Courts & Legal Help in Pershing County, Nevada
A directory of the courts that serve Pershing County — and where the official self-help and law-library resources are. This page describes where things are; it does not tell anyone what to file or where to file it.
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Which judicial district serves Pershing County
Under NRS 3.010, Nevada is divided into 11 judicial districts, and Pershing County belongs to the Eleventh Judicial District. The same district also covers Lander County and Mineral County . For how the districts fit together statewide, see our map of Nevada's judicial districts.
The size of the district's bench is set by statute as well: the Eleventh Judicial District has a single district judge under NRS 3.0197 . Under NRS 3.100, district courts hold court at the county seat of each of their counties — for Pershing County, court is held at the county seat, Lovelock ; the same judges also hold court in Battle Mountain for Lander County and in Hawthorne for Mineral County matters .
Pershing County is the third of the three counties served by a single shared district judge, with court held in Lovelock — the county seat — for Pershing matters and in Battle Mountain and Hawthorne for the district's other two counties. Township-level matters are handled by the Lake Township Justice Court, which also sits in Lovelock.
District court
The district court is Nevada's main trial court — the level that handles felonies, family matters, probate, and larger civil cases. The Eleventh Judicial District Court serves Pershing County, whose county seat is Lovelock.
Justice court
Justice courts are township-level courts that handle smaller civil claims, small claims, evictions, and misdemeanors. Pershing County is served by the Lake Township Justice Court in Lovelock.
Township boundaries decide which justice court hears a matter. The Nevada Judiciary's statewide justice court directory lists every justice court, with addresses and phone numbers.
Self-help & law library resources
These are the official self-help and law-library resources that cover Pershing County. They publish court forms, plain-language guides, and research materials.
Official links
Court links on this page were checked against official sources on . Court locations, hours, and contact details change — the linked official sites are always the current authority.