Tim Williams
NV · Eighth Judicial District Court Judge, Department 16
Tim Williams has been a Clark County district judge since 2006, when he was appointed to fill a vacancy. Before that he spent 20 years handling complex civil lawsuits and served as a court arbitrator and mediator.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 2 records
Was named co-chair of the Eighth Judicial District Court Jury Services Committee in a February 2, 2017 administrative order to examine the jury process.
February 2, 2017
Source: clarkcountycourts.us
Received Governor Kenny Guinn’s appointment to the Eighth Judicial District Court, Department 16, to fill a vacancy on April 4, 2006.
April 4, 2006
Source: clarkcountycourts.us
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 3 favorable · 4 unfavorable
Denied the Republican National Committee’s request for relief over the party composition of Clark County mail-ballot signature verifiers; the Nevada Supreme Court published its opinion on December 29, 2022, after denying the emergency writ on November 8.
December 29, 2022Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: nvcourts.gov
Ordered review and disclosure of attorney-client communications under the crime-fraud exception in Seibel; the Nevada Supreme Court denied the challenge on November 23, 2022, finding no error or abuse of discretion.
November 23, 2022Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: nvcourts.gov
Denied PetSmart summary judgment after an adopted dog injured a customer; the Nevada Supreme Court granted the store’s writ on December 9, 2021, finding no assumed duty or agency relationship with the rescue group.
December 9, 2021Unfavorable on Legal Competence
Source: nvcourts.gov
Denied Henderson’s motion to strike a zoning-review petition filed inside an existing civil case; the Nevada Supreme Court granted the City’s writ on June 24, 2021, and held the petition required a separate proceeding.
June 24, 2021Unfavorable on Legal Competence
Source: nvcourts.gov
Granted employees partial summary judgment over health-insurance plans in the MDC Restaurants minimum-wage case; the Nevada Supreme Court granted the employer’s writ on May 31, 2018, and directed him to vacate that ruling.
May 31, 2018Unfavorable on Legal Competence
Source: nvcourts.gov
Granted employees partial summary judgment in MDC Restaurants over minimum-wage health-benefit requirements; the Nevada Supreme Court ordered that ruling vacated on October 27, 2016, after holding employers needed only to offer qualifying insurance.
October 27, 2016Unfavorable on Legal Competence
Source: nvcourts.gov
Denied Boulder Cab’s summary-judgment motion in a taxi-driver minimum-wage case; the Nevada Supreme Court denied the company’s writ petition on October 27, 2016, and held the taxi-driver exemption had been repealed.
October 27, 2016Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: nvcourts.gov
Past race Tim Williams ran in:
- District Court Judge, Department 16 · November 3, 2026 · Clark County, Nevada · incumbent