Sheriff of Clark County

Sheriff of Clark County
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department patch
Incumbent Joe Lombardo since January 5, 2015
Style	The Honorable
Residence	Clark County, Nevada, U.S.
Term length	Four years, renewable twice
Inaugural holder	Charles Corkhill 1909
Formation	Lincoln County and Nevada Legislature
Salary	$159,201.44 (2015)[1]
Website	Office of the Sheriff

Sheriff of Clark County, officially The Sheriff of the County of Clark, is the chief law enforcement officer of Clark County, Nevada. The sheriff heads the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, which has joint jurisdiction within the City of Las Vegas and Clark County. The sheriff is the only elected head law enforcement officer within the city and county, and, as such, is not under the direct control of the city or county government.

The current sheriff is Republican Joe Lombardo, who became sheriff on January 5, 2015.

List of Clark County Sheriffs

• Charles Corkhill, 1909–1911^[2]
• Sam Gay, 1911–1917^[2]
• Will Mundy, 1917 (acting)^[2]
• Jay Warren Woodard, 1917 (acting)^[2]
• Sam Gay, 1917–1931^[2]
• Joe Keate, 1931–1936^[2]
• Bill Mott, 1936–1937^[2]
• Gene Ward, 1937–1943^[2]
• Glen Jones, 1943–1955^[2]
• Butch Leypoldt, 1955–1961^[2]
• Ralph Lamb, 1961–1979 (CCSO)^[2]
• John McCarthy, 1979–1983^[2]
• John Moran, 1983–1995 (LVPD)^[2]
• Jerry Keller, 1995–2003 (CCSO)^[2]
• Bill Young, 2003–2007^[2]
• Doug Gillespie, 2007–2015^[3][4]
• Joe Lombardo, 2015–present^[5]

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