Chief Judge Kevin Higgins

Chief Judge Kevin Higgins

Justice of the Peace

Sparks Justice Court

khiggins@washoecounty.gov

Chief Judge Kevin Higgins was appointed to the Sparks Justice Court on April 15, 2003, was retained in 2004, and was re-elected in 2010, 2016, and 2022. Judge Higgins graduated from Reed High School in 1978 and Willamette University in 1982 where he was awarded the 'Senior Key' presented to 10 seniors who contributed the most during their time studying at the university. In 1985 he graduated from Georgetown University Law Center with his Juris Doctorate. Judge Higgins was the Chief Deputy Attorney with the Nevada Attorney General’s Office before his election to the bench. During his time there, Judge Higgins prosecuted everything from DUI's to death penalty cases; and argued in the Nevada Supreme Court, the United States District Court, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the United States Supreme Court, as well as almost every District Court in Nevada.