She worked as an insurance defense attorney in Las Vegas before she was hired by the Clark County district attorney’s office in 2011. Moors, 39, graduated from the University of Oregon School of Law in 2009. Ganz previously ran for judge in Department 3 in 2020, but lost to current District Court Judge Monica Trujillo, who received 60 percent of the vote. “I’m the only person in this case who’s actually been a judge,” he said. He has also served as a justice of the peace pro tem, which included overseeing criminal cases, and a short term trial judge pro tem in District Court civil cases, he said. Ganz, 51, received his master of laws degree in conflict and dispute resolution this year from Pepperdine University’s Caruso School of Law. “And we need judges who can get through their calendars, make decisions on motions that need to be made in order to get cases to move along.” “Civil cases have always been backlogged - they are even more backlogged now because of COVID,” Ganz said.

Ganz said he is running because the District Court needs more judges with experience practicing civil law, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic delayed civil proceedings. Ganz, who grew up in Las Vegas, graduated from University of San Diego Law School in 1998 and has spent more than 20 years practicing civil litigation, he said. Villani handled a calendar comprised of civil and criminal cases, although judges’ assignments are determined by the chief judge. There was no primary for the seat because Villani announced his retirement after the June election. From left: Adam Ganz, Lindsey Moors and Jennifer Schwartz.Ī civil litigation attorney, prosecutor and public defender are all vying for a seat in District Court Department 17 in the upcoming general election.Īttorney Adam Ganz, Chief Deputy District Attorney Lindsey Moors and Deputy Public Defender Jennifer Schwartz will all appear on November’s ballot for the open seat, which was left vacant when District Judge Michael Villani retired in July.

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