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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
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
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
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
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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External links[edit]

Footnotes[edit]

Nevada courts

Federal courts:

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Nevada • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Nevada

State courts:

Nevada Supreme Court • Nevada Court of Appeals • Nevada District Courts • Nevada Justice Courts • Nevada Municipal Courts • Clark County Family Court, Nevada

State resources:

Courts in Nevada • Nevada judicial elections • Judicial selection in Nevada

[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

[district2-6] 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

[washc-7] 7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 Washoe County, 2010 Primary Election Candidates

[cc-8] 8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 ^8.3 ^8.4 ^8.5 ^8.6 Clark County 2010 Primary Election Candidate List

[ccre-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

[file-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

[washoege-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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