Christy Craig
NV · Eighth Judicial District Court Judge, Department 32
Christy Craig is a Clark County district judge. She was a chief deputy public defender for more than 20 years and earlier worked as a medical technician.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 4 records
The Nevada Supreme Court upheld a caretaker's elder-abuse conviction from her court but threw out 28 duplicate counts. It said one victim and one scheme allowed only one exploitation count and one theft count.
May 21, 2026
Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov
Took the bench as Clark County District Court judge for Department 32.
January 4, 2021
Source: nvcourts.gov
As a deputy public defender, was one of the lawyers who challenged cash bail before the Nevada Supreme Court. The court ruled that people held on bail they cannot pay must get a prompt hearing with strong legal protections (Valdez-Jimenez v. Eighth Judicial District Court).
April 9, 2020
Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov
As a deputy public defender, represented Javier Righetti, who faced a possible death sentence, in his bid to plead guilty to only some murder theories. The Nevada Supreme Court rejected the bid.
February 16, 2017
Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 2 favorable · 5 unfavorable
The Nevada Court of Appeals ordered her to hold a bail hearing within 30 days for a defendant found unfit for trial. She had declined to hear his bail request.
August 21, 2026Unfavorable on Legal Competence
Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov
Dismissed a felony case after a man found unfit for trial waited almost 90 days in jail for treatment. The Nevada Supreme Court upheld the dismissal in a published opinion.
May 22, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov
The Nevada Supreme Court reversed her ruling that threw out kidnapping and robbery charges for lack of evidence. It found the victims' testimony and DNA on a stolen phone were enough to go forward.
August 14, 2024Unfavorable on Legal Competence
Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov
The Nevada Supreme Court reversed her denial of a prisoner's petition. It found she held the key hearing without him present and without his own consent, and ordered a new hearing.
May 30, 2024Unfavorable on Legal Competence
Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov
Held the state mental health agency in contempt in 11 criminal cases and fined it $500 a day for not taking in defendants found unfit for trial. The Nevada Supreme Court upheld her orders.
August 31, 2023Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov
The Nevada Court of Appeals reversed a gun-possession conviction from her court and ordered a new trial. It found she wrongly refused a jury instruction saying the state had to prove the man knew the gun was in the car.
February 15, 2023Unfavorable on Legal Competence
Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov
The Nevada Court of Appeals partly reversed her denial of a prisoner's petition. It said she wrongly called his sentence-structure claim moot and should have held a hearing on it.
February 14, 2023Unfavorable on Legal Competence
Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov
Past race Christy Craig ran in:
- District Court Judge, Department 32 · November 3, 2026 · Clark County, Nevada · incumbent