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## Contents

* 1 Overview
* 2 Supreme Court
* 3 District Courts
* 4 Municipal Court
* 4.1 Reno
* 5 Justice Court
* 5.1 Clark County
* 5.2 Washoe County
* 6 See also
* 7 External links
* 8 Footnotes

The Nevada judicial elections of 2010 consisted of a Primary Election on June 8, 2010 and a General Election on November 2, 2010. See Statewide elections on Ballotpedia for information about other state official elections.

## Overview[edit]

* Two of the justices of the Nevada Supreme Court filed for re-election in 2010, and won by default, as they were both unopposed.
* There were 18 seats open in the Nevada District Courts.
* Three seats were open on the Reno Municipal Court.
* There were several Justices of the Peace up for election in Clark and Washoe Counties.

## Supreme Court[edit]

See also: Nevada Supreme Court elections

Running for re-election to the Nevada Supreme Court:

* James Hardesty (Seat A): Re-elected with 76.13% of the vote.
* Ron Parraguirre (Seat E): Re-elected with 76.52% of the vote.

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## District Courts[edit]

* District Court judges run for six-year terms in nonpartisan elections.[2]
* There were 18 seats open on the Nevada District Courts. Three of them were in the second district and the rest were in the eighth district.[3] Ten of the open seats were newly created for 2010.[4]

District  | Division  | Incumbent  | Details  | Results

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District Two | Department 5 | Deborah Schumacher | Deborah Schumacher was up for re-election. | Schumacher was re-elected to the Washoe County Family Court after running unopposed.[5]
District Two | Family Division – Department 11 | Chuck Weller | Chuck Weller was up for re-election. | Weller was re-elected to the Second Judicial District Court after running unopposed.[6]
District Two | Department 15 | David Hardy[7] | David Hardy, a Second District Court Family Division judge, ran for the newly created seat on the main court | Hardy was elected to this seat after running unopposed.[6]
District Eight | Department 26 | Bruce L. Gale, Kurt Kay Harris and Gloria Sturman[8] | Gloria Sturman (46.77%) and Bruce L. Gale (28.61%) advanced to the general election.[9] | Gloria Sturman elected with 60.31% of the vote.
District Eight | Department 27 | Nancy Allf and Blaine Beckstead[10] | New initial term | Nancy Allf elected with 70.31% of the vote.
District Eight | Department 28 | Lucinda Coumou, Jack Howard and Ron Israel[8] | Ron Israel (44.13%) and Jack Howard (28.73%) advanced to the general election.[9] | Ron Israel elected with 54.30% of the vote.
District Eight | Department 29 | Kenneth E. Pollock and Susan Scann[10] | New initial term | Susan Scann elected with 57.43% of the vote.
District Eight | Department 30 | Michael D. Davidson, Craig Friedberg, Patricia Palm and Jerry A. Wiese[8] | Michael D. Davidson (31.56%) and Jerry A. Wiese (31.19%) advanced to the general election.[9] | Jerry A. Wiese elected with 50.07% of the vote.
District Eight | Department 31 | Phil Dabney, Joanna Kishner, Josh Kunis and Marc Risman[8] | Phil Dabney (32%) and Joanna Kishner (31.2%) advanced to the general election.[9] | Joanna Kishner elected with 50.44% of the vote.
District Eight | Department 32 | Rob Bare and Ellen Stoebling[10] | New initial term | Rob Bare elected with 54.15% of the vote.
District Eight | Family Division - Department A | William Voy |  | Voy was elected to this seat after running unopposed.[6]
District Eight | Family Division - Department B | Gloria Sanchez |  | Sanchez was elected to this seat after running unopposed.[6]
District Eight | Family Division - Department C | Steven Jones (Nevada), Maria Maskall and Denise Pifer[11] | Steven Jones (Nevada) (42.94%) and Maria Maskall (29.25%) competed in the general election.[9] | Steven Jones (Nevada) elected with 53.28% of the vote.
District Eight | Family Division - Department D | Robert Teuton |  | Teuton was elected to this seat after running unopposed.[6]
District Eight | Family Division - Department E | Charles J. Hoskin | Charles J. Hoskin was up for re-election. | Hoskin was re-elected to this seat after running unopposed.[6]
District Eight | Family Division - Department F | William E. Gonzalez, Ellen J. Bezian and John Eccles[8] | William E. Gonzalez (40.66%) and John Eccles (33.44%) competed in the general election.[9] | William E. Gonzalez elected with 54.82% of the vote.
District Eight | Family Division - Department S | Tony Liker, Vincent Ochoa, Greta Muirhead, R. Nathan Gibbs, Ethan Kottler, David Churchill and Rebecca Wallace[12] | Vincent Ochoa (26.9%) and Rebecca Wallace (19.40%) advanced to the general election.[9] | Vincent Ochoa elected with 52.64% of the vote.
District Eight | Family Division - Department T | John Jensen, Terrance Marren, Michele Mercer, Gayle Nathan and Carl F. Piazza[8] | Carl F. Piazza (22.46%) and Gayle Nathan (20.91%) advanced to the general election.[9] | Gayle Nathan elected with 57.45% of the vote.

