Martina Bauhaus
NV
Martina Bauhaus is assistant general counsel for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department with over 20 years in civil and criminal law. She says she wants to uphold the rule of law and end judicial activism.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 9 records
Was listed as Third Branch PAC's endorsed 2026 general-election candidate for Clark County District Court Department 23 on its undated endorsement page, verified September 30, 2026.
September 30, 2026
Source: thirdbranchnv.com
Was listed as Third Branch PAC's endorsed 2026 general-election candidate for Clark County District Court Department 23 on its undated endorsement page, verified September 30, 2026.
September 30, 2026
Source: thirdbranchnv.com
Was listed as the Clark County Prosecutors Association's 2026 endorsed candidate for Clark County District Court Department 23 on the association's undated endorsement page, verified September 30, 2026.
September 30, 2026
Source: clarkcountyprosecutors.org
Received a 2026 Clark County District Court Department 23 endorsement from Teamsters Joint Council 42; the council listed both candidates for the department.
September 16, 2026
Source: teamstersjc42.com
Filed a motion on behalf of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department to dismiss Trigueros's civil-forfeiture (property seizure) appeal as untimely; the Nevada Supreme Court later denied the motion because reconsideration extended the deadline.
February 6, 2026
Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov
Told the Clark County Board that inmate-care lawsuits were directed to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, while county responsibility concerns included jail building conditions such as a slip and fall.
August 16, 2022
Source: clark.legistar.com
Reported that the Clark County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council behavioral-health subcommittee had discussed a long-term mental-health facility, legislation from other states, and coordination with partners.
February 27, 2020
Source: clarkcountynv.gov
Raised a jail contraband concern about people returning to jail under intermediate sanctions (penalties before ending parole or probation) and recommended adding Nevada's X gender description to the jail needs-assessment survey at a Clark County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council meeting.
June 27, 2019
Source: clarkcountynv.gov
Explained to the Clark County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council that people on electronic monitoring or house arrest could face a choice between accepting an agreement that waived Fourth and Fifth Amendment rights (limits on searches and self-incrimination) and remaining jailed.
April 24, 2019
Source: clarkcountynv.gov
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 2 favorable
Coauthored a Nevada Lawyer article analyzing police conduct law, including qualified immunity (lawsuit limits), indemnification (legal claim payments), investigative rights, and protest rights.
January 29, 2021Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: nvbar.org
Was admitted to the State Bar of Nevada as a lawyer on April 20, 2005.
April 20, 2005Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: nvbar.org
Past race Martina Bauhaus ran in:
- District Court Judge, Department 23 · November 3, 2026 · Clark County, Nevada