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Said one, “I think Terry would be a very good judge, based on his many, many years of experience, and I know him well, and he's got a good temperament.” Another: “.I think (Coffing would) be a good judge. He certainly had a lot of experience as a civil practitioner.” Another: “(Mendoza) seemed willing to work hard and understood that she had a learning curve when it came to the civil aspect of things that she needed to do. You know, that much extra to be prepared and sort of indicated to me that that's what she had been doing. And some of the comments I've gotten from people in front of her and then other judges, is that they've been impressed with her thus far.” Another: “I did some research on Ms. Mendoza because I'm familiar with her reputation, which, as a district attorney, is awful, absolutely awful. And I wanted to talk to people who had specifically worked with her and against her. And I talked … eight or nine people, and the comments that I can share from my notes that don't have swear words include no redeeming qualities. She's an actual bad person. People who work with her … found her to be misleading. The words unethical were thrown out, hiding evidence, misrepresenting things, making personal, ad hoc attacks against people. I mean, the whole gamut of bad behavior is what she displayed as a district attorney. According to everybody who had cases with her or against her that I talked to, I didn't get one good comment about her work as a DA. Another: “McLeod is more progressive.” Bottom line: A little mixed, but mostly for Coffing because of experience.
Terry Coffing
Career Highlights
- AV Rated with Martin-Hubberdale
- Serves on the Board of Govenors for the State Bar of Nevada
- Has argued at the Nevada Supreme Court
- Has argued at the Ninth Circuit
Court Docket
N/A
Ethics History
- Ethics Violations:
- None reported
- Sanctions:
- No sanctions
Judicial Experience
- Justice of the Peace Pro Tem handling civil cases and preliminary hearings
- Part-time judge for Native American tribe
Practice Areas
- Criminal trials and appellate
- Civil litigation and negotiation (real estate, contracts, personal injury and construction defect)
- Criminal: felony trials, post-conviction review and appellate work
Prior Job Titles
- Shareholder at Marquis Aurbach - President and Managing Partner
- Is currently Chief Legal Officer at Face Tec.
Significant Cases
- Countrywide v. Thitchener
- Darnese and Florene Horne v. Melody Bazile
Trial Statistics
- Has completed various trials and bench trials
Volunteer and Community Service
- Volunteers with Faith Lutheran
- Created an organization called Ed-judicate
Years Licensed
1993; 31 years
Endorsements & Contributions
Endorsements:
- Las Vegas Sun
- Culinary Workers Union Local 226
- Armed Forces Chamber
- Nevada Veterans Association
- Veterans in Politics International
- Bartenders Local #165
Alexandra McLeod
Career Highlights
- Boards of directors for the Las Vegas Defense Lawyers
- Southern Nevada Association of Women Attorneys
- Chairs the Bench-Bar Committee for the Eighth Judicial District (Clark County)
Court Docket
N/A
Ethics History
- Ethics Violations: None
- Sanctions: None
Judicial Experience
- Resume states that she has served as a “Short Trial Judge” and arbitrator
Practice Areas
- Civil - auto accident, transportation, premises and products liability cases, and catastrophic injury cases
Prior Job Titles
- Trial Attorney - Nettles Morris
- Trial Attorney - AIG Staff Counsel
- Senior Associate - Thorndal Armstrong, PC
- Is currently Of Counsel at Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman, and Dicker LLP
Significant Cases
- Gardner v. Henderson Water Park, LLC et al., 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 54 (2017)
- Amicus argument: Schueler v. Ad Art, 136 Nev. Ad. Op. 52 (2020)
Trial Statistics
- 15+ cases taken to jury verdict or judgment in courts of general jurisdiction
- No information regarding to trials
Volunteer and Community Service
- Youth Sunday School teacher in her local church
Years Licensed
2002: 24 years
Endorsements & Contributions
- Contributions
- No information available for contributions
- Endorsements:
- Southern Nevada Central Labor Council
Erika Mendoza
Career Highlights
- 99% of her experience has been been at the Clark County District Attorney’s Office
Court Docket
N/A
Ethics History
- No evidence of ethical violations
- Sanctions:
- No sanctions
Judicial Experience
- Dept. 27 - INCUMBENT
Practice Areas
- Criminal - District Attorney
Prior Job Titles
- Chief Deputy District Attorney - Clark County District Attorney’s Office - Gun Crimes Unit
- Deputy District Attorney
- Murder, sexual abuse, crimes against children, drug crimes, domestic violence and financial crimes
Significant Cases
- State v. Johnny Terrell and Marquan Jackson
- State v. Emilio Arenas, Peyton Hemingway, and Theresa Allen
- State v. Donte Sudduth
- State v. Jerry Pough
- State v. Jesse Grano
Trial Statistics
- At least five criminal trials
Volunteer and Community Service
- No pro bono cases because she has entirely been at CCDA outside of the bench
- Takes part in her children's extracurricular activities and some charitable endeavors
Years Licensed
2011: 13 years
Endorsements & Contributions
- Contributions
- No information available for contributions
- Endorsements:
- Nevada Association of Public Safety Officers
- Henderson Police Supervisors Association
- Henderson Police Officers Association
- Nevada Peace Officer Association
- Mesquite Police Officers Association
- Pershing County Law Enforcement Association
- Las Vegas Police Protective Association
- Juvenile Justice Probation Officers Association
- Elko County Deputy Sheriff’s Association
- Clark County Juvenile Justice Supervisors Association
- Professional Firefighters of Nevada
- Voice of the Veteran
- Nevada Law Enforcement Coalition
- Laborers’ International Union of North America