Carli Kierny - Judge of Department 2 of the Nevada 8th Judicial District Court
Carli Kierny was born in the Minnesota city of Duluth. Kierny graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's degree in communications in 2003 and Carli attended Chicago-Kent College of Law in 2008 after graduating early from college.
Carli Kierny was born in the Minnesota city of Duluth. Kierny graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's degree in communications in 2003 and Carli attended Chicago-Kent College of Law in 2008 after graduating early from college, where she discovered her interest in assisting people in navigating the criminal justice system. Carli has dedicated her career to defending the indigent's constitutional rights. She served as a clerk with the Cook County Homicide Task Force during law school and even assisted in the exoneration of a man who had been unfairly convicted through Chicago-law Kent's clinic program. Carli has worked for the Clark County Public Defender's Office for the past 10 years, including five years on the top Sexual Assault Team. Working as a public defender in Champaign County, Illinois, and Clark County, Nevada, is among her professional accomplishments. Carli Kierny ran for an election for the Nevada 8th Judicial District Court's Department 2 judgeship. On November 3, 2020, she won the general election. She assumed office on January 4, 2021.