Judge Joseph P. Hardy

District Judge - Eighth Judicial District Court - Civil/Criminal Division - Department XV

Joe Hardy Department XV Eighth Judicial District Court   Term of Office   2015 – present Joe Hardy Jr. is your Clark County District Court Judge in Department 15. Judge Hardy is a third-generation Nevadan who graduated from Boulder City High School. Judge Joe was accepted to Brigham Young University (BYU) with a full tuition scholarship. He remained at BYU for law school and graduated cum laude. Upon graduation, Judge Hardy returned to Clark County and now lives here with his wife and two sons. While in law school, Judge Hardy externed for Judge Lloyd D. George here in Las Vegas. That was a great experience and first planted the seed or thought for him to one day serve the public as a judge. At the time he was appointed to serve as a judge in 2015, Judge Hardy was co-managing partner in the Las Vegas office of one of the 100 largest law firms in the country. Notably, he represented individuals and business entities in all types of civil litigation, both as plaintiffs and as defendants. As an attorney, Judge Hardy always volunteered for pro bono work and has also done extensive volunteer work for the Boy Scouts of America. Judge Hardy first ran for judge in 2014. Although he did not win that election, his desire to serve did not decease. Almost immediately after that election, Judge Hardy applied to be appointed as a judge. He was one of 25 applicants for two seats. Through an extremely thorough vetting process, Judge Hardy was selected as a finalist in both seats by the Nevada Judicial Selection Commission and was then appointed by Governor Sandoval to be the district court judge in Department 15. Judge Hardy handles general civil and criminal cases. He retained his judicial seat in the 2016 election. Judge Hardy thoroughly enjoys serving our community as the district court judge in Department 15. He routinely volunteers to speak at various public schools throughout Clark County to help educate and enlighten our children about the judicial process.

Source: official court website - retrieved Aug 22, 2026