Clark County District Attorney Explained

The Clark County District Attorney is the elected district attorney of Clark County, Nevada.[1] The current Clark County District Attorney is Steven B. Wolfson.[2]

As of 2021, the Clark County District Attorney's Office employs approximately 170 attorneys and over 500 support staff. It is divided into four divisions: criminal, juvenile, family support, and civil.

Past district attorneys

No. District Attorney Dates in Office
1 W.R. Thomas Appointed in 1909[3]
2 O.J. Van Pelt First Elected DA from 1910–?[4]
3 ? ?
4 A.B. Henderson 1916–1920[5]
5 Harley A. Harmon 1920–1934[6]
6 Roger Foley, Sr. 1934–1938[7]
7 Roland H. Wiley 1938–1942[8]
8 V. Gray Gubler 1942–1946[9]
9 Robert E. Jones 1946–1950  [10]
10 Roger D. Foley, Jr.1951–1955[11]
11 George M. Dickerson 1954–1958[12]
12 George Foley 1958–1959[13]
13 Jack Cherry Fall 1959[14]
14 John Mendoza 1960–1962[15]
15 Edward "Ted" Marshall 1962–1966[16]
16 George Franklin 1966–1970[17]
17 Roy Woofter 1970–1974[18]
18 George Holt 1974–1978[19]
19 Bob Miller 1978–1986[20]
20 Rex Bell 1986–1994[21]
21 Stewart L. Bell 1995–2002[22]
22 David Roger 2003–2012[23]
23 Mary-Anne Miller January 2012 to February 2012[24]
24 Steven B. Wolfson 2012–Present[25]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About Us. July 16, 2021. Clark County District Attorney.
  2. News: Siracusa. Sabrina. District Attorney Steve Wolfson. Vegaslegal Magazine. 2020-06-23.
  3. Web site: Clark County NV Archives Obituaries.....THOMAS, William R. January 21 1920.
  4. 1914-11-07. Las Vegas Age. UNLV Digital Collections. X. 45. 1–4. 2020-06-24.
  5. 1917-02-10. Las Vegas Age. UNLV Digital Libraries. XIII. 6. 2. 2020-06-24.
  6. Web site: O'callaghan. Tim. 2009-01-09. One Man's View: Clark County District Attorney commissions centennial seal. 2020-06-22. One Man's View.
  7. Web site: Roger T. Foley. 2020-06-22. Ballotpedia. en.
  8. Web site: McCracken. Bob. One man's vision reduced to ruins. Pahrump Valley Times. 2020-06-24.
  9. Web site: State Bar Past Presidents . State Bar of Nevada . 2020-06-24.
  10. Web site: 2006-02-07. Robert Jones. Las Vegas Review Journal.
  11. Web site: Foley, Roger D.. July 16, 2021. Federal Judicial Center.
  12. Web site: Smith . John L. . "Gentleman George" Dickerson leaves an ethical legacy in Nevada . The Nevada Independent . 2020-06-24.
  13. Web site: Koch. Ed. 2010-09-28. Former county DA George Foley Sr. made Nevada 'a better place' – Las Vegas Sun Newspaper. 2020-06-22. lasvegassun.com. en.
  14. News: 2015-10-11. Jack Cherry. Las Vegas Review-Journal. 2020-06-24.
  15. News: 2011-11-11. Judge John F. Mendoza. Las Vegas Review-Journal. 2020-06-24.
  16. News: Edward Marshall . 2020-06-24 . Las Vegas Review-Journal . 2013-04-15.
  17. Web site: Commissioner Franklin.
  18. Web site: 2013-01-26. Roy Woofter, 'a founding father of Las Vegas,' dies. 2020-06-22. Las Vegas Review-Journal. en-US.
  19. Book: Gamblin in America. 1976. Volume 14. 348. 2020-06-24.
  20. Web site: Gov. Bob Miller. NGA. 2020-06-24.
  21. News: Rex A. Bell, Jr.. Las Vegas Review-Journal. 2020-06-24.
  22. Web site: Stewart Bell. 2020-06-22. Ballotpedia. en.
  23. Web site: About David Welcome to DavidRoger.com. 2020-06-22. en-US.
  24. Web site: 2011-12-28. Interim chief to replace district attorney. 2020-06-22. Las Vegas Review-Journal. en-US.
  25. Web site: Steven Wolfson Biography. 2020-06-22. www.clarkcountynv.gov.

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