Kephart, William David

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Hon. William “Bill” Kephart is District Court Judge for the Eighth Judicial District Court, Department XIX. He is a proud native of Clark County, Nevada and graduated from Basic High School. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and his Juris Doctorate from the Marshall College of Law in Cleveland. Judge Kephart previously served as both a Deputy City Attorney for the City of Las Vegas and a Deputy District Attorney in Clark County. His assignments included Chief Deputy Attorney in the Special Victims Litigation Unit and the Habitual Offender Unit. The voters of Clark County elected Judge Kephart to the Las Vegas Justice Court in 2010. While in Justice Court, he presided over arraignments, preliminary hearings, DUI Court and Veterans Court. He was subsequently elected to his current position in 2015. Since 2010, Judge Kephart has presided over 175 trials.

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