Michel Gaudet

Reported in his 2022 application for a Family Court seat that he has served since 2016 as secretary-treasurer of The Gentleman's League. The nonprofit raises money mainly for veterans' and children's groups in Clark County.

October 4, 2026

Source: nvcourts.gov

Reported in his 2022 application to Nevada's Commission on Judicial Selection that he tried about 100 cases as a court-appointed lawyer for parents facing the loss of their parental rights. He said pay in those cases was capped at $1,500 each.

October 4, 2026

Source: nvcourts.gov

Reported in his 2022 application for a Family Court seat that he had served as a small claims referee in Las Vegas Justice Court. He also reported serving as a truancy judge and juvenile hearing master in Clark County Juvenile Court, and for many years on the State Bar of Nevada's fee dispute committee.

October 4, 2026

Source: nvcourts.gov

Received the Third Branch PAC's 2026 endorsement for Family Court Department N.

October 4, 2026

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Joined Kainen Law Group, a Las Vegas family law firm, in March 2025 after leaving the bench.

December 19, 2025

Source: kainenlawgroup.com

Received the Las Vegas Police Protective Association's 2024 endorsement for Family Court Department N.

May 21, 2024

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Received the Clark County Prosecutors Association's 2024 endorsement for Family Court Department N.

February 14, 2024

Source: clarkcountyprosecutors.org

Appointed by Gov. Joe Lombardo as Clark County District Court judge, Family Division, Department N, replacing the late Judge Matthew Harter.

March 9, 2023

Source: clarkcountycourts.us

The Nevada Court of Appeals upheld his custody decree giving a mother sole legal custody. It also upheld his order that the father pay her $60,000 in attorney fees.

April 23, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov

The Nevada Court of Appeals reversed his custody decree that sent a couple's youngest child to live with the father in Colorado. It found he did not ask about abuse and domestic violence claims and addressed only 2 of the 12 factors the law requires for a child's best interest.

October 31, 2024Unfavorable on Legal Competence

Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov

The Nevada Supreme Court reversed his order ending a father's parental rights. It found he applied laws that did not fit the case and that the evidence did not support his findings that the father abandoned or neglected his children.

September 19, 2024Unfavorable on Legal Competence

Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov

In a published opinion, the Nevada Court of Appeals upheld his finding, made after a hearing, that Nevada was the children's home state in a custody dispute. It denied the mother's request to overturn that ruling.

August 15, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov

The Nevada Court of Appeals upheld his order enforcing a 2012 divorce decree. It agreed that the ex-wife's request about an unpaid home loan was filed in time.

July 31, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov

The Nevada Court of Appeals ordered him to undo his rulings that Nevada courts had power over a family's custody case. It told him to decide that question again after holding an evidentiary hearing.

October 30, 2023Unfavorable on Legal Competence

Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov

Disclosed in his 2022 application for a Family Court seat that he was convicted of reckless driving in Henderson Municipal Court. He had been charged with DUI after a December 10, 2010 incident, and the charge was reduced.

October 4, 2026

Source: nvcourts.gov