Tom Gregory
NV · District Court Judge, Ninth Judicial District, Department 2
Tom Gregory has been a district judge in Douglas County since the governor appointed him in 2015. Before that he was a Douglas County deputy district attorney for eight years, and he earned his law degree at McGeorge School of Law.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 7 records
Sentenced a Reno man to life in prison, with parole possible after 22 years, for a wrong-way drunk driving crash that killed a Carson City man. It was the driver's fifth DUI-related offense.
August 11, 2026
Source: tahoedailytribune.com
Reversed his earlier order that four school board members personally owed $70,000 in the records lawsuit. He ruled the school district must cover their share of the $166,081 legal bill.
May 29, 2025
Source: recordcourier.com
Ruled that the Douglas County School District and four school board members must pay court costs and lawyer fees in a public records lawsuit. He found the suit was not frivolous and pushed the district to release records. He did not impose civil penalties.
October 10, 2024
Source: recordcourier.com
Sentenced a security guard to 22 to 55 years in prison for shooting and killing a man on the Hard Rock casino floor in Stateline. The guard had admitted to first-degree murder with a deadly weapon.
June 13, 2024
Source: tahoedailytribune.com
Sentenced a Lake Tahoe man to the maximum of 35 years to life in prison for sexually abusing two children. He ordered the sentences to run back to back.
January 22, 2024
Source: recordcourier.com
Was appointed a district judge in Douglas County by Governor Brian Sandoval. He filled the seat left by Judge Michael Gibbons, who moved to the new Nevada Court of Appeals.
March 19, 2015
Source: nvcourts.gov
Argued for the state before the Nevada Supreme Court as Douglas County's chief deputy district attorney. He said a deputy lawfully used a stalking suspect's cellphone location to arrest him.
November 14, 2013
Source: reviewjournal.com
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 1 favorable
Won the cellphone location case he argued for Douglas County prosecutors. The Nevada Supreme Court ruled that using a phone's GPS to make an arrest is legal when police first have an arrest warrant.
April 3, 2014Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: reviewjournal.com
Past race Tom Gregory ran in:
- District Court Judge, District 9, Department 2 (Douglas County) · November 3, 2026 · Douglas County, Nevada · incumbent