--- title: "Joe Hardy, Jr | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/joe-hardy-jr-district-court-judge-eighth-judicial-district-court-dept-15-nv" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Joe Hardy, Jr Nevada Eighth Judicial District Court · District Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Nevada Eighth Judicial District Court - State: Nevada - Role: District Court Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-26 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### recording photography electronic devices Scope: statewide Nevada prohibits using cameras, cellular phones, or other electronic devices to photograph or record courtroom proceedings unless the judge expressly permits it. Evidence excerpt: the use of cameras, cellular phones or other electronic devices to photograph or record courtroom proceedings without the express permission of the judge is prohibited [Nevada Rules on Electronic Coverage of Court Proceedings](https://nvcourts.gov/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/11729/rules_on_electronic_coverage_of_court_proceedings.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### advance media request Scope: statewide Nevada news reporters seeking electronic courtroom coverage must file a written request with the judge at least 24 hours before the proceeding, subject to judicial discretion. Evidence excerpt: News reporters desiring permission to provide electronic coverage of a proceeding in the courtroom shall file a written request with the judge at least 24 hours before the proceeding commences [Nevada Rules on Electronic Coverage of Court Proceedings](https://nvcourts.gov/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/11729/rules_on_electronic_coverage_of_court_proceedings.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://nvcourts.gov/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/12202/Judicial_Directory-Term_of_Office_01.09.25.pdf) - [Official roster](https://nvcourts.gov/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/12202/Judicial_Directory-Term_of_Office_01.09.25.pdf) - [Nevada Judiciary official judicial roster](https://nvcourts.gov/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/12202/Judicial_Directory-Term_of_Office_01.09.25.pdf) - [Nevada Rules on Electronic Coverage of Court Proceedings](https://nvcourts.gov/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/11729/rules_on_electronic_coverage_of_court_proceedings.pdf) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/joe-hardy-jr-district-court-judge-eighth-judicial-district-court-dept-15-nv", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/joe-hardy-jr-district-court-judge-eighth-judicial-district-court-dept-15-nv", "name": "Joe Hardy, Jr | KnowJudges", "description": "Joe Hardy, Jr, Nevada Eighth Judicial District Court. 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George in Las Vegas, which inspired his judicial career - Prior to this appointment, he clerked for several Fulton County (Georgia) State Court judges, served as a court-annexed mediator for the Fulton County Magistrate Court, worked in private practice with multiple law firms, volunteered for the New Mexico Legal Aid Native American Program, acted as an arbitrator for the State Bar of Georgia, and served as Principal Attorney for the Navajo Nation Department of Justice Water Rights Unit - Before his judicial appointments, Judge Hardy was a co-managing partner at a major Las Vegas law firm ### Education - University of Georgia School of Law in — J.D. (1998) ### Additional information - He was initially appointed on April 2, 2015, and subsequently elected to continue serving multiple terms, with his current term running from January 4, 2021, to January 4, 2027 - Judge Hardy joined the Tohono O’odham Judiciary in 2021, bringing extensive legal experience to the bench - A third-generation Nevadan, he graduated from Boulder City High School - Full-tuition scholarship to Brigham Young University, where he also completed law school cum laude ## Published courtroom rules ### Shared court rules - [Nevada Rules on Electronic Coverage of Court Proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-092c2dd72fc20b2d8f928b3b) — Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://nvcourts.gov/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/11729/rules_on_electronic_coverage_of_court_proceedings.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26.