About Garrit Pruyt

I grew up in Boulder City, Nevada, and earned my Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. After receiving an academic scholarship, I attended Florida Coastal School of Law, where I earned my Juris Doctor. During law school, I served as a Law Clerk Extern with the Nevada Supreme Court, handled foreclosures and small claims in the Florida Fifth Circuit Court, and interned in both the Clark County Public Defender’s Office and the District Attorney’s Office.

Following graduation, I served as law clerk to Judge Michael Villani of the Nevada Eighth Judicial District Court. After my clerkship, I returned to Carson City and started litigation practice with the Nevada Office of the Attorney General in civil rights and medical malpractice law.

I served as a prosecutor in the Carson City District Attorney’s Office for 10 years, working my way up through the ranks, being promoted to Supervising Deputy, then Criminal Chief, and was unanimously appointed as District Attorney by the Carson City Board of Supervisors in 2024. As District Attorney, I prioritized victims’ access to the court system by implementing improved notification systems, emphasizing victim-centered prosecution, and partnering with the Justice Court to improve the Court’s bail-hearing schedule and translation services.

To better address the needs of abused and neglected children, I partnered with Serving Our Communities and the Carson City Sheriff’s Office to open the Carson City Rural Child Advocacy Center. This facility provides a safe environment for children who have been victims of some of the most heinous crimes to be interviewed by law enforcement in a forensically sound manner. I’ve been married to my best friend, Casey, for 16 years. She is an operating room nurse, and together we raise our three children here in Carson City. When not working on middle and elementary school homework, our family can be found camping, hiking, swimming, skiing, or enjoying one of Carson City’s many mountain biking trails.

I currently serve as President of the Nevada District Attorney’s Association, as a member of the Juvenile Justice Commission, a member of the Carson City Student Attendance Review Board, and a member of the Carson Rural Child Advocacy Center’s Board of Directors. I volunteer as a youth leader with my local congregation and previously volunteered as a Scoutmaster and Chair of the Washoe Tribal Headstart Policy Council.