The Las Vegas Review-Journal’s 2025 Judicial Performance Evaluation asked questions about 101 judges from the Nevada Supreme Court and multiple lower courts.
Judging the Judges 2025
101 judges. 790 lawyers. 13,380 evaluations.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal’s 2025 Judicial Performance Evaluation asked Clark County attorneys to rate 101 state and local judges. Below you’ll find all of our coverage of the survey’s findings, as well as an interactive database that allows you to explore the complete results, judge by judge.
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Clark County lawyers rated 101 judges for the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s 2025 Judicial Performance Evaluation. UNLV’s Center for Research, Evaluation and Assessment conducted the survey, which the Review-Journal has sponsored 14 times since 1992. Here are the results.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal has sponsored the Judicial Performance Evaluation 14 times since 1992. This year’s survey was conducted by UNLV’s Center for Research, Evaluation and Assessment. Here are some key numbers to know.
Nevada’s appellate courts are full of judges who are experienced and fair in the courtroom, according to Clark County lawyers.
Fourteen judges received retention scores of 90 percent or above in the Review-Journal’s 2025 Judicial Performance Evaluation and are considered strong performers.
Lawyers gave some of the highest scores to the judges serving on the municipal and justice courts of North Las Vegas, Las Vegas and Henderson — and some of the lowest, too.
Two Family Court judges received especially impressive scores in the Review-Journal’s 2025 Judicial Performance Evaluation, but lawyers think two others should be ousted.
Lawyers who filled out the Review-Journal’s 2025 Judicial Performance Evaluation want two Clark County district judges to leave the bench but gave high marks to others.
District Judge Erika Ballou has been suspended from the bench, censured and removed from all criminal cases.
The Review-Journal partnered with Our Nevada Judges to publish data on how often a high court overturns a Clark County judge’s ruling.