Linda Marquis
NV · Eighth Judicial District Court Family Division Judge, Department B
Linda Marquis has been a Clark County family court judge since 2015. She practiced juvenile and family law and served as an alternate municipal judge and a pro tem justice of the peace.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 18 records
The Nevada Supreme Court found she was wrong to rule that a felony record automatically barred an uncle from becoming a boy's guardian. It upheld her denial anyway because he did not notify relatives as required.
April 3, 2025
Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov
The Nevada Supreme Court upheld her denials of three adult name-change requests that lacked the required newspaper notice. It ordered her to remove the words "with prejudice" so the people could apply again.
February 6, 2025
Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov
Was named lead judge for juvenile delinquency cases, which are cases about crimes by minors, in Clark County Family Court.
August 2, 2024
Source: clarkcountycourts.us
The Nevada Supreme Court upheld her award of full fees to a lawyer she named to represent Kathleen June Jones's interests. It found she misread the law as requiring a lawyer for that role, but called the error harmless.
December 21, 2023
Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov
The Nevada Supreme Court upheld her removal of Kathleen June Jones's guardian and her choice of a new one. It found she wrongly made Jones file her own visitation request, but upheld denial of Jones's proposed visit schedule.
July 6, 2023
Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov
The Nevada Supreme Court upheld her dismissal of a son's request to become his mother's guardian in Rubin. It said her reasoning was wrong, but the request did not show the mother was unable to care for herself.
July 1, 2021
Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov
Was appointed by Chief Justice James Hardesty as co-chair of Nevada's 20-member Permanent Guardianship Commission, which reviews the state's guardianship laws and court rules.
March 25, 2021
Source: nvcourts.gov
Ran a temporary court at the Las Vegas VA Medical Center to clear child support warrants for veterans, working with the Nevada Attorney General's military legal help program.
November 8, 2019
Source: clarkcountycourts.us
Cleared 131 child support warrants at a child support help event run by the Clark County District Attorney's family support office.
August 10, 2019
Source: clarkcountycourts.us
The Nevada Supreme Court declined to review her ruling that a state law letting court cases be delayed during legislative sessions broke the separation of powers. A parent had used the law because his lawyer was a state lawmaker. The court did not decide the question because the custody dispute had already ended.
May 31, 2018
Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov
Led the court's first on-site court at Project Homeless Connect, a service event for homeless people. She cleared warrants in 28 cases of homeless parents behind on child support and gave them 60 days to catch up.
November 14, 2017
Source: clarkcountycourts.us
Took the bench as Clark County Family Court judge for Department B after winning the November 2014 election.
January 5, 2015
Source: nvcourts.gov
Received the Las Vegas Sun's endorsement for Family Court Department B in the 2014 election.
October 22, 2014
Source: lasvegassun.com
Received the Culinary Union Local 226 endorsement for Family Court Department B in the 2014 election.
October 1, 2014
Source: m.culinaryunion226.org
Was appointed by the Clark County Commission as one of 10 hearing officers who run public reviews of deaths caused by police.
January 22, 2013
Source: lasvegassun.com
Represented Las Vegas Municipal Judge George Assad in his appeal of a judicial ethics ruling. The Nevada Supreme Court upheld the ethics violations but threw out his public censure. It ordered a formal apology and an ethics class instead.
June 12, 2008
Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov
Represented Curt McLellan on appeal of his child sexual-assault convictions. The Nevada Supreme Court upheld the convictions. It ruled that a phone call legally recorded by California police could be used as evidence in Nevada.
May 1, 2008
Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov
Was admitted to practice law in Nevada by the State Bar of Nevada.
September 25, 2003
Source: nvbar.org
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 2 favorable · 2 unfavorable
The Nevada Court of Appeals upheld her order in the Kathleen June Jones guardianship case. Her order made the protected woman's estate pay lawyer fees for two daughters who had served as temporary guardians.
February 24, 2022Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: storage.courtlistener.com
The Nevada Supreme Court reversed her order in Bonham that cut a father's child support to $234.45 a month. It found she should have counted what he was able to earn and his new wife's income.
June 24, 2020Unfavorable on Legal Competence
Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov
The Nevada Supreme Court threw out her denial of a father's request to change custody in Boes. It found she wrongly treated a parenting agreement the court never approved as binding, and that the agreement's ban on changes broke public policy.
October 31, 2019Unfavorable on Legal Competence
Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov
The Nevada Supreme Court upheld her decision in Abid to give a father primary custody. It also upheld her choice to let a court-appointed psychologist hear recordings the father secretly made of the child and mother.
December 7, 2017Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov
Past race Linda Marquis ran in:
- District Court Judge, Family Division, Department B · November 3, 2026 · Clark County, Nevada · incumbent