Heidi Almase
NV · Eighth Judicial District Court Family Division Judge, Department X
Heidi Almase is a Clark County family court judge. As a Las Vegas municipal judge from 2011 to 2017 she ran a drug court and started the city's first mental health diversion program.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 5 records
The Nevada Court of Appeals reversed her contempt finding against a mother for changing a child's dental visit, including a $500 fine, because the divorce decree was unclear. It upheld her order giving the father primary custody.
February 27, 2026
Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov
The Nevada Court of Appeals reversed parts of her divorce ruling. She gave the husband the family home without the proper test for the couple's shared interest, and gave him a credit union account without a reason for the unequal split. It upheld her alimony award and rejected a claim that she was biased.
August 30, 2024
Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov
Won the November 3, 2020 election for the new Clark County Family Court Department X seat. She took office on January 4, 2021.
November 3, 2020
Source: clarkcountynv.gov
Lost her 2017 re-election race for Las Vegas Municipal Court Department 3 to county prosecutor Cara Campbell, 47.1 percent to 52.9 percent in official results.
June 13, 2017
Source: nvsos.gov
Won the 2011 election for Las Vegas Municipal Court Department 3, defeating the sitting judge, George Assad, with 56.8 percent of the vote in official results.
June 7, 2011
Source: nvsos.gov
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 3 favorable · 3 unfavorable
The Nevada Supreme Court upheld her custody order giving a mother primary custody of two children in Texas. It agreed with her finding that the mother had not wrongfully taken the children out of Nevada.
August 21, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov
The Nevada Supreme Court reversed her ruling that Nevada had no power to decide custody of a child staying in Canada. In a published opinion, it held Nevada was the child's home state and sent the case back.
March 5, 2026Unfavorable on Legal Competence
Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov
The Nevada Supreme Court upheld her denial of a mother's request to end the father's parental rights. In a published opinion, it said ending rights only because a parent made little contact is disfavored when the other parent asks for it.
October 2, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov
The Nevada Supreme Court reversed her order ending a father's parental rights. It found that none of the four grounds of parental fault she relied on were supported by the record.
April 17, 2025Unfavorable on Legal Competence
Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov
The Nevada Court of Appeals upheld her order canceling a 2004 divorce decree that a court had entered without the power to do so. She found the wife could not read or understand the decree when she signed it.
January 27, 2023Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov
The Nevada Court of Appeals threw out a child-support contempt order from her court that sent a father to jail for 25 days. The order again lacked findings on whether he could afford to pay.
February 4, 2022Unfavorable on Legal Competence
Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov
Track record — Candidate Ethics
Candidate Ethics · 1 record
Publicly reprimanded by the Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline. Her 2017 campaign posted a fake photo suggesting actor Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson endorsed her, and she commented on it instead of taking it down. She had reported herself and admitted some rule violations.
October 22, 2018
Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov
Past race Heidi Almase ran in:
- District Court Judge, Family Division, Department X · November 3, 2026 · Clark County, Nevada · incumbent