12 Attorneys Apply to Fill Department C Vacancy in the Eighth Judicial District

March 10, 2023

Justice Lidia Stiglich announced this afternoon the Nevada Commission on Judicial Selection received 12 applications from individuals who wish to fill the judicial opening in Department C of the Eighth Judicial District Court.

This judicial nominating commission will nominate a panel of three to fill the vacant seat. The Department C vacancy is through the resignation of the Honorable Rebecca Burton in late December of last year. The applicants in alphabetical order are as follows:

Eighth Judicial District Department C

Name

Age

City of Residence

Employer

Job Title

Robert Cerceo

62

Las Vegas

Naimi Cerceo Law

Partner

Adam Ganz

51

Las Vegas

University of Nevada Las Vegas

Ganz Resolution Center

Hauf and Pfau

Adjunct Professor

Owner

Of Counsel

Gregory Gordon

53

Henderson

Gregory Gordon Law, P.C.

ER Injury Attorneys

Owner

Attorney

Lynn Hughes

53

Las Vegas

Roberts Stoffel Family Law Group

Of Counsel/Associate

Stephanie Keels

51

Las Vegas

Mountaintop Faith Ministries,Inc.

Keels Law Group

Counsel

Attorney

Robert Kurth

55

Las Vegas

Kurth Law Office

Northwest Career College

President

Adjunct Professor

Kerri Maxey

46

Henderson

Legal Aid of Southern Nevada

Staff Attorney

Janette Reyes Speer

48

Henderson

Dept of Administration, Hearings Division, Appeals Office

Appeals Officer

Adriana Rincon White

47

Las Vegas

Eighth Judicial District Court

Hearing Master

Louis Schneider

62

Henderson

Self

Attorney

Jason Stoffel

45

Henderson

Roberts Stoffel Family Law Group

Partner

Timothy R. Treffinger

36

Las Vegas

Law Office of Timothy Treffinger

Owner

Nevada attorneys with 10 years of legal experience, including two years of Nevada practice were encouraged to apply for the opening. Interviews to fill vacancies are scheduled for March 30, 2023, in Las Vegas. The interviews will be streamed live through the Supreme court’s YouTube channel and are open to the public. After the interviews, the Commission will nominate three finalists for the vacancy to forward to Governor Joe Lombardo.

The Commission is composed of seven permanent members – the Supreme Court Chief Justice, three non-attorneys appointed by the Governor, and three attorneys appointed by the State Bar of Nevada. Neither the Governor nor the State Bar may appoint more than two permanent members from the same political party and cannot appoint two members from the same county. For District Court vacancies, two temporary members are appointed from the judicial district where the vacancy occurs – a non-attorney by the Governor and an attorney by the State Bar – bringing the Commission membership to nine.

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