Bryce C. Duckworth
NV · Eighth Judicial District Court Family Division Judge, Department Q
Bryce Duckworth has been a Clark County family court judge since 2009 and served as presiding judge of the family division. He practiced family law for 17 years, including leading a firm's family law department.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 11 records
In the Review-Journal's 2025 lawyer survey, 97.1 percent of 103 respondents favored keeping him on the bench. Average scores out of five were 4.72 for court management, 4.59 for legal ability, and 4.64 for integrity.
December 7, 2025
Source: reviewjournal.com
The Nevada Supreme Court upheld his divorce ruling giving the parents joint custody in Egosi v. Egosi. It threw out his contempt sanction against the father and sent it back to be recalculated.
June 17, 2022
Source: storage.courtlistener.com
As presiding Family Division judge, announced a guided online form for people seeking domestic violence temporary protective orders during the COVID-19 pandemic.
April 20, 2020
Source: clarkcountycourts.us
As presiding Family Division judge, announced that people could apply for domestic violence temporary protective orders by phone during the COVID-19 pandemic.
March 21, 2020
Source: clarkcountycourts.us
Joined Chief Judge Linda Bell in ordering changes to Family Court services to protect the public during the COVID-19 outbreak.
March 16, 2020
Source: clarkcountycourts.us
The Nevada Supreme Court reversed his $1.63 million alimony award in a $47 million divorce (Kogod v. Cioffi-Kogod). It upheld his unequal property split for the husband's spending on affairs and family gifts, but reversed his sanctions and other parts.
April 25, 2019
Source: storage.courtlistener.com
Testified to the Assembly Judiciary Committee in support of Assembly Bill 43, which added district judges, including family judges, in Clark County. He also described new same-day hearings for domestic violence protective orders.
February 27, 2019
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Was named presiding judge of the Clark County Family Division, starting January 1, 2018. He took over from Judge Charles Hoskin.
December 21, 2017
Source: clarkcountycourts.us
Took the bench as Clark County District Court judge in the Family Division, Department Q.
January 5, 2009
Source: nvcourts.gov
Performed a couple's wedding on December 27, 2008, after taking his oath but before his judge term began. Another judge later ruled the marriage invalid. In 2013 the Nevada Supreme Court said that ruling may have been wrong, but it turned down the wife's petition because she had not appealed in time.
December 27, 2008
Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov
Received the Las Vegas Sun's endorsement in the 2008 race for the new Family Court Department Q seat. The paper called him the best candidate in all the contested Family Court races.
October 13, 2008
Source: lasvegassun.com
Track record — Impartiality
Impartiality · 1 favorable
Stepped aside from a pending divorce and child custody case in a written order. In the order, he wrote that Steve Sanson of Veterans in Politics had tried to influence the court by contacting him privately about the case, and that such contact is never appropriate.
September 5, 2017Favorable on Impartiality
Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 3 favorable · 3 unfavorable
The full Nevada Supreme Court ordered him to reconsider closing a custody hearing to the public. It ruled he was wrong to conclude family cases can never be closed (Nester v. District Court).
January 30, 2025Unfavorable on Legal Competence
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The Nevada Supreme Court reversed his ruling that a husband's law firm was entirely shared marital property (Draskovich v. Draskovich). It also threw out his denial of alimony for a new look.
March 21, 2024Unfavorable on Legal Competence
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The Nevada Supreme Court upheld his order ending a mother's parental rights to a child placed in foster care after domestic violence arrests.
July 1, 2021Favorable on Legal Competence
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The full Nevada Supreme Court reversed his court's order ending a mother's parental rights. It ruled that due process requires a district judge, not a hearing master, to hear that trial.
May 27, 2021Unfavorable on Legal Competence
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The Nevada Supreme Court upheld his denial of a father's request to move with the parties' child to Israel. It found he applied the correct relocation law.
April 24, 2020Favorable on Legal Competence
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The full Nevada Supreme Court upheld his rulings in Harrison v. Harrison. He had kept a custody deal letting children 14 and older help choose time with each parent, and a parenting coordinator to settle disputes.
July 28, 2016Favorable on Legal Competence
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Past race Bryce C. Duckworth ran in:
- District Court Judge, Family Division, Department Q · November 3, 2026 · Clark County, Nevada · incumbent