Roger Thomas Foley | Roosevelt (D) | 1945–1974 |
| Frank Herbert Norcross | Coolidge (R) | 1928–1952 |
| Edward Silsby Farrington | Roosevelt (R) | 1907–1929 |
| Thomas Porter Hawley | Harrison (R) | 1890–1906 |
| George Myron Sabin | Arthur (R) | 1882–1890 |
| Edgar Winters Hillyer | Grant (R) | 1869–1882 |
| Alexander White Baldwin | Lincoln (R) | 1865–1869 |
How a judge gets here. Each judge is nominated by a president and confirmed by the U.S. Senate, then holds a numbered seat, for life, until they take senior status, or until they leave the bench. Open any judge to see who appointed them, how the Senate voted, and whom they succeeded, a chain that runs back to 1865.
Source: FJC Biographical Directory. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Verify against the primary source before relying.