Eighth Judicial District Court
A general-jurisdiction trial court in Nevada.
The Eighth Judicial District Court is a general-jurisdiction trial court in Nevada, where most civil and criminal cases are first heard. Its judges are chosen by nonpartisan election, the method Nevada uses for its judges. This page lists the court's sitting judges, from Nevada's official judicial directory.
Current judges
- Anna Albertson
- Heidi E. Almase
- Soonhee Bailey
- Erika D. Ballou
- Veronica Barisich
- Jacqueline Bluth
- Dedree Butler
- Christy Craig
- Nadin Cutter
- Kathleen E. Delaney
- Mark R. Denton
- Bryce C. Duckworth
- Crystal Eller
- Rhonda K. Forsberg
- Maria Gall
- Denise L. Gentile
- David Gibson Jr.
- Cynthia N. Giuliani
- Joe Hardy Jr.
- Bill Henderson
- Mary K. Holthus
- Charles Hoskin
- Ron Israel
- Eric Johnson
- Susan Johnson
- Tierra D. Jones
- Carli L. Kierny
- Joanna Kishner
- Nadia Krall
- Michelle Leavitt
- Jasmin Lilly-Spells
- Linda Marquis
- Amy Mastin
- Regina McConnell
- Tara C. Newberry
- Vincent Ochoa
- Mari D. Parlade
- Mary Perry
- Jessica K. Peterson
- Margaret E. Pickard
- Danielle Pieper
- Jacob Reynolds
- T. A. Ritchie Jr.
- Stacy M. Rocheleau
- Jennifer Schwartz
- Gloria Sturman
- Robert Teuton
- Dawn Throne
- Monica Trujillo
- Jerry A. Wiese
- Timothy C. Williams
- Bita Yeager
Former judges
No former judges on record.
How a judge reaches this court. Judges of the Eighth Judicial District Court are chosen in nonpartisan elections to 6-year terms. Selection methods vary by jurisdiction and have changed over time; this page reflects the court’s current method (source: National Center for State Courts). Open any judge to see their tenure and whom they succeeded.
Source: Nevada Judiciary, Judicial Directory; selection method from the National Center for State Courts. Data as of 2026-07-01 (official state directory). Verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).