Nancy L. Allf

Nancy Lee Allf is a retired American judge, who served for 13 years on Nevada's Eighth Judicial District Court, located in Las Vegas, Clark County. As a lawyer, she was involved in the creation of Nevada's business courts, which she later served on for ten years as a judge. She received numerous awards for her judicial service and for her leadership as a lawyer, and has held many leadership positions in the legal community.

Judicial service In 2010, Alff was elected for the first time to the trial level Eighth Judicial District Court, in Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada. She was subsequently re-elected in 2014 and 2020. She served from 2011 until her retirement in January 2024. Allf became the Las Vegas District Court civil division's presiding judge in 2021. She served on the Eighth Judicial District Court's Business Court for ten years, until her retirement. She was succeeded by Erika Mendoza as a district court judge.

Before serving as a Business Court judge, in 2000, while still a lawyer, Nevada's Supreme Court made Allf a member of its Business Court Task Force, which studied the creation and implementation of a specialized business court docket in Nevada.

In addition to her involvement in creating Nevada's business courts and serving on the Clark County Business Court, Allf has served nationally as a Business Court Representative to the American Bar Association's Business Law Section, and is a member of the American College of Business Court Judges.

Legal practice and service prior to becoming a judge In 1983, Allf was admitted to legal practice in Nevada, and worked in the private practice of law until she became a judge, focusing on commercial and bankruptcy law.

Education Allf received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Transylvania University in 1979, and her Juris Doctor degree from the Salmon P. Chase College of Law at Northern Kentucky University in 1982.

Allf also has received the following awards and honors, among others;

The Legal Excellence Lifetime Achievement Award from the Las Vegas Defense Lawyers (2024) The Miriam Shearing Award from the Southern Nevada Association of Women Attorneys for her contributions to the advancement of women in the law (2022) Salmon P. Chase College of Law's Alumna of the Year (2010) The Women of Diversity Project named her among the 300 women who shaped the history of Las Vegas (2005) The Community Achievement Award from the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce (2002) The President's Award, Distinguished Service Award, from the Clark County Bar Association (2001) Honored as among Women of Distinction by the National Association of Women Business Owners (2000) Distinguished Alumni Award from Transylvania University (1999) Recognized by the Clark County Pro Bono Project for public service to the community

Positions and memberships Allf has held the following positions, among others;

President of the State Bar of Nevada (2007) Member, State Bar of Nevada's Board of Governors (2000 to 2009) Appointed by Supreme Court of Nevada to the Pro Bono Compliance Committee (2002) President of the Board of Directors of the Clark County Law Foundation (2000) Appointed by Supreme Court of Nevada to the Business Court Task Force (2000) President of the Clark County Bar Association (1999) Member, Board of Directors of the Clark County Law Foundation (1994 to 2002) President, Board of Directors of Planned Parenthood of Southern Nevada (1992) Member, American College of Business Court Judges Business Court Representative to the American Bar Association's Business Law Section