Susan Johnson
NV · Eighth Judicial District Court Judge, Department 22
Susan Johnson has been a Clark County district judge since 2007 and hears civil, criminal, business and construction defect cases. She practiced law in Nevada for more than 21 years before joining the bench.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 5 records
Became president of the Nevada District Judges Association and an ex-officio member of the Nevada Judicial Council for the April 2026-April 2027 term.
September 30, 2026
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Denied an anti-SLAPP motion in a defamation case; the Nevada Supreme Court affirmed the result while correcting part of her public-forum analysis.
December 2, 2021
Source: nvcourts.gov
Entered a commercial foreclosure judgment that the Nevada Supreme Court affirmed, while correcting part of her legal rationale.
December 19, 2019
Source: nvcourts.gov
Completed her tenure as Civil Division presiding judge when Jerry Wiese took over the role.
July 1, 2018
Source: clarkcountycourts.us
Presided over a mechanics-lien trial whose delivery and lien findings were upheld, while the Nevada Supreme Court reversed orders to sell properties covered by surety bonds.
August 7, 2014
Source: nvcourts.gov
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 3 favorable · 1 unfavorable
Denied a motion to disqualify a law firm after it hired the opposing lawyer’s former paralegal; the Nevada Supreme Court denied a writ challenge.
December 22, 2022Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: nvcourts.gov
Denied a petition to seal criminal records; the Nevada Court of Appeals reversed because the controlling statutes had not all been applied.
December 26, 2019Unfavorable on Legal Competence
Source: nvcourts.gov
Presided over a robbery and battery trial whose competency-hearing and jury-selection rulings were affirmed by the Nevada Supreme Court.
May 3, 2018Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: nvcourts.gov
Compelled arbitration of former security employees’ wage claims; the Nevada Supreme Court denied writ petitions challenging the arbitration orders.
September 24, 2015Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: nvcourts.gov
Past race Susan Johnson ran in:
- District Court Judge, Department 22 · November 3, 2026 · Clark County, Nevada · incumbent