After serving more than 15 years on the District Court bench, Judge Michael P. Villani is retiring. Judge Villani was appointed to the Eighth Judicial District Court of Nevada in April 2007.
Following receiving his law degree from the California Western School of Law, Judge Villani served as a Deputy District Attorney. He also worked in private practice handling both civil and criminal cases. He served as an alternate Municipal Court judge, justice of the peace pro tem, small claims court judge, and certified court arbitrator. He was on the Fee Dispute Committee and Disciplinary Board for the State Bar of Nevada.
Judge Villani is an avid tennis player and has been involved in the Physicians and Barristers Ball Charity Tennis Classic Tournament, which helps keep kids stay on the court and out of court. He has been involved in various assignments and activities to promote access to justice, including the Civil Jury Project panel in Las Vegas that was part of a nationwide study to address why jury trials are on the decline.