RIP Judge Allan Earl

Judge Earl has passed away. The Nevada Supreme Court issued the following release.

The Nevada Judiciary passes on its deepest condolences following the death of Senior Judge Allan R. Earl.

“To say Judge Earl was a larger than life character would be an understatement,” said Nevada Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael L. Douglas. “He provided leadership in construction defect cases, complex litigation, and provided expertise in rewriting Nevada’s Rules of Civil Procedure. He dedicated his life to furthering the profession of law and helped make us better.”

Governor Kenny Guinn appointed Judge Earl to the Eighth Judicial District Court on December 5, 2000. He retired at the end of his term on January 5, 2015 and became a Senior Judge. Prior to joining the bench, Judge Earl served for 25 years as a partner in the law firm of Galatz, Earl & Associates in Las Vegas, where he specialized in Personal Injury Trial Advocacy.

Judge Earl earned a bachelor of science degree, Cum Laude, in 1965 from Brigham Young University, and a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of California's Boalt Hall School of Law in 1968. He served as a law clerk to the Nevada Supreme Court from 1968 to 1969 and was admitted to the Nevada State Bar in 1968.

Judge Earl was a member of the Western Trial Lawyers Association, the Nevada Trial Lawyers Association, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, and was a Lawyer's Representative to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference from Nevada. He authored numerous articles and was appointed by the Nevada Supreme Court to a Select Committee to redraft the Discovery Rules under the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure. He was a former member of the Standing Committee of Federal Local Practice Rules for the District Court.

In 1994, he was appointed by the Nevada Supreme Court to the Board of Bar Examiners. Judge Earl received the highest possible rating, "AV," by Martindale-Hubbell and was awarded the Peoples Distinguished Counselor Award by the Nevada Trial Lawyers Association in 1994. He was listed in the publication "Best Lawyers in America" since its inception.