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Clark County District Attorney

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.[1] It is divided into four divisions: criminal, juvenile, family support, and civil.[1]

Past district attorneys

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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]

References

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