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    Nevada judicial elections, 2010

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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:

    [1]

    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 are newly created for 2010.[4]
    District Division Incumbent Details Results
    District Two Department 5 Deborah Schumacher Deborah Schumacher was up for re-election.
    District Two Family Division – Department 11 Chuck Weller Chuck Weller was up for re-election.
    District Two Department 15 David Hardy[5] David Hardy, a Second District Court Family Division judge, ran for the newly created seat on the main court
    District Eight Department 26 Bruce L. Gale, Kurt Kay Harris and Gloria Sturman[6] Gloria Sturman (46.77%) and Bruce L. Gale (28.61%) advanced to the general election.[7] Gloria Sturman elected with 60.31% of the vote.
    District Eight Department 27 Nancy Allf and Blaine Beckstead[8] New initial term Nancy Allf elected with 70.31% of the vote.
    District Eight Department 28 Lucinda Coumou, Jack Howard and Ron Israel[6] Ron Israel (44.13%) and Jack Howard (28.73%) advanced to the general election.[7] Ron Israel elected with 54.30% of the vote.
    District Eight Department 29 Kenneth E. Pollock and Susan Scann[8] 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[6] Michael D. Davidson (31.56%) and Jerry A. Wiese (31.19%) advanced to the general election.[7] Jerry A. Wiese elected with 50.07% of the vote.
    District Eight Department 31 Phil Dabney, Joanna Kishner, Josh Kunis and Marc Risman[6] Phil Dabney (32%) and Joanna Kishner (31.2%) advanced to the general election.[7] Joanna Kishner elected with 50.44% of the vote.
    District Eight Department 32 Rob Bare and Ellen Stoebling[8] New initial term Rob Bare elected with 54.15% of the vote.
    District Eight Family Division - Department A William Voy
    District Eight Family Division - Department B Gloria Sanchez
    District Eight Family Division - Department C Steven Jones (Nevada), Maria Maskall and Denise Pifer[9] Steven Jones (Nevada) (42.94%) and Maria Maskall (29.25%) competed in the general election.[7] Steven Jones (Nevada) elected with 53.28% of the vote.
    District Eight Family Division - Department D Robert Teuton
    District Eight Family Division - Department E Charles J. Hoskin Charles J. Hoskin was up for re-election.
    District Eight Family Division - Department F William E. Gonzalez, Ellen J. Bezian