David Roger
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David Roger is the current District Attorney of Clark County, Nevada
. He was born in Oakland, California
in the summer of 1961. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada
when he was a teenager along with his family where he graduated from Bishop Gorman High School
in 1979. He then majored in Business at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas
where he graduated in 1983. After graduating from California Western School of Law
in San Diego in 1986, he moved back to Las Vegas to practice law. He passed the Nevada Bar Exam that same year, and obtained a law clerkship under two Nevada District Court
judges, Stephen L. Huffaker and Paul Goldman. The following year, in 1987, David Roger was hired on with the local District Attorney's office as a criminal prosecutor and quickly moved up to handling major cases. He was elected District Attorney in 2002.
David Roger successfully prosecuted Rick Tabish and Sandra Murphy in the highly-publicized Ted Binion
murder trial in the Spring of 2000. However, in 2003, the Nevada Supreme Court overturned the convictions, and Tabish and Murphy were both acquitted of murder after a new trial occurred during the Fall of 2004.
David Roger has come to national media attention from the O.J. Simpson Las Vegas robbery case charges. He personally prosecuted OJ Simpson on the charges winning a conviction on all counts against Simpson.
In September 2010, Roger filed a felony cocaine possession charge against Paris Hilton, but capitulated and allowed Ms. Hilton to plea guilty on two misdemeanor counts in exchange for one year unsupervised probation, a $2000 fine, and 200 hours of community service.
Clark County, Nevada
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 1,375,765 people, 512,253 households, and 339,693 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 71.6% White , 9.1% Black, 5.7% Asian, 0.8% American Indian and 12.8% of other or mixed race. 22.0% were Hispanic of any race...
. He was born in Oakland, California
Oakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
in the summer of 1961. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
when he was a teenager along with his family where he graduated from Bishop Gorman High School
Bishop Gorman High School
Bishop Gorman High School is a Roman Catholic private preparatory school located in Summerlin, in Clark County, Nevada, United States serving the Las Vegas area for over 50 years. The school is administered by the Diocese of Las Vegas...
in 1979. He then majored in Business at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
University of Nevada-Las Vegas is a public, coeducational university located in the Las Vegas suburb of Paradise, Nevada, USA. The campus is located approximately east of the Las Vegas Strip. The institution includes a Shadow Lane Campus, located just east of the University Medical Center of...
where he graduated in 1983. After graduating from California Western School of Law
California Western School of Law
California Western School of Law, founded in 1924, is a private, non-profit law school located in San Diego, California. It is popularly known as California Western or Cal Western and formerly California Western University. The school was approved by the American Bar Association in 1962 and became...
in San Diego in 1986, he moved back to Las Vegas to practice law. He passed the Nevada Bar Exam that same year, and obtained a law clerkship under two Nevada District Court
Nevada District Courts
The Nevada District Courts are the trial courts of general jurisdiction in the Nevada state court system.In the District Courts "criminal, civil, family, and juvenile matters are generally resolved through arbitration, mediation, and bench or jury trials."...
judges, Stephen L. Huffaker and Paul Goldman. The following year, in 1987, David Roger was hired on with the local District Attorney's office as a criminal prosecutor and quickly moved up to handling major cases. He was elected District Attorney in 2002.
David Roger successfully prosecuted Rick Tabish and Sandra Murphy in the highly-publicized Ted Binion
Ted Binion
Lonnie Theodore "Ted" Binion was a wealthy U.S. gambling executive and one of the sons of famed Las Vegas casino magnate Lester Ben "Benny" Binion, owner of Binion's Horseshoe...
murder trial in the Spring of 2000. However, in 2003, the Nevada Supreme Court overturned the convictions, and Tabish and Murphy were both acquitted of murder after a new trial occurred during the Fall of 2004.
David Roger has come to national media attention from the O.J. Simpson Las Vegas robbery case charges. He personally prosecuted OJ Simpson on the charges winning a conviction on all counts against Simpson.
In September 2010, Roger filed a felony cocaine possession charge against Paris Hilton, but capitulated and allowed Ms. Hilton to plea guilty on two misdemeanor counts in exchange for one year unsupervised probation, a $2000 fine, and 200 hours of community service.