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# Michael L. Douglas

Nevada Supreme Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Nevada Supreme Court
- State: Nevada
- Role: Judge
- Service status: former
- Last verified: 2026-08-22

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, Nevada Supreme Court, 2004-present
- Served in the Clark County District Attorney’s Office, Civil Division (1984–1995)
- After law school, Douglas held a position as a private attorney in Philadelphia before moving to Nevada in 1982
- held the role of Chief Judge and Business Court Judge, and participated in multiple district and supreme court committees

### Education

- Law Degree: University of California, Hastings College of the Law — J.D. (1974)
- Undergraduate: California State University/California State College, Long Beach — B.A. (1971)
- University of California College of the Law, San Francisco

### Additional information

- After retirement, Douglas held the role of a Senior Judge and later as the first Chairman of the Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board (appointed 2020)
- Elections: Elected in 2004, re‐elected in 2006 and 2012
- Appointed: April 19, 2004, by Governor Kenny Guinn
- Practitioner, 2003-2003
- Appointed to the Eighth Judicial District Court in 1996
- Date of birth: 1949-01-01
- Born: March 13, 1948, in Los Angeles, California
- Birth place: Los Angeles where he graduated from Dorsey High School
- Honored with multiple awards, including lifetime achievement recognitions from the National Bar Association

## 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://www.courtlistener.com/person/5043/michael-l-douglas/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/5043/michael-l-douglas/)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/5043/michael-l-douglas/)
- [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)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/5043/michael-l-douglas/)
- [Investiture of Michael Douglas - Nevada Judiciary](https://nvcourts.gov/__data/assets/pdf_file/0021/45543/Douglas,_120_Nev._1075.pdf)
- [Michael Douglas](https://ballotpedia.org/Michael_Douglas)
- [Wikidata: Michael L. Douglas](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22060811)

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