U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada
| United States District Court for the District of Nevada | |
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| Appeals to | Ninth Circuit |
| Established | February 27, 1865 |
| Judges assigned | 7 |
| Chief Judge | Gloria Navarro |
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The United States District Court for the District of Nevada (in case citations, D. Nev.) is the federal district court whose jurisdiction is the state of Nevada. The court has locations in Las Vegas and Reno.
Cases from the District of Nevada are appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).
The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Nevada represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. The current Acting United States Attorney is Steven W. Myhre.
Coordinates: 36°09′54″N 115°08′34″W / 36.16510°N 115.14270°W The Lloyd D. George Federal District Courthouse is the home for the district court in Las Vegas. The building of the courthouse was completed in 2002 and was the first federal building built to comply with the post-Oklahoma City blast resistance requirements. Blast-resistance tests for the project were conducted at the Department of Defense’s Large Blast Thermal Simulator in White Sands, New Mexico to validate building performance under blast loads.
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