Champagne, Justin K

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Justin Champagne serves as an assistant coach for both the Mock Trial and We The People teams at Reno High School. He has also served as a polling place manager for the Washoe County Registrar of Voters since 2008. Justin has been married to his wife, Suzi, for 27 years and has two wonderful grown children, Madeline and Ethan. He loves to spend time outside hiking, golf, biking, skiing, and traveling. Justin has a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Nevada in Journalism. He has J.D., University of Utah College of Law. He served as a Law Clerk for Judge Jerome Polaha from 1991 to 2001 and served at the Washoe County Public Defender’s Office from 2001 to 2016. Justin worked in virtually every section of the office, including general felony and misdemeanor felony defense, juvenile delinquency defense, mental health commitments, and every Specialty Court offered in Washoe County. Justin developed the Washoe County Felony DUI Court, which helped defendants with severe drug and alcohol addictions engage in long-term treatment and court supervision, ensuring that they drove safely and legally while aiding in their recovery from these addictions. He served as the program attorney for the Early Case Resolution program, working directly with the Washoe County District Attorney’s Office to resolve cases as quickly as possible after a defendant’s arrest. Resolving cases early helps save time and money for both individuals who come to court, and our courts and taxpayers at large. He served the Reno City Attorney’s Office, from 2017 to 2020. He prosecuted all types of criminal offenses in the Reno Municipal Court. Justin has been working in private practice in criminal defense and as a judge pro tempore since 2020. Justin has presided over every type of docket in Reno Municipal Court, including trial dockets, traffic court, and video arraignments from the Washoe County Jail. He also presided over 2 different Specialty Courts, the Fresh Start Court and the Co-Occurring Disorders Court.

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