LVMPD attorney seeks to unseat judge in Clark County District Court race

By: Dana Gentry

Outlets: Nevada Current

Published: September 25, 2026

Words: 1,072

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 2 days ago

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Martina Bauhaus, an attorney for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Dept. for almost two decades, is challenging Judge Jasmin Lilly-Spells, who is wrapping up her first term on the bench.

District Court Dept. 23 hears both criminal and civil cases, a docket that Lilly-Spells, a former public defender, acknowledges proved challenging at first.

“The law is very vast. No matter what you do before you take the bench, it would …

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