Monica Trujillo
NV · Eighth Judicial District Court Judge, Department 3
Monica Trujillo is a Clark County district judge. Before joining the bench she was a public defender and later a special public defender focused on murder cases.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 2 records
Denied a challenge to a Las Vegas police immigration agreement after finding the petitioner lacked standing and the ACLU’s claims were moot. The order did not decide the agreement’s legality.
March 6, 2026
Source: aclunv.org
Suppressed evidence after a warrantless police search in State v. McCall. Nevada’s Supreme Court upheld the violation but required her to identify the evidence covered.
September 22, 2022
Source: nvcourts.gov
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 1 unfavorable
Allowed informed-consent evidence in a medical malpractice trial and barred other damages evidence. Nevada’s Supreme Court reversed these rulings in Taylor v. Brill.
December 21, 2023Unfavorable on Legal Competence
Source: nvcourts.gov
Past race Monica Trujillo ran in:
- District Court Judge, Department 3 · November 3, 2026 · Clark County, Nevada · incumbent