Who we support

Clark County’s prosecutors support candidates who value our community’s safety, will address rising crime appropriately, commit to ensuring justice is served for all people, including victims and children, and know their integrity matters.

2026 Judicial Candidate Endorsements

DISTRICT COURT – Civil/Criminal Division

District Court, Eighth Judicial District, Department 5
• Tracy Hibbets

District Court, Eighth Judicial District, Department 8
• Austin Beaumont

District Court, Eighth Judicial District, Department 12
• Michelle Leavitt

District Court, Eighth Judicial District, Department 13
• Adam Ganz

District Court, Eighth Judicial District, Department 17
• Jacob Villani

District Court, Eighth Judicial District, Department 21
• Tara Clark-Newberry

District Court, Eighth Judicial District, Department 23
• Martina Bauhaus

District Court, Eighth Judicial District, Department 26
• Pete Thunell

District Court, Eighth Judicial District, Department 28
• Noreen Demonte

District Court, Eighth Judicial District Department 29
• Alexander Quagge

District Court, Eighth Judicial District Department 30
• Jerry Weise II

District Court, Eighth Judicial District Department 31
• Joanna Kishner

DISTRICT COURT – Family Division

District Court, Eighth Judicial District, Family Division Dept. D

– Gwynneth Smith

District Court, Eighth Judicial District, Family Division Dept. E
• Charles Hoskin

District Court, Eighth Judicial District, Family Division Dept. N
• No Endorsement

District Court, Eighth Judicial District, Family Division Dept. P
• No Endorsement

District Court, Eighth Judicial District, Family Division Dept. R
• Nick Petsas

District Court, Eighth Judicial District, Family Division Dept. Z
• No Endorsement

JUSTICE COURT

Justice of the Peace, Henderson, Dept.3
• Barbara Shifalacqua

Justice of the Peace, Henderson, Dept.4
• Michael Allmon

MUNICIPAL COURT

Municipal Court Judge, Dept. 1, City of NLV
• Chris Cannon

Municipal Court, Dept. 1, City of Henderson
• Alicia Albritton

Municipal Court Judge, Dept. 1, City of Las Vegas
• Matt Walker

Municipal Court Judge, Dept. 2, City of Las Vegas
• Allycia Murphy

If you do not see a race listed on the Voting Guide, the CCPA has not made an endorsement in that particular contest or the contest is not going to the General Election.