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.

• Rural Courts

  Nevada's rural trial courts serve those jurisdictions outside of Clark and Washoe counties, making up 9 of Nevada's 11 judicial districts. The rural counties are divided into three judicial regions, each with its own regional judicial council. Fiscal year 2019 saw changes to the rural bench with 10 new limited jurisdiction judges taking office. Additionally, many rural court judges dedicated hours of their own time to serving their respective communities through involvement in community events, participation in local school programs and/or presentations, and engagement in various educational and outreach efforts.

• Kristina Pickering Begins Term as 2020 Supreme Court Chief Justice

  Leadership at the Nevada Supreme Court will change on January 6, 2020 when Chief Justice Mark Gibbons ends his term and Justice Kristina Pickering assumes the administrative post of Chief Justice.

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Additional News

• New! 2020 CIP Mediating Dependency Cases Involving Domestic Violence 1/6/2020 2:00:58 PM

  Domestic violence is one of the strongest predictors of child abuse and neglect fatalities in the United States.  Forty percent of child abuse victims report domestic violence in the home. We know that 70% of domestic violence go unreported. (more…)

• New! 2020 CIP Trauma & Child Protection Mediation: Understanding the Impact on Children, Parents, Caregivers & Stakeholders 1/6/2020 1:51:33 PM

  According to the National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma, and Mental Health, trauma can have significant mental health consequences. Yet the agencies and systems to which survivors and their children turn are frequently unprepared to address the range of issues they face in trying to access safety and heal from the traumatic effects of abuse. (more…)

• New! 2020 CIP Basics of Representing Children in Abuse & Neglect Cases 1/6/2020 1:43:30 PM

  The U.S. Children’s Bureau says that one of the barriers to successful outcomes for children who come to the attention of the court in child welfare cases is a lack of trained and effective representatives; someone to advocate for timeliness in agency and court handling of the child’s case. National Consensus is that a child deserves a vigorous and active attorney. (more…)