Deputy District Attorney
I have been protecting and serving the community as a criminal prosecutor in the Clark County Attorney's Office for the last five years. During that time I have handled and negotiated thousands of cases. I have prosecuted 28 jury trials, including 5 murder cases, 8 sexual assault/rape cases, and several attempt murders, kidnappings, robberies, and arson cases. I have been assigned to the Special Victims Unit prosecuting the crimes against women and children. This assignment was very important to me because we need to protect the innocent and vulnerable.
Currently, I am assigned to the Major Violators Unit, prosecuting the repeat offenders or "career criminals." These defendants, according to studies, are the ones committing 75-85% of the crime. When we take these criminals off the streets, we make the communities more safe for our families and homes.
In Justice Court, I have handled hundreds of criminal calendars averaging about two calendars each week. I have handled about 70 preliminary hearings and over 1000 arraignments. I appear in Justice Court now almost every day, and I have handled calendars in every Justice Court in Clark County: Laughlin, Searchlight, Boulder City, Henderson, North Las Vegas, Mesquite, Moapa and Moapa Valley, Bunkerville, and all of the Las Vegas Justice Courts.
I have also appeared hundreds of times in District Court where I have argued sentencings, motions, and handled many evidentiary hearings. My experience is what this community needs to take on the role of Justice of the Peace, in Department 13.
Judicial Law Clerk
After graduating from law school, I began my legal career clerking from Federal Magistrate Judge Robert J. Johnston, in the U.S. District Court, Las Vegas. As a law clerk, I was able to observe first hand how to be a judge. I sat in court during hearings on civil and criminal motions, I observed arraignments and trials, and I was able to research issues for the judge and see how they were applied in court. Working as a judicial law clerk was a unique opportunity that not many judicial candidates have experienced.
Undergrad