Nevada District Courts
In the Nevada state court system, the Nevada District Courts are the trial courts of general jurisdiction, where criminal, civil, family, and juvenile matters are generally resolved through arbitration, mediation, and bench or jury trials.
The District Courts also hear appeals from the limited jurisdiction state courts, which are composed of 17 Municipal Courts and 45 Justice Courts.
Appeals from the Nevada District Courts are taken directly by the Supreme Court of Nevada. Following a deflective model of appeals, the Supreme Court of Nevada has discretion to assign cases to the three-member Court of Appeals. It is expected that most cases will be finally resolved by the Court of Appeals, from which further appeal will be heard by the Supreme Court of Nevada only in extraordinary cases.
There are 82 judges sitting in 11 district courts, each covering one or more of Nevada's 16 counties and one independent city:
