Gina McConnell

Published a 2002 legal research article on Tibet. Argued for Tibetan independence and protection from China’s human-rights abuses.

October 3, 2026Supports Civil Rights

Source: mckinneylaw.iu.edu

Worked as Indiana Business College’s evening receptionist while attending school in 1996.

October 3, 2026

Source: nvcourts.gov

Led Amnesty International’s Indiana University student chapter as vice president while in law school.

October 3, 2026

Source: nvcourts.gov

Entered Indiana University East’s Alumni Hall of Fame in 2017.

October 3, 2026

Source: east.iu.edu

Worked as a Target cashier and front lanes supervisor from 1993 to 1996.

October 3, 2026

Source: nvcourts.gov

Received law-school certificates recognizing free legal service in 2000 and 2002.

October 3, 2026

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Recruited students and helped strengthen community relations as an Indiana University East Student Alumni Council ambassador.

October 3, 2026

Source: nvcourts.gov

Served as vice president of the Phi Beta Lambda business fraternity while attending college.

October 3, 2026

Source: nvcourts.gov

Mentored junior high students as a Central Church service coach from 2014 to 2020.

October 3, 2026

Source: nvcourts.gov

Researched business incentives and economic development projects as an intern at Wayne County’s Economic Development Corporation.

October 3, 2026

Source: nvcourts.gov

Helped teach second graders through Yorktown High School’s cadet teacher program.

October 3, 2026

Source: nvcourts.gov

Led children’s activity rooms as a Central Church volunteer from 2009 to 2014.

October 3, 2026

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Contributed to The Soul of Success, Volume II, a book published in 2015.

October 3, 2026

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Received SMART Local 88’s endorsement for Family Court Department O in the 2024 primary election.

October 3, 2026

Source: smart88.org

Volunteered and donated through Hope for Kids in 2022. Helped provide families with food, clothing, hygiene supplies, and toys.

October 3, 2026

Source: nvcourts.gov

Volunteered to prepare income-tax returns for elderly and disadvantaged people in Indianapolis.

October 3, 2026

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Worked in customer service at Bank One from 1997 to 1999.

October 3, 2026

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Received Southern Nevada Central Labor Council’s endorsement for Family Court Department O in the 2024 primary election.

October 3, 2026

Source: iamsc711.com

Worked as a sales assistant at Hilliard Lyons in 1997.

October 3, 2026

Source: nvcourts.gov

Led a Business Network International group as president in 2021 and 2022.

October 3, 2026

Source: nvcourts.gov

Helped Indiana’s purchasing office put its greener purchasing program into practice in 2000. Helped prepare a report for lawmakers on recycled products.

October 3, 2026

Source: nvcourts.gov

Led a small women’s ministry group from 2014 through her 2023 judicial application.

October 3, 2026

Source: nvcourts.gov

Mentored young leaders at Central Church’s Arizona camps in 2018 and 2019. Supervised its overnight Adventuredome youth event.

October 3, 2026

Source: nvcourts.gov

Approved the parents' agreement for shared living arrangements and authority over their children's major decisions. Ordered the father to pay $423 monthly child support after insurance and debt-payment adjustments. Required the mother to pay $450 monthly toward shared debts instead of receiving spousal support.

January 27, 2026

Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov

Lawyers rated McConnell’s legal ability 4.23 out of 5 in the Review-Journal’s 2025 performance survey. The legal questions each received 79 or 80 responses.

December 7, 2025

Source: reviewjournal.com

Advocated for free legal help at Nevada’s 2025 Family Law Conference.

September 25, 2025

Source: myemail.constantcontact.com

Awarded the husband his auto repair and towing businesses. Divided their $77,600 increase in value during the marriage. Ordered equal division of Utah land-sale and inventory-sale proceeds. Ordered the husband to pay the wife $177,356.69 to balance the property division. Reduced that payment by her unpaid child support. Denied her request for spousal support.

July 28, 2025

Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov

Ordered the children to live primarily with their mother while the parents shared authority over major decisions. Ordered child support and therapy to rebuild their relationship with their father. The Supreme Court ordered a new custody and support decision addressing later emergency motions.

May 21, 2025

Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov

Refused the father's request to change custody and kept the mother responsible for the child's major decisions and primary care. Kept the existing visiting schedule while criminal and protective-order proceedings remained unresolved.

December 27, 2024

Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov

Reduced the former husband's property reimbursement to $115,620 after an earlier appeal required that correction. The Supreme Court dismissed the former wife's new appeal because the reduction did not disadvantage her.

October 24, 2024

Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov

Received Las Vegas Weekly’s endorsement for Family Court Department O in the 2024 general election.

October 17, 2024

Source: lasvegasweekly.com

Received Culinary Union’s endorsement for Family Court Department O in the 2024 general election.

October 10, 2024

Source: culinaryunion226.org

Ordered payment of $260 in unpaid child support but refused reimbursement claims lacking proof or an agreement. Required $205 monthly payments toward a shared credit-card debt of $1,650.

September 9, 2024

Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov

Ordered shared weekly living arrangements for three children and $1,125 monthly child support from their father. Awarded the mother $1,000 monthly spousal support for seven years and $61,112.95 for her home-equity share.

April 4, 2024

Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov

Ordered the father to pay $1,487 monthly child support and $800 monthly spousal support for five years. Divided the home's value equally and awarded the mother $15,000 in legal fees. Later required the home to be sold and declined to punish the mother for failing to sell it.

January 17, 2024

Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov

Refused the father's request to reconsider denial of repayment of funds collected for child support. Found he received required advance notice of the planned collection.

December 19, 2023

Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov

Ordered transfer of the home to the wife after her former husband failed to leave it. Directed its sale and preserved his equity after deductions for court awards. Awarded her $1,970.50 in legal fees and costs.

December 6, 2023

Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov

Rejected the father's request to cancel an agreed child-support order by adopting a hearing master's recommendation. The Court of Appeals upheld that decision, finding his objections late, inadequately explained, or waived.

September 19, 2023

Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov

Awarded the mother $25,000 in legal fees and costs and $7,296.87 in expert fees. Found the father failed to cooperate with his court-ordered assessment.

September 11, 2023

Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov

Ordered repayment of $493,216 between trusts, which hold property for others. Awarded $239,772.30 in legal fees and $62,935.08 in costs. Ordered $435,260.15 in rent repayment and $177,601.10 in interest to Eric Nelson’s trust.

August 2, 2023

Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov

Ordered shared authority over major decisions and set holiday and summer parenting schedules. Set alternating summer weeks and alternating holidays.

July 14, 2023

Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov

Ended Nevada's custody proceedings after finding Michigan a more suitable place to decide the children's care. Found the children lived and attended school in Michigan and important evidence was available there.

May 10, 2023

Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov

Began serving as judge of Clark County’s Family Division, Department O, on March 27, 2023.

March 27, 2023

Source: clarkcountycourts.us

Donated $909.23 in unused campaign funds to the Indiana University Foundation.

December 21, 2020

Source: nvsos.gov

Appeared in Vegas Inc’s 2020 Top Lawyers list for family law after receiving multiple nominations from legal peers.

October 8, 2020

Source: vegasinc.lasvegassun.com

Received the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s endorsement for Family Court Department S in the 2020 primary election.

May 13, 2020

Source: reviewjournal.com

Appeared in Desert Companion’s 2014 Top Lawyers list for family law.

October 1, 2014

Source: knpr.org

Mentored student attorneys handling minor juvenile offenses and school violations through Reach for Youth’s Teen Court Diversion Program.

October 3, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: nvcourts.gov

Earned an associate degree in 1996 and a business degree in 1999. Earned a law degree in 2002.

October 3, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: nvcourts.gov

Taught a State Bar of Nevada course on commercial leases in 2008.

October 3, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: nvcourts.gov

Advised McDonald Law Offices on complex family-law cases from 2012 to 2014. Also represented her own clients.

October 3, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: nvcourts.gov

Owned McConnell Law Group from December 2007 to October 2012. Handled family-law cases and supervised associate attorneys.

October 3, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: nvcourts.gov

Wrote legal memos about open-records laws and complaints during an internship with Indiana’s Public Access Counselor.

October 3, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: nvcourts.gov

Provided free legal representation to domestic violence victims seeking protection orders through the Protective Order Pro Bono Project.

October 3, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: nvcourts.gov

Taught National Business Institute courses on insurance, collecting debts, injury claims, family law, and locating people. Wrote sections of five course books.

October 3, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: nvcourts.gov

Handled court cases at Kravitz, Schnitzer, Sloane, Johnson & Eberhardy from 2003 to 2007. Prepared motions, questioned witnesses, and handled appeals.

October 3, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: nvcourts.gov

Handled trusts and estate planning as part of her private law practice.

October 3, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: nvcourts.gov

Published a 2002 legal research article on Tibet. Argued for Tibetan independence and protection from China’s human-rights abuses.

October 3, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: mckinneylaw.iu.edu

Worked as an attorney with Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada’s child advocacy program. Offered free family-law consultations to people unable to afford representation.

October 3, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: nvcourts.gov

Wrote a legal memo arguing Nevada lacked authority over a Texas mother’s divorce and child-custody case.

October 3, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: nvcourts.gov

Mentored law students on courtroom arguments and presentations through the Clark County Bar Association.

October 3, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: nvcourts.gov

Ran McConnell Law Ltd beginning in October 2014. Represented clients in negotiations, settlements, and trials.

October 3, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: nvcourts.gov

Represented adopting parents through Clark County’s Department of Family Services beginning in 2017.

October 3, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: nvcourts.gov

Investigated unauthorized use of celebrities’ identities at CMG Worldwide from 2001 to 2002. Helped negotiate settlements and agreements.

October 3, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: nvcourts.gov

Approved the child's primary care with her mother and gave the father summer visits in Pennsylvania and alternating holidays. Set $700 monthly child support after a $233 travel adjustment. The Court of Appeals reversed the visits and support because required findings about the child's interests were missing. Existing custody remained in place pending further review.

May 5, 2025Unfavorable on Legal Competence

Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov

Refused an imprisoned father's request for contact with his child through letters or calls. Found his claimed improvements did not establish a change affecting the child's welfare. The Court of Appeals upheld that decision.

April 18, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov

Initially allowed the child to live primarily with his mother in Hawaii. Later ordered him to live primarily with his father in Nevada. Found declining school attendance and interference with the father's parenting time. The Court of Appeals upheld the change.

January 23, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov

Ordered shared living arrangements and support in the divorce. The Court of Appeals reversed custody because the domestic-violence evidence faced the wrong proof standard. It ordered reconsideration of the child's testimony. It canceled child and spousal support awards for further review. It also canceled a $4,000 education payment for further review.

December 3, 2024Unfavorable on Legal Competence

Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov

Awarded the Cardiff Lane condominium entirely to the husband as his separate property. The Court of Appeals upheld the wife's gift of ownership and the down payment. It reversed the remaining property division because she had not determined the spouses' shared interest in later equity gains.

September 4, 2024Unfavorable on Legal Competence

Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov

Denied the father's request to move the children to Texas and ordered them to live primarily with their mother. The Court of Appeals reversed after finding errors in the relocation analysis.

June 27, 2024Unfavorable on Legal Competence

Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov

Dismissed a divorce case after finding the husband had not received the required court papers on time. The Court of Appeals reversed because she had not evaluated evidence that he received and discarded the papers.

April 15, 2024Unfavorable on Legal Competence

Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov

Refused to reopen a divorce order or return the child to the United Arab Emirates. Found Nevada had authority because the child had lived there long enough before the divorce filing. The Court of Appeals upheld that decision.

January 25, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov

Ordered alternating three-month living arrangements and later rejected the mother's request for a new custody trial. Excluded all her exhibits and used an excessive proof standard when assessing domestic violence. The Court of Appeals reversed the custody decisions and required reconsideration under proper evidence rules and proof standards.

June 21, 2023Unfavorable on Legal Competence

Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov

Ordered the child to live primarily with the mother and gave her final authority over medical disagreements. Set monthly support at $1,052.33, including childcare costs. The Court of Appeals upheld custody and basic support because the father supplied no hearing transcripts. It ordered reconsideration of childcare payments because findings about fairness and reasonable costs were missing.

June 8, 2023Unfavorable on Legal Competence

Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov

Ordered the mother to pay $469.40 monthly child support for ten months after her income increased. Reduced payments for travel costs, another child, and summer time with this child. The Court of Appeals upheld the support change despite the father's earlier waiver.

June 5, 2023Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov

Completed WealthCounsel trust-drafting courses in September and December 2021.

December 2, 2021Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: nvcourts.gov

Accepted a case providing free legal help in March 2015.

June 1, 2015Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: nvbar.org

Represented casino owners defending an injured teenager's claim over his eviction. The Supreme Court upheld dismissal. It rejected the casinos' requests for legal fees and repayment of defense costs from the teenager's mother.

October 1, 2009Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov

Joined the State Bar of Nevada.

October 11, 2002Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: nvbar.org