Margaret E. Pickard
NV · Eighth Judicial District Court Family Division Judge, Department V
Margaret Pickard is a Clark County family court judge who hears child abuse, neglect and family cases. She was a family court hearing master for five years and earlier a family mediator and parenting coordinator.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 9 records
The Nevada Supreme Court upheld her order ending a mother's parental rights. It found enough evidence that the mother had not fixed the problems that led to her children's removal.
January 16, 2025
Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov
Co-wrote a State Bar of Nevada family law journal article on how judges can respond when one parent turns a child against the other parent.
August 27, 2024
Source: nvbar.org
The Nevada Supreme Court upheld her order ending a mother's parental rights. It rejected the mother's claims that her lawyer was ineffective and that the court should have considered guardianship instead.
March 9, 2023
Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov
The Nevada Supreme Court upheld her order ending a mother's parental rights. It rejected the mother's claim that she did not get proper notice of the hearing.
December 15, 2022
Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov
Co-wrote a State Bar of Nevada family law journal article explaining parental alienation, when one parent turns a child against the other parent.
March 25, 2021
Source: nvbar.org
Took the bench as Clark County Family Court judge for Department V, a new seat, after winning the 2020 election.
January 4, 2021
Source: nvcourts.gov
Co-wrote a State Bar of Nevada family law journal article with Judge David Gibson on how people can help protect children from abuse and neglect.
September 14, 2020
Source: nvbar.org
Co-wrote an article in the State Bar of Nevada's family law journal about the Pro Bono Children's Attorneys Project. She wrote it while serving as a Family Court hearing master.
March 10, 2020
Source: nvbar.org
Briefed the Nevada Attorney General's Substance Abuse Working Group on Clark County's drug courts and other specialty courts. She spoke as the district court's specialty court manager.
June 8, 2016
Source: ag.nv.gov
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 1 unfavorable
The Nevada Supreme Court overturned her order requiring Clark County's child welfare agency to pay $1,000 toward a foster parent's rent. It ruled that state child-protection law does not let judges decide how the agency spends its money.
December 5, 2024Unfavorable on Legal Competence
Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov
Past race Margaret E. Pickard ran in:
- District Court Judge, Family Division, Department V · November 3, 2026 · Clark County, Nevada · incumbent