Nevada District Courts

In the Nevada state court system, the Nevada District Courts are the trial courts of general jurisdiction, where criminal, civil, family, and juvenile matters are resolved through arbitration, mediation, and bench or jury trials. Business court programs operate in two of the District Courts, the Eighth Judicial District in Las Vegas and the Second Judicial District in Reno. The District Courts also hear appeals from Nevada's courts of limited jurisdiction, made up of 17 Municipal Courts, which handle traffic tickets and misdemeanor ordinance violations within city limits, and 45 Justice Courts, which handle misdemeanor crimes and traffic matters, small claims, evictions, and other civil matters under $10,000, as well as felony and gross misdemeanor arraignments and preliminary hearings.