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March Luncheon: Women’s History Month, Guest Speaker – Judge Tara Clark Newberry
March 9, 2022 @ 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Judge Clark Newberry is an experienced trial attorney and mediator, prior to taking the bench she was admitted to practice law in the State of Nevada and California; U.S. District Court, District of Nevada; United States District Court, Southern District of California; the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit and the Supreme Court of the United States of America.. She served as a mediator for the State of Nevada Foreclosure Mediation Program from 2009 to 2017, appointed by the Nevada Supreme Court, and the successor program administered by the Eighth Judicial District Court from 2017 until she was elected to serve the Eighth Judicial District Court Department 21 in November of 2020. Judge Clark Newberry also served as a mediator via appointment for the United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Nevada from 2015-2019, and as a private arbitrator and mediator at the request of private parties.
Throughout her legal career, she dedicated a significant amount of time to pro-bono work with the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada and Nevada Legal Services, and frequently provided education to various professional organizations and attorneys from across the country. Prior to taking the bench, Judge Clark Newberry advocated for the LGBTQ+ community including work in family formation and parentage, as well as her personal efforts in Sevcik v. Sandoval as a Plaintiff. Judge Clark Newberry was the first openly LGBTQ+ candidate successfully elected to the Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County Nevada. Currently she is assigned a split criminal and civil calendar.
Judge Clark Newberry is one of the few judges with law enforcement, mediator and civil trial experience. She has dedicated her professional life to helping others with her unique understanding and service to the entire justice system on the whole.