--- title: "Patricia Lee | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/patricia-lee-justice-supreme-court-seat-f-nv" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-22" --- # Patricia Lee Nevada Supreme Court · Justice ## Profile - Court: Nevada Supreme Court - State: Nevada - Role: Justice - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-08-22 ## 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/supreme/court_information/the_supreme_court_of_nevada_justices) - [Official roster](https://nvcourts.gov/supreme/court_information/the_supreme_court_of_nevada_justices) - [Nevada Judiciary official judicial roster](https://nvcourts.gov/supreme/court_information/the_supreme_court_of_nevada_justices) - [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) - [Official biography source for Patricia Lee](https://nvcourts.gov/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/12202/Judicial_Directory-Term_of_Office_01.09.25.pdf) - [Wikidata: Patricia Lee](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115581799) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/patricia-lee-justice-supreme-court-seat-f-nv", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/patricia-lee-justice-supreme-court-seat-f-nv", "name": "Patricia Lee | KnowJudges", "description": "Patricia Lee, Nevada Supreme Court. 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(2002) ### Additional information - In November 2024, she won a nonpartisan general election to serve until January 6, 2031 - Lee has served on the Nevada Crime Commission (2010), the Self Help Center’s Steering Committee (2011), and held leadership roles in the National Bar Association’s Las Vegas chapter and the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada’s Pro Bono Advisory Council. - focusing on complex commercial litigation, family law, intellectual property, collections, mechanic’s liens, foreclosures, and commercial leases. - She also directed the firm’s small business program, pro bono initiatives, and summer internships Nevada Judiciary. - Patricia Lee was born in Jeonju, South Korea, to a native Korean mother and an African American U.S. military father. - received the Thurgood Marshall Leadership Award. - She has been recognized with the American Bar Association’s National Pro Bono Publico Award and other honors ## 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.