Christopher R. Arabia
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- City of Ely
- Admitted
- 5/2/2006 (20 years, 5 months - more experience than 58% of active Nevada attorneys)
- Law school
- University of California Los Angeles
- Location
- Ely, NV
Contact and address
Record last verified May 30, 2026
Discipline history
Supreme Court Order - Public Reprimand Case No.: 82173 Effective Date: 09/23/2021 [ View Document ]
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Record last verified May 30, 2026
Appellate record
Handled 127 Supreme Court of Nevada / Court of Appeals of Nevada cases on record.
Results in appellate decisions and orders
- Civil cases
- 100% of 1
- Criminal cases
- 83% of 81
- Court-order requests
- 82% of 22
Details by role (challenging vs. defending a ruling)
- Civil cases - Defending a ruling: won 1 of 1
- Criminal cases - Challenging a ruling: won 1 of 8
- Criminal cases - Defending a ruling: won 66 of 73 (5 mixed)
- Court-order requests - Requesting a court order: won 0 of 1
- Court-order requests - Opposing a court-order request: won 12 of 14
- Court-order requests - Defending a ruling: won 6 of 7
Appellate courts uphold far more rulings than they overturn, so lawyers who mostly defend rulings tend to show higher won-shares than lawyers who mostly challenge them. This breakdown lets you compare like with like.
Won means the court ruled the way this side asked. Mixed means the court agreed in part. Cases that were dismissed or have no clear result are listed but not counted. Based on the court's published decisions and unpublished orders; coverage is still being extended.
- 90262 - HOOD VS. ARABIA, ESQ. (CIVIL) (Mar 5, 2026)Dismissednot counted case details
- 85347 - SMITH (DOUGLAS) VS. STATE (Aug 14, 2024)Ruling upheldLost - challenged the ruling case details
- 85777 - RODRIGUEZ (ROBERT) VS. STATE (May 30, 2023)Dismissednot counted case details
- 85862 - HELFRICH (PETER) VS. THE FIFTH JUDICIAL DIST. CT. (Jan 5, 2023)Request deniedWon - defended the ruling case details
- 85793 - HELFRICH (PETER) VS. THE FIFTH JUDICIAL DIST. CT. (Dec 30, 2022)Request deniedWon - defended the ruling case details
- 85792 - HELFRICH (PETER) VS. THE FIFTH JUDICIAL DIST. CT. (Dec 30, 2022)Request deniedWon - defended the ruling case details
- 85583 - HELFRICH (PETER) VS. THE FIFTH JUDICIAL DIST. CT. (Nov 15, 2022)Request deniedWon - defended the ruling case details
- 85447 - EDWARDS (CARL) VS. DIST. CT. (STATE) (Nov 2, 2022)Request deniedWon - opposed the court order case details
- 84716-COA - PEREZ-MARQUEZ (OSCAR) VS. STATE (Oct 21, 2022)Ruling upheldWon - defended the ruling case details
- 84519-COA - WALLACE (MICHAEL) VS. STATE (Sep 14, 2022)Ruling upheldWon - defended the ruling case details
Case data via YourNevadaJudges.com - Nevada appellate decisions and orders
In the news
Ex-Nye County sheriff’s captain sentenced to probation in wire fraud case
“…the utility’s staff moved the pole. Then-Nye County District Attorney Chris Arabia declined to file charges against Evans. ‘There’s no going…”
reviewjournal.com - Jul 16, 2025 - read article
DA: Driver in Nevada crash that killed 3 to face felony DUI charges
“…face felony driving under the influence charges. Nye County District Attorney Chris Arabia said Tuesday that Tyler Kennedy is due to face a judge next Monday for a…”
ktnv.com - Aug 25, 2021 - read article
Nye County to seek applicants for justice reinvestment council
“…to take applications from the public. Nye County District Attorney Chris Arabia chimed in to note that the qualifications for the appointee did not…”
pvtimes.com - Mar 10, 2021 - read article
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