Amy M. Mastin
NV · Eighth Judicial District Court Family Division Judge, Department M
Amy Mastin has been a Clark County family court judge since 2021. She moved to Las Vegas in 1996 and spent her legal career working with Clark County families.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 7 records
The Nevada Court of Appeals upheld her decision to give a father primary custody, citing her findings that the mother had interfered with his parenting time. It reversed her limit of the mother to two supervised hours a week, which in effect was sole custody without the required findings.
August 25, 2026
Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov
The Nevada Court of Appeals upheld most of a divorce decree she signed in Horta v. Horta. It reversed one part because she made no findings on whether a husband's $476,000 investment still existed and should be split.
October 3, 2024
Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov
The Nevada Supreme Court upheld her joint custody, alimony and property rulings in a divorce, but reversed her award of attorney fees against the wife. Two justices dissented, saying she should have applied the legal presumption against joint custody after domestic violence.
June 20, 2024
Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov
The Nevada Court of Appeals upheld most of her divorce rulings in Cunning v. Cunning, including attorney fees. It reversed one part that gave the husband an extra $3,500 for two Honda XR vehicles.
May 3, 2024
Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov
Won election as Clark County Family Court judge, Department M, in the November 3, 2020 general election. Her six-year term began January 4, 2021.
November 3, 2020
Source: clarkcountynv.gov
Received the Las Vegas Sun's endorsement for Family Court Department M in the 2020 general election.
October 15, 2020
Source: lasvegasweekly.com
Received the Las Vegas Review-Journal's endorsement for Family Court Department M. The paper cited her 23 years of legal work, including family law practice and work as a domestic violence hearing master.
May 12, 2020
Source: reviewjournal.com
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 3 favorable · 3 unfavorable
The Nevada Court of Appeals set aside her juvenile court order adopting a hearing master's finding that a 13-year-old boy was delinquent. The boy's mother had not received the required notice and time to object.
September 11, 2024Unfavorable on Legal Competence
Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov
The Nevada Court of Appeals reversed her denial of a father's request for joint physical custody. It found she denied the request without addressing his claims that the child's needs and circumstances had changed.
June 16, 2023Unfavorable on Legal Competence
Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov
The Nevada Supreme Court upheld her denial of grandparents' request for court-ordered visits with their grandchildren, in a published opinion (Ramos v. Franklin). It agreed that one parent already gave the grandparents regular visits.
March 16, 2023Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov
The Nevada Court of Appeals reversed her order denying a mother's request for unpaid past child support from the child's father. It sent the case back for a new hearing on up to four years of back support and medical costs.
December 27, 2022Unfavorable on Legal Competence
Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov
Was named by the Nevada Commission on Judicial Selection as one of three finalists for an open Clark County Family Court judgeship. The names went to the governor, who picks the judge.
March 11, 2019Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: nvcourts.gov
Was admitted to practice law in Nevada by the State Bar of Nevada. The bar lists no disciplinary actions against her.
October 13, 1997Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: nvbar.org
Past race Amy M. Mastin ran in:
- District Court Judge, Family Division, Department M · November 3, 2026 · Clark County, Nevada · incumbent