About

Prior to her election to department J of the Family Division, Dedree ‘Dee’ Butler, started her legal career as a law clerk and then an associate attorney at Schuetze & McGaha law firm where she primarily practiced family law and insurance defense. After participating in the UNLV Boyd Juvenile Justice clinic, she worked as a deputy public defender in the juvenile delinquency division of family court, representing children. She then served as a track attorney in the adult division of the public defender’s office. She served as the team chief of the domestic violence unit for about four years, with a total of over 10 years employed by Clark County. She received her undergraduate degree from Howard University and her juris doctorate from the University of Nevada William S. Boyd School of Law.