Sisolak picks assistant US attorney to fill vacant state court seat

Assistant U.S. Attorney Elham “Ellie” Roohani has been named a Nevada authorities tribunal judge, Gov. Steve Sisolak announced Wednesday.

Roohani volition service connected the 8th Judicial District Court, Department 11, filling the spot vacated by Betsy Gonzalez, who stepped down successful September, according to a quality release.

“I americium arrogant to name Elham Roohani to service arsenic District Judge connected the 8th Judicial District Court, Department 11,” Sisolak said successful the release. “Her palmy ineligible acquisition coupled with her integral enactment for our assemblage person demonstrated her quality to pb with justness and integrity successful her caller role.”

Roohani, who obtained some bachelor’s and instrumentality degrees from UNLV, antecedently served arsenic a instrumentality clerk and an adjunct prof astatine UNLV. She was 1 of three candidates for the post recommended by the Nevada Commission connected Judicial Selection.

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