Kathleen E. Delaney
NV · Eighth Judicial District Court Judge, Department 25
Kathleen Delaney has been a Clark County district judge since 2009 and hears criminal, civil and business court cases. She enforced consumer protection laws as a senior deputy attorney general and was a casino company lawyer.
Where Kathleen E. Delaney stands, based on their records
Supports
Civil Rights (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Testified before Nevada lawmakers in support of Assembly Bill 211, which addressed job discrimination based on gender identity and expression.
March 25, 2011Supports Civil Rights
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Track record — General
General · 9 records
The Nevada Supreme Court upheld her decision to bar Cabrera's argument that she acted under threats on first-degree murder charges, but reversed that decision for other charges.
December 26, 2019
Source: nvcourts.gov
Received the Las Vegas Sun's endorsement in the 2014 Department 25 election.
October 22, 2014
Source: lasvegassun.com
Received Culinary Union Local 226's 2014 election endorsement for District Court Department 25.
October 1, 2014
Source: m.culinaryunion226.org
Received Veterans in Politics International's 2014 endorsement for District Court Department 25.
March 11, 2014
Source: veteransinpolitics.org
Sentenced Hans Seibt to a maximum ten-year prison term and ordered him to repay nearly $1.3 million to victims of an investor fraud scheme.
January 15, 2014
Source: ag.nv.gov
Sentenced Garren Morris for fraud involving Medicaid, government health insurance. Put his 150-day jail term on hold and ordered up to two years of supervision, 100 hours of community service, and $23,946 in repayments, penalties, and costs.
October 7, 2013
Source: ag.nv.gov
Took the bench as Clark County District Court judge for Department 25.
January 5, 2009
Source: nvcourts.gov
Received the Las Vegas Sun's endorsement in the 2008 Department 25 election.
October 12, 2008
Source: lasvegassun.com
Spoke at the Nevada Attorney General's launch of a campaign warning consumers about payday loans, which are short-term, high-interest loans.
November 21, 2006
Source: ag.nv.gov
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 5 unfavorable
The Nevada Supreme Court reversed her dismissal of a taxi injury lawsuit in Aguilar and her denial of costs and interest after the plaintiff accepted an offer to settle the case.
January 4, 2024Unfavorable on Legal Competence
Source: nvcourts.gov
The Nevada Supreme Court reversed her order granting a new murder trial in Seka because new DNA results did not meet the legal test for a new trial.
July 8, 2021Unfavorable on Legal Competence
Source: nvcourts.gov
The Nevada Supreme Court ordered a new trial in Honea after finding incorrect jury instructions on consent in a sexual-assault case she oversaw.
June 18, 2020Unfavorable on Legal Competence
Source: nvcourts.gov
The Nevada Supreme Court directed dismissal of a licensing-board review she had allowed to continue because the petition was filed before the board's final written decision.
October 3, 2019Unfavorable on Legal Competence
Source: nvcourts.gov
The Nevada Supreme Court reversed her denial of a widower's request for court review of foreclosure mediation, a process for settling home-foreclosure disputes. It ruled that he was eligible to take part because he represented his late wife's estate, the property she left behind.
February 7, 2019Unfavorable on Legal Competence
Source: nvcourts.gov
Track record — Candidate Ethics
Candidate Ethics · 1 record
The Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline gave her a public reprimand, a formal public warning, after she agreed that she had delayed decisions in six cases.
December 21, 2022
Source: judicial.nv.gov
Past race Kathleen E. Delaney ran in:
- District Court Judge, Department 25 · November 3, 2026 · Clark County, Nevada · incumbent