Tina Talim
NV · Eighth Judicial District Court Judge, Department 14
Tina Talim was appointed a Clark County district judge in 2024, the first Indian-American judge in Nevada. She spent nearly 20 years as a Clark County prosecutor.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 2 records
Received the Clark County Prosecutors Association's endorsement for the 2024 District Court Department 14 election.
August 19, 2024
Source: clarkcountyprosecutors.org
Was appointed by Governor Joe Lombardo to the Eighth Judicial District Court's Department 14 seat and became Nevada's first Indian-American judge.
June 11, 2024
Source: clarkcountycourts.us
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 5 favorable
Negotiated a felony plea with a Hope for Prisoners diversion program in State v. Mareli Hernandez, a cocaine-trafficking case involving a defendant who was 17 during the sales.
April 17, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: nvcourts.gov
Led the State v. Angelo Loza fentanyl-death prosecution, presented the case to a grand jury, and negotiated a plea; the judge imposed incarceration after her request.
July 18, 2023Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: nvcourts.gov
Prosecuted State v. Aria Styron after a fatal fentanyl sale; negotiated a voluntary-manslaughter plea and argued for prison, while the judge imposed probation with a detention condition.
May 12, 2022Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: nvcourts.gov
Led the capital murder prosecution in State v. Raphael Castillo-Sanchez; the jury returned a guilty verdict after the trial.
June 20, 2010Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: nvcourts.gov
Prosecuted State v. Thomas Lewis as sole counsel; a jury convicted Lewis of domestic assault and coercion charges, and the judge imposed a 12.5-to-30-year prison sentence.
August 14, 2008Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: nvcourts.gov
Past race Tina Talim ran in:
- District Court Judge, Department 14 · November 3, 2026 · Clark County, Nevada · incumbent