The Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) provides Nevada’s court system with the programs and skills required to provide all Nevadans with timely and efficient justice. The AOC provides continuity and improvement in the Nevada judiciary through:

• Continuously examining the processes and effectiveness of the Judicial Branch.
• Providing leadership in ensuring access to timely and cost effective justice in the State Courts.
• Implementing policy goals set forth by the Supreme Court and aiding the Court in fulfilling its role as the leader of an independent and co-equal branch of government.

Robin Sweet serves as the current director and state court administrator and directs an organization of more than 60 professionals providing support to Nevada’s judiciary. The AOC develops and maintains information technology essential for managing courts, provides judicial education, trains and certifies court interpreters, and manages programs designed to improve access to justice, provide family permanency, and achieve conflict resolution.

• Judicial Branch Audit

    Judicial Branch Audit reviews all financial business areas within the judiciary. The judicial auditors also assist the judicial branch to ensure proper internal control over court business functions and serves as an independent appraiser of the judiciary’s business activities. Through analyses, appraisals, recommendations, and counsel, the auditors provide help and information to assist courts to promote effective controls and follow sound business practices. The role of the judicial branch auditors is to promote a high level of public trust in the judiciary by providing a professional, independent, and objective review of judicial business functions.

• Judicial Eduction

    The AOC supports the Judicial Leadership Summit, a conference held every 4 years, that brings together all levels of Nevada’s judiciary at one location to share information and explore issues of mutual concern.The education and training provided through this judicial education hones the judges’ judicial skills and fosters a template for equal justice throughout Nevada’s courts. The Leadership Summit ensures equal justice comes, in part, from Nevada Appellate Court opinions and court rules, but also requires that judges interact and share their experiences so a common goal is achieved.

• Funding of the Nevada Judiciary

  Funding for the Nevada judicial system is administered by the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) under the direction of the Supreme Court.For the fiscal year 2017, the State Judicial System appropriated $38,338,425 from the State's General Fund. This equates to approximately one percent of the statewide General Fund appropriation.

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• Funding of the Nevada Judiciary 6/4/2018 2:17:58 PM

  Funding for the Nevada judicial system is administered by the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) under the direction of the Supreme Court.For the fiscal year 2017, the State Judicial System appropriated $38,338,425 from the State's General Fund. This equates to approximately one percent of the statewide General Fund appropriation.

• Minimum Accounting Standards V3.1 Updates(1) 5/24/2018 12:07:03 PM

  The 2018 Minimum Accounting Standards V3.1 Updates is now available via on-demand video. (more…) 

• Minimum Accounting Standards External Auditor Training Course 5/8/2018 11:49:31 AM

  We are pleased to announce the Minimum Accounting Standards External Auditor Training is available for completion. In January 2018, the Nevada Supreme Court ordered the revised Minimum Accounting Standards (MAS) V3.1 and Minimum Accounting Standards Guide for External Audits V1.1. These revisions contain a requirement that all independent auditors performing courts 4-year MAS audits must complete training developed by the Nevada Supreme Court, Administrative Office of the Courts before completing any MAS audits. This training must be completed by both Certified Public Accountants and Certified Internal Auditors working on the 4-year audits.