Kerri Jean Maxey
NV · Eighth Judicial District Court Family Division Judge, Department N
Kerri Maxey is a Clark County family court judge who has long advocated for children. She represented youth as a juvenile public defender and worked on minor guardianship cases at Legal Aid.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 10 records
Received the Nevada State AFL-CIO's 2024 general-election endorsement for Family Court Department N.
October 3, 2026
Source: media.linkedunion.com
Received the 2024 general-election endorsement of Teamsters Locals 631, 14 and 986 for Family Court Department N.
October 3, 2026
Source: media.linkedunion.com
Received the 2026 general-election endorsement of Operative Plasterers' and Cement Masons' Local 797 for Family Court Department N.
October 3, 2026
Source: media.linkedunion.com
Received Culinary Workers Union Local 226's 2026 general-election endorsement for Family Court Department N.
September 29, 2026
Source: culinaryunion226.org
Received the Nevada Association of Public Safety Officers' 2026 endorsement for Family Court Department N.
September 8, 2026
Source: napso.net
Received the Southern Nevada Central Labor Council's 2026 primary-election endorsement for Family Court Department N.
May 1, 2026
Source: media.linkedunion.com
Received a joint 2026 endorsement from Veterans In Politics International and the Nevada Veterans Association for Family Court Department N.
February 28, 2026
Source: veteransinpolitics.org
Took office as Clark County Family Court judge for Department N after winning the November 5, 2024 election for the last two years of the term.
January 6, 2025
Source: nvcourts.gov
Received Culinary Workers Union Local 226's 2024 endorsement for Family Court Department N.
October 10, 2024
Source: culinaryunion226.org
As a deputy public defender, appealed a juvenile court order sending a cognitively impaired teenager to adult court. The Nevada Supreme Court upheld the transfer and rejected her due process and cruel and unusual punishment arguments.
May 25, 2017
Source: nvcourts.gov
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 3 favorable
As a Legal Aid Center lawyer, helped represent a child in a Nevada Supreme Court appeal. The court reversed a Family Court order that ended the child's guardianship without notice or a hearing.
September 28, 2023Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: nvcourts.gov
Was named one of three finalists for an open Family Court seat, Department N, by the Nevada Commission on Judicial Selection.
February 10, 2023Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: nvcourts.gov
Was admitted to practice law in Nevada, with State Bar number 9118.
October 20, 2004Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: nvbar.org
Past race Kerri Jean Maxey ran in:
- District Court Judge, Family Division, Department N · November 3, 2026 · Clark County, Nevada · incumbent