District Court Judge, Eighth Judicial District, Family Division, Dept. S

• Current title:
  • Attorney – Leavitt Family Law Group
• Practice areas in current position
  • Family law
    • Divorce:
      • Represents clients in dissolution of marriage proceedings, including property division, spousal support and debt allocation under Nevada’s community property framework
    • Custody:
      • Handles contested and uncontested child custody matters, including legal custody (decision-making authority) and physical custody (residential arrangements), as well as custody modifications and enforcement
    • Child welfare:
      • Has represented clients in matters involving the Department of Family Services and child protective proceedings, in addition to private custody disputes
• Prior job titles (chronological)
  • Leavitt Family Law Group, attorney (November 2025 – present)
  • Webster & Associates, attorney (March 2023 – November 2025)
  • Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada, attorney (January 2019 – January 2023)
  • Bonanza Legal Group, attorney (November 2017 – January 2019)
  • Jimmerson Law Firm, attorney (June 2016 – June 2017)
  • Brewer Blau Law Group, partner (January 2009 – June 2016)

• Born in Salt Lake City, raised in Las Vegas
• B.A. in political science, UNLV (1996)
• J.D., Thomas Jefferson School of Law, San Diego, California (2000); served as student body vice president
• Has practiced family law in Clark County for approximately two decades
• Served in multiple quasi-judicial family court roles (settlement master, parent coordinator, guardian ad litem, truancy diversion judge)

None reported

• Campaign motto: “Families Matter Most”
  • Reflects her view that family court cases are among the most consequential a court can handle, involving not just financial stakes but the well-being of children and the structure of people’s most important relationships
• Believes someone who genuinely cares should be on the bench to assist families. Describes the assets at stake as “all the money in the world” and the children involved as “all the love in the world” to the parties
• Goal is to diminish conflict and encourage compromise wherever possible, but willing and able to make firm decisions according to the law when parties cannot reach agreement
• Emphasizes treating all litigants with dignity and respect regardless of outcome, and delivering timely decisions so families are not left in prolonged uncertainty
• Has taught public classes on divorce, custody, and guardianship
  • Suggests a belief that informed litigants lead to better outcomes and less unnecessary conflict
• Volunteers as a judge for UNLV Boyd School of Law moot court and mock trial competitions
  • Reflects ongoing engagement with the legal community beyond her private practice

• Endorsements
  • 2022 race:
    • Endorsements from Juvenile Justice Probation Officers’ Association, Clark County Juvenile Justice Supervisors’ Association, Asian Chamber of Commerce, Hispanics in Politics, Southern Nevada Building Trades Union, Latin Chamber of Commerce
  • 2026 race:
    • None found
• Contributions
  • Heavily self-funded
    • Brewer contributed $10,990.40 to her own campaign
  • Outside contributors:
    • Mostly family or friends. One civil litigation lawyer, one civil litigation lawyer/former civil judge.
      • Jeannie Brewer ($2,000), Rhett Brewer ($2,500), Amber Robinson ($300), Aileen Osborne ($350), Janeen Isaacson ($250), Richard Scotti ($250)
  • Major expenditures:
    • Veterans in Politics International ($289.03 special events; $1,000 advertising; $1,500 + $3,000 consulting)
    • Karie Banks ($1,239.56 advertising)
    • Coast 2 Coast ($3,133.20 miscellaneous), Brooksys ($375.61 special event)

• Pro bono settlement master in Family Court
  • A settlement master is a neutral attorney appointed by the court to facilitate settlement discussions between parties in contested family law cases
  • Brewer performs this role on a volunteer basis, helping reduce the court’s contested caseload while providing a service to litigants who may not be able to afford extended litigation
• Truancy diversion judge
  • Nevada’s truancy diversion programs are court-based initiatives designed to address chronic school absenteeism through intervention rather than punishment
  • A truancy diversion judge presides over these proceedings, working with students, parents, schools, and social services to develop attendance plans and avoid formal juvenile justice involvement
• Parenting coordinator
  • Court-appointed neutral professional (typically an attorney or mental health professional) who helps high-conflict custody parties implement their parenting plans and resolve day-to-day disputes without returning to court
  • The role requires familiarity with both family law and conflict resolution
• Guardian ad litem
  • An attorney or trained volunteer appointed by the court to represent the best interests of a child in custody, abuse, neglect or termination of parental rights proceedings
  • The guardian ad litem independently investigates the child’s circumstances and makes recommendations to the court, independent of what either parent wants
• UNLV Boyd School of Law moot court/mock trial volunteer judge

• Current title:
  • Commissioner/hearing master, 8th Judicial District Court, family division (January 2021 – present)
• Practice areas in current position
  • Family law
    • Presiding over family law hearings as commissioner/hearing master
      • Forman presides over family law matters including divorce, child custody, child support and domestic violence protective orders, issuing findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendations that are subject to district court judge review
    • Domestic violence protective orders
      • Presides over applications for temporary protective orders (TPOs) and extended protective orders in domestic violence cases, which are usually time-sensitive proceedings that require rapid evaluation of credibility and risk
    • Juvenile delinquency
      • Presides over juvenile delinquency matters within the family division, involving minors charged with acts that would constitute crimes if committed by adults. These proceedings balance rehabilitative goals with public safety considerations
• Prior job titles:
• Staff attorney, 8th Judicial District Court, family division (December 2013 – January 2021)
  • Provided legal services to court administration, the clerk’s office, and advising judges on the Revised Nevada Code of Judicial Conduct

• Has worked within the family court system for more than 15 years in various capacities
• Selected as hearing master through a competitive three-tier process (application review, oral panel interview, public input) in 2018
• Previously ran for Family Court Department Z in 2020; eliminated in primary

None found.

• From 2020 LV Review-Journal debate: “I have the intellect, the patience and the demeanor to make an excellent judge. I know what families go through in the middle of a divorce. I know how it affects our children. I know that a judge with compassion and kindness will be the best thing for Clark County.”
  • Personal experience as the child of divorced parents informs his understanding of and empathy for family court litigants.
  • Views this lived experience as a meaningful complement to his professional qualifications. Where most judicial candidates speak only to legal credentials, Forman has pointed to his own childhood as evidence that he understands what is actually at stake for the families who appear before a family court judge, not just the legal mechanics of the proceedings
• Frames compassion and kindness as judicial virtues, not just personal traits.

• Endorsements
  • None found for the 2026 race as of the date of this report
• Contributions
  • Family law firm contributions ($3,700):
    • Nevada Family Law Group ($1,000), The Abrams & Mayo Law Firm ($1,000), Grigsby Law Group ($500), Law Office of Kenneth S. Friedman ($500), Standish Law Group ($250), Law Office of Ernest Buche Jr. ($250), Law Office of Joseph Bunin ($200)
  • Individual contributors:
    • Gloria O’Malley ($500 + $500), Holly Roys ($500), Anthony Bassani ($250), Sandy Standish ($200), Timothy O’Malley ($200), Kimberly Jones ($200), Lorien Cole ($250)

None found.

• Attorney at DeCastroverde Law Group
  • Practice areas: Criminal/civil litigation

Criminal and civil litigation for more than 15 years