Attorneys in Nevada can pay to remove a judge from a civil case through peremptory challenges, and data shows that a small group of Las Vegas judges has faced a large number of those challenges.

“There are all sorts of reasons for a peremptory challenge,” said longtime appellate attorney Dan Polsenberg. “That’s why it’s only one metric. It could be a personality conflict. It could be the judge is capable but mean. It could be an actual personal thing, maybe a business relationship or a family relationship where people just do a peremptory challenge instead of a disclosure.”

The Las Vegas Review-Journal requested data on peremptory challenges for Clark County District Court, including its family division, and found that District Judge Joanna Kishner had the most for the period between Jan

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