Kelsey Lauren Bernstein
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- Clark County Public Defender
- Admitted
- 10/8/2015 (10 years, 11 months)
- Law school
- University of Nevada Las Vegas
- Location
- Las Vegas, NV
Contact and address
Record last verified Jul 13, 2026
Discipline history
No discipline on record.
Record last verified Jul 13, 2026
Appellate record
Handled 48 Supreme Court of Nevada / Court of Appeals of Nevada cases on record.
Results in appellate decisions and orders
- Civil cases
- 0% of 3
- Criminal cases
- 17% of 30
- Court-order requests
- 18% of 11
Details by role (challenging vs. defending a ruling)
- Civil cases - Challenging a ruling: won 0 of 3
- Criminal cases - Challenging a ruling: won 5 of 30 (3 mixed)
- Court-order requests - Requesting a court order: won 2 of 10
- Court-order requests - Opposing a court-order request: won 0 of 1
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 Based on the court's published decisions and unpublished orders; coverage is still being extended.
- 91210 - DEL TORO (JUAN) VS STATE (CRIMINAL) (May 7, 2026)Ruling overturnedWon - challenged the ruling case details
- 90528 - JACKSON (JASON) VS. STATE (CRIMINAL) (May 6, 2026)Ruling upheldLost - challenged the ruling case details
- 92366 - HOUSTON VS. CRAIG MUELLER & ASSOC. (CIVIL) (Apr 28, 2026)Dismissednot counted case details
- 90706 - PAFUNDI (THEODORE) VS. STATE (CRIMINAL) (Apr 17, 2026)Ruling upheldLost - challenged the ruling case details
- 89654 - BROWN (MONICA) VS. STATE (CRIMINAL) (Mar 26, 2026)Partly overturnedMixed - challenged the ruling case details
- 88712 - RALSTON (MICHAEL) VS. STATE (Nov 20, 2025)Ruling upheldLost - challenged the ruling case details
- 91081 - ROBINSON (JOE) VS. DIST. CT. (STATE) (CRIMINAL) (Nov 7, 2025)Request deniedLost - sought the court order case details
- 89951-COA - TRIGUEROS (ROY) VS. STATE (CRIMINAL) (Oct 30, 2025)Ruling upheldLost - challenged the ruling case details
- 91408 - SHARP (NIKOS) VS. DIST. CT. (STATE) (CRIMINAL) (Oct 8, 2025)Request deniedLost - sought the court order case details
- 89973 - WILLIAMS (MARCUS) VS. DIST. CT. (STATE) (CRIMINAL) (Sep 12, 2025)Request grantedWon - sought the court order case details
Case data via YourNevadaJudges.com - Nevada appellate decisions and orders
In the news
Man who attacked judge in viral video wants new trial, says attorney was ineffective
“…case. In a brief filed with the Nevada Supreme Court Dec. 22, public defender Kelsey Bernstein argued that attorney Carl Arnold’s performance was deficient in…”
reviewjournal.com - Jan 7, 2026 - read article
Robert Telles trial judge defends handling of juror note about ‘hung jury’
“…that stated jurors were divided. (Las Vegas Review-Journal) Public defender Kelsey Bernstein argues a motion to reconstruct the record regarding juror notes during a…”
reviewjournal.com - Jul 2, 2025 - read article
Clark County moving forward with proposed settlement over Robert Telles harassment lawsuit
“…a new public defender on Dec. 4, 2024 and a different public defender, Kelsey Bernstein, took the case on March 11, 2025. According to documents filed on April 17…”
ktnv.com - May 7, 2025 - read article
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