Judge Charles J Hoskin

District Judge - Eighth Judicial District Court - Family Division - Department E

Charles J. Hoskin Department E Eighth Judicial District Court Term of Office 2009 – present Charles J. Hoskin was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. He graduated from Bonanza High School in 1981. He graduated from University of Utah with a B.A. in Economics in 1988. He received his J.D. from Northwestern School of Law, Lewis & Clark College in 1991. While attending Northwestern, he served as the Ninth Circuit Review Editor for the Law Review. Judge Hoskin practiced primarily Family Law until March of 2009, when he was appointed to the District Court in Department E. He was then elected to that position in 2010 and reelected in 2014 and 2020. Judge Hoskin served as Presiding Judge over the Eighth Judicial District Court’s Family Division from January 2014 until December 2017. Judge Hoskin has presented at numerous seminars on a variety of legal and judicial topics. Judge Hoskin is a staff lecturer for the National Judicial College and has published numerous articles addressing both legal and judicial issues. He currently serves on the Nevada Supreme Court’s Child Support Commission and the State of Nevada Ad Hoc Family Judicial Council.

Source: official court website - retrieved Aug 22, 2026