Cynthia S. Leung was appointed by the Las Vegas City Council on Feb. 6, 2008, as the Las Vegas Municipal Court Judge for Department 1 to fill the vacancy left by the passing of Judge Toy R. Gregory. Judge Leung was sworn into office at the Feb. 20, 2008, City Council meeting.

Judge Leung was raised in the Palm Desert, California area. She earned her undergraduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and her juris doctorate from Southwestern School of Law. She obtained her State of California Bar license in 1995 and State of Nevada Bar license in 1997.

Judge Leung moved to Las Vegas in 1997. She worked as a criminal defense attorney before joining the City of Las Vegas City Attorney’s Office, where she was assigned to the Criminal Division in the position of deputy city attorney in 1999.

As a prosecutor, Judge Leung has practiced before the Las Vegas Municipal Court, Eighth Judicial District and Nevada Supreme Court.