Nevada local trial court judicial elections, 2016
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Elections
General election
District 8, Department 20
- ☑ Louis Eric Johnson (i)
- ☐ Anat Levy
District 8, Department 15
- ☐ Bruce Gale
- ☑ Joe Hardy Jr. (i)
District 9, Department 2
- ☑ Thomas Gregory (i)
Primary election
District 8, Department 20
- ☐ Scott Holper
- ☑ Louis Eric Johnson (i)
- ☑ Anat Levy
- ☐ Catherine Ramsey
Results
| Nevada Judicial District 8 (Department 15), General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Joe Hardy Jr. Incumbent |
60.31% | 359,293 |
| Bruce Gale | 39.69% | 236,458 |
| Total Votes | 595,751 | |
| Source: Silver State Election Night Results 2016, "Judicial," accessed January 18, 2016 | ||
| Nevada Judicial District 8 (Department 20), General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Louis Eric Johnson Incumbent |
56.13% | 332,025 |
| Anat Levy | 43.87% | 259,492 |
| Total Votes | 591,517 | |
| Source: Silver State Election Night Results 2016, "Judicial," accessed January 18, 2016 | ||
| Nevada Judicial District 8 (Department 20), Primary Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Louis Eric Johnson Incumbent |
45.18% | 58,579 |
| Anat Levy |
24.30% | 31,508 |
| Catherine Ramsey | 21.76% | 28,210 |
| Scott Holper | 8.76% | 11,359 |
| Total Votes | 129,656 | |
| Source: Nevada Secretary of State, "Official Primary Judicial Results," accessed October 19, 2016 | ||
Election rules
Primary election
The primary is held on the second Tuesday in June in even-numbered years.[2]
In the nonpartisan primary, the two candidates who receive the greatest number of votes advance to the general election. Though Nevada has a closed primary system, where voters may only vote for members of their own political party, this does not impact the judicial elections, which are nonpartisan. Voters registered with either major party, or those who are not registered with any political party, may still vote for all judicial candidates in the primaries.[3][4]
General election
If there are only two candidates who file to run for any one seat, they skip the primary and compete only in the general election.[5]
Judicial selection method
- See also: Nonpartisan election of judges
The 72 judges of the Nevada District Courts are elected to six-year terms in nonpartisan elections. To serve additional terms, judges must run for re-election.[6]
Each district court selects its chief judge to a two-year term by peer vote. Not every district court is required to select a chief judge; only in districts with populations over 100,000 are the courts required to choose one.[6]
Qualifications
To serve on the Nevada District Courts, a judge must be:[6]
- a qualified elector;
- a state resident for two years;
- a district resident;
- at least 25 years old;
- licensed and admitted to practice law in Nevada; and
- a licensed attorney for 15 years with at least two years in Nevada.
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Candidate Dates," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ Nevada Revised Statutes, Chapter 293.175 Section 1," accessed May 1, 2014
- ↑ Clark County Nevada, "Election: How Party Affiliation Affects You in Elections," accessed August 20, 2015
- ↑ Nevada Office of Secretary of State, "Notice of Offices for Which Candidates Will Be Nominated at the June 10, 2014 Primary Election," accessed August 20, 2015
- ↑ Nevada Revised Statutes, "Chapter 293.260 Section 4(b)," accessed May 1, 2014
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Nevada," archived October 3, 2014
Federal courts:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Nevada • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Nevada
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Nevada Supreme Court • Nevada Court of Appeals • Nevada District Courts • Nevada Justice Courts • Nevada Municipal Courts • Clark County Family Court, Nevada
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Courts in Nevada • Nevada judicial elections • Judicial selection in Nevada
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