Dixie Grossman
NV · Second Judicial District Court Judge, Department 2
Dixie Grossman is the sitting Second Judicial District Court judge for Department 2 and an incumbent candidate in the 2026 general election.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 3 records
On February 3, 2026, Judge Dixie Grossman was appointed Juvenile Judge for the Second Judicial District Court by Administrative Order 2026-6.
February 3, 2026
Source: washoecourts.com
On February 2, 2026, Judge Dixie Grossman was appointed Presiding Judge of the Second Judicial District Court's Family Division by Administrative Order 2026-4.
February 2, 2026
Source: washoecourts.com
The official Washoe Courts biography states that Governor Brian Sandoval appointed Dixie Grossman to the Family Division of the Second Judicial District Court, Department 2, on March 20, 2018.
March 20, 2018
Source: washoecourts.com
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 2 favorable · 1 unfavorable
Ruled that a Washoe County mother and father should keep sharing custody of their three children, despite another court finding the mother once took a different child abroad without permission. The parents had shared custody two years without trouble and a county agency found both homes safe. Nevada's appeals court upheld the ruling (Butte v. Rowland).
May 8, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: ournevadajudges.com
On October 5, 2023, the Nevada Court of Appeals reversed and remanded Judge Dixie Grossman's child-custody, parenting-time, and child-support order in Armstrong v. Ball after finding errors involving the custody presumption and notice.
October 5, 2023Unfavorable on Legal Competence
Source: casemine.com
On May 18, 2023, the Nevada Court of Appeals affirmed Judge Dixie Grossman's denial of reconsideration of a divorce decree in Sims v. Sims.
May 18, 2023Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: ournevadajudges.com
Past race Dixie Grossman ran in:
- District Court Judge, Department 2 · November 3, 2026 · Washoe County, Nevada · incumbent