Richard H. Scow
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- Clark County District Attorney
- Admitted
- 10/20/2004 (21 years, 11 months - more experience than 62% of active Nevada attorneys)
- Law school
- B.Y.U.
- Location
- Las Vegas, NV
Contact and address
Record last verified Jun 8, 2026
Discipline history
No discipline on record.
Record last verified Jun 8, 2026
Appellate record
Handled 4 Supreme Court of Nevada / Court of Appeals of Nevada cases on record.
Results in appellate decisions and orders
- Criminal cases
- 67% of 3
- Court-order requests
- 100% of 1
Details by role (challenging vs. defending a ruling)
- Criminal cases - Defending a ruling: won 2 of 3 (1 mixed)
- 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 Based on the court's published decisions and unpublished orders; coverage is still being extended.
- 87836-COA - PORTER (CHARLES) VS. STATE (Oct 4, 2024)Ruling upheldWon - defended the ruling case details
- 87258-COA - YOUNG (MATHEW) VS. WARDEN (Apr 22, 2024)Ruling upheldWon - defended the ruling case details
- 83698 - MADISON VS. DIST. CT. (CLARK CTY. DIST. ATTORNEY) (Nov 17, 2021)Request deniedWon - opposed the court order case details
- 78862 - HILL (BRANDON) VS. STATE (Mar 26, 2021)Partly overturnedMixed - defended the ruling case details
Case data via YourNevadaJudges.com - Nevada appellate decisions and orders
In the news
Bail set at $100K for suspect in first Las Vegas traffic fatality of 2026
“…Vegas Boulevard when she was struck, Metro said. Chief Deputy District Attorney Richard Scow and defense attorney Michael Pariente agreed on $100,000 bail, the amount…”
reviewjournal.com - Jan 2, 2026 - read article
$550K bail ordered for man accused of shooting at Las Vegas police after chase
“…Williams on Thursday in a separate robbery case. Chief Deputy District Attorney Richard Scow requested $1 million bail at Friday’s hearing, arguing that there was…”
reviewjournal.com - Dec 19, 2025 - read article
Woman accused in Las Vegas crash tried to ‘eliminate evidence,’ prosecutor says
“…she stared at the ground. At the same time, Chief Deputy District Attorney Richard Scow explained how she was “driving at a high rate of speed” and had…”
reviewjournal.com - Jun 5, 2025 - read article
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