Judge Rhonda K. Forsberg
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- Family Court
- Admitted
- 10/20/2005 (20 years, 11 months - more experience than 59% of active Nevada attorneys)
- Law school
- William S. Boyd, School of Law
- Location
- Las Vegas, NV
Contact and address
Street address withheld under this directory's address display policy.
Record last verified May 30, 2026
Discipline history
No discipline on record.
Record last verified May 30, 2026
Appellate record
Handled 4 Supreme Court of Nevada / Court of Appeals of Nevada cases on record.
Results in appellate decisions and orders
- Civil cases
- 50% of 2
- Court-order requests
- 50% of 2
Details by role (challenging vs. defending a ruling)
- Civil cases - Defending a ruling: won 1 of 2 (1 mixed)
- Court-order requests - Requesting a court order: won 0 of 1
- Court-order requests - Opposing a court-order request: won 1 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 Based on the court's published decisions and unpublished orders; coverage is still being extended.
- 83459-COA - COLT VS. RHONDA FORSBERG ATTORNEY, INC. (May 27, 2022)Ruling upheldWon - defended the ruling case details
- 77254 - NELSON VS. DIST. CT. (NELSON) (Dec 13, 2018)Request deniedWon - opposed the court order case details
- 75676 - NELSON VS. DIST. CT. (NELSON) (Jun 15, 2018)Request deniedLost - sought the court order case details
- 66772 - KLABACKA VS. NELSON C/W 68292 (May 25, 2017)Partly overturnedMixed - defended the ruling case details
Case data via YourNevadaJudges.com - Nevada appellate decisions and orders
Judicial service
District Judge - Eighth Judicial District Court - Family Division - Department G
Rhonda Forsberg Department G Eighth Judicial District Court Term of Office 2019 – present Rhonda Forsberg was born in Castro Valley, California. Rhonda attended the University of Utah, earning a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. Rhonda relocated her family to Las Vegas, Nevada to attend William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Rhonda received her Juris Doctor in 2005. Rhonda was fortunate to have extensive business experience outside of the legal field. Rhonda worked in the insurance industry for twenty (20) years , prior to completing her law degree. Rhonda received her license to practice law in the State of Nevada in 2005. While in law school Rhonda worked fulltime for The Leavitt Insurance Agency, prior to working for Radford J. Smith, Chartered, as a law clerk. Following her completion of law school she continued to work as an associate for Radford J. Smith, Chartered (later known as Smith Forsberg). In 2008, Rhonda opened her own law firm as a solo practitioner. Prior to being appointed as Judge to the District Court in Department G, Judge Forsberg served as a pro tem hearing master for both domestic violence/TPO and family discovery court.
Source: official court website - retrieved Aug 22, 2026
Ran for judicial office
- District Court Judge, Eighth Judicial District, Family Division, Dept. G - Department G (2026) - Filed source
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