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## Municipal Court[edit]

### Reno[edit]

Division  | Candidates  | Details  | Results

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Reno Municipal Court Department 2 |  | Paul Hickman's term was set to expire this year. Unfortunately, he died two weeks before the election of injuries sustained in a car crash[14]; the vacant seat was filled by appointment. | William Gardner was appointed.[15]
Reno Municipal Court Department 3 | James Van Winkle and Dorothy Nash Holmes | James Van Winkle ran for re-election. | Dorothy Nash Holmes won with 56.09% of the vote.[16]
Reno Municipal Court Department 4 | Kenneth Howard | Kenneth Howard was up for re-election. | Kenneth Howard

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## Justice Court[edit]

* Justices of the Peace run for six-year terms in nonpartisan elections

### Clark County[edit]

Division  | Candidates  | Details  | Results

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Las Vegas Township Department 2 | Joe Sciscento | Joe Sciscento was up for re-election. | Joe Sciscento
Las Vegas Township Department 3 | Tony L. Abbatangelo, Lary G. Lamoreux and Janiece Marshall | Tony L. Abbatangelo (40.35%) and Janiece Marshall (32%) advanced to the general election.[9] | Janiece Marshall won with 50.27% of the vote.
Las Vegas Township Department 4 | Melissa Saragosa | Melissa Saragosa was up for re-election. | Melissa Saragosa
Las Vegas Township Department 6 | William Kephart and Kristine Kuzemka[20] | Incumbent Nancy C. Oesterle is retiring. | William Kephart won with 58.98% of the vote.
Las Vegas Township Department 7 | Karen Bennett-Haron and Robert Kurth[21] | Incumbent Karen Bennett-Haron was challenged by attorney Robert Kurth. | Karen Bennett-Haron won with 61.68% of the vote.
Las Vegas Township Department 9 | Joe M. Bonaventure | Joe M. Bonaventure was up for re-election. | Joe M. Bonaventure
Las Vegas Township Department 10 | Melanie Tobiasson | Melanie Tobiasson was up for re-election. | Melanie Tobiasson
Las Vegas Township Department 13 | Suzan Baucum, Frank Coumou, James Leslie Gubler, Jonathan Schulman and Richard Scow | Suzan Baucum (34.58%) and James Leslie Gubler (18.99%) advanced to the general election.[9] | Suzan Baucum won with 59.36% of the vote.
Las Vegas Township Department 14 | Colby Beck, Conrad Hafen and Bernie Zadrowski | Conrad Hafen (41.14%) and Bernie Zadrowski (30.19%) advanced to the general election.[9] | Conrad Hafen won with 54.84% of the vote.
Searchlight Township | Stanton B. Colton, Richard Faber, Richard Hill and Dave Thompson | Wendell Ellis Turner is leaving office. - Dave Thompson (42.98%) and Richard Hill (42.15%) advanced to the general election.[9] | Richard Hill won with 53.08% of the vote.

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### Washoe County[edit]

Division  | Candidates  | Details  | Results

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Reno Township Department 2 | Peter J. Sferrazza | Peter J. Sferrazza was up for re-election. | Peter J. Sferrazza
Reno Township Department 3 | Jack Schroeder | Jack Schroeder was up for re-election. | Jack Schroeder
Reno Township Department 4 | Cotter C. Conway, Eric Nickel, Scott E. Pearson and Lewis S. Taitel[23] | Harold Albright is leaving office. -- Scott E. Pearson (44.92%) and Lewis S. Taitel (23%) advanced to the general election.[24] | Scott E. Pearson won with 68.73% of the vote.[16]
Reno Township Department 5 | David Clifton | Barbara Finley is leaving office. | David Clifton
Sparks Township Department 2 | Kevin Higgins and Christian Guy Wilson[25] | Incumbent Kevin Higgins was challenged by Christian Guy Wilson | Kevin Higgins won with 58.02% of the vote.[16]

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## See also[edit]

* Judicial elections, 2010
* Judicial selection in Nevada
* Campaign finance requirements for Nevada judicial elections
* Nevada Judicial Appointment Amendment, Question 1 (2010)

## External links[edit]

* Nevada Secretary of State Election Information
* 2010 Election Calendar & Events
* Judicial Candidate Election Calendar
* Election Information Guide
* 2010 Judicial Candidates Filed with the Secretary of State's Office (pdf)
* Judicial Candidates Filed with the Secretary of State's Office (web)
* Las Vegas Review-Journal "GLENN COOK: Judges get re-election protection," May 23, 2010
* Las Vegas Review Journal, "Judging the Judges 2010: Few sitting judges face challengers," May 9, 2010
* Las Vegas Review-Journal "Justice of the peace candidate files appeal with state high court," March 29, 2010
* RGJ "Several incumbents run unopposed in judicial contests," January 15, 2010
* RGJ "Wilson files for Sparks Justice of Peace," January 12, 2010

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ NV Secretary of State:Statewide race results
2. ↑ Article 6, Nevada Constitution#Section 5
3. ↑ Election Information Guide (see p. 5)
4. ↑ Nevada Assembly Bill No. 64
5. ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "Statewide race results," accessed June 3, 2025
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Nevada Secretary of State, "2010 Official Statewide Primary Election Results," accessed June3, 2025
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Washoe County, 2010 Primary Election Candidates
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 Clark County 2010 Primary Election Candidate List
9. ↑ 9.00 9.01 9.02 9.03 9.04 9.05 9.06 9.07 9.08 9.09 9.10 9.11 Clark County, 2010 Unofficial Primary Election Results
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Harmfulerror blog, "Judicial Dept. Filings - last day," January 15, 2010
11. ↑ Las Vegas Review Journal, "District Court Family Judge Department C," May 23, 2010 (dead link)
12. ↑ Las Vegas Review Journal, "District Court Family Judge Department S," May 23, 2010 (dead link)
13. ↑ NV Secretary of State:Statewide race results - General Election
14. ↑ kolotv.com, "Reno Judge Paul Hickman Dies," October 21, 2010 (dead link)
15. ↑ 2News Nevada "Reno Municipal Court Judges William Gardner and Ken Howard Retire," accessed June 3, 2025
16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 Washoe County, Unofficial General Election Results
17. ↑ RGJ "Reno Municipal Court Judge Jim Van Winkle will seek re-election," February 4, 2010
18. ↑ RGJ "Reno municipal judge seeks re-election," February 5, 2010
19. ↑ RGJ "Reno municipal judge will seek re-election," February 27, 2010
20. ↑ Las Vegas Review-Journal: "Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Department 6," October 17, 2010
21. ↑ Las Vegas Review-Journal: "Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Department 7," October 17, 2010
22. ↑ Clark County Election Department, Official Final Results
23. ↑ Reno Gazette Journal "Reno justice court candidates seek to improve efficiency," April 27, 2010
24. ↑ Washoe County, Primary 2010 Unofficial Final
25. ↑ Wilson campaign website

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