Elizabeth A. Mercer
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- Clark County District Attorney
- Admitted
- 10/16/2007 (18 years, 11 months - more experience than 52% of active Nevada attorneys)
- Law school
- University of New Mexico
- Location
- Las Vegas, NV
Contact and address
Record last verified Jul 5, 2026
Discipline history
No discipline on record.
Record last verified Jul 5, 2026
Appellate record
Handled 10 Supreme Court of Nevada / Court of Appeals of Nevada cases on record.
Results in appellate decisions and orders
- Criminal cases
- 50% of 2
- Court-order requests
- 33% of 3
Details by role (challenging vs. defending a ruling)
- Criminal cases - Challenging a ruling: won 1 of 1
- Criminal cases - Defending a ruling: won 0 of 1 (1 mixed)
- Court-order requests - Requesting a court order: won 0 of 1
- Court-order requests - Opposing a court-order request: won 1 of 2
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 Based on the court's published decisions and unpublished orders; coverage is still being extended.
- 92310 - MONTERIO (ALBERTT) VS. WARDEN (CRIMINAL) (Apr 15, 2026)Dismissednot counted case details
- 91552 - HUNTER (MALIEK) VS. DIST. CT. (STATE) (CRIMINAL) (Nov 5, 2025)Request deniedWon - opposed the court order case details
- 81302 - THORNS (MARCUS) VS. DIST. CT. (STATE) (May 27, 2021)Dismissednot counted case details
- 77669 - CAMERON, JR. (TIMMIE) VS. DIST. CT. (STATE) (Apr 29, 2019)Request grantedLost - opposed the court order case details
- 73659-COA - STATE VS. DIST. CT. (SMITH (JAMARR)) (Sep 15, 2018)Dismissednot counted case details
- 76297 - STATE VS. DIST. CT. (FRYE (AARON)) (Sep 14, 2018)Request deniedLost - sought the court order case details
- 71419 - HOBSON (TONY) VS. STATE (Jun 1, 2018) case details
- 67083 - PIGEON (CHRISTOPHER) VS. STATE (Dec 1, 2017)Partly overturnedMixed - defended the ruling case details
- 67373-COA - DUENSING (RAYMOND) VS. STATE (Jun 21, 2016)Dismissednot counted case details
- 60298 - STATE VS. FREDERICK (JERMAINE) (Apr 25, 2013)Ruling overturnedWon - challenged the ruling case details
Case data via YourNevadaJudges.com - Nevada appellate decisions and orders
In the news
A Las Vegas murder suspect represented himself at trial. Jurors found him guilty.
“…profiled, criticized,” said Ingram. Chief Deputy District Attorney Elizabeth Mercer objected. “Stop it,” Chief District Judge Tierra Jones told the…”
reviewjournal.com - Jul 2, 2026 - read article
Judge denies bail for suspect in social media-fueled fatal Strip shooting
“…From left to right, Chief Deputy District Attorneys Giancarlo Pesci, and Elizabeth Mercer, Manuel Ruiz, suspected in a livestreamed Strip shooting that left two people…”
reviewjournal.com - Apr 2, 2026 - read article
Witnesses describe Strip shooting scene; suspect could face death penalty
“…. Ruiz and Rodney Finley were both YouTubers. Chief Deputy District Attorney Elizabeth Mercer said in court Thursday that the case would be reviewed for the death penalty .…”
reviewjournal.com - Jul 17, 2025 - read article
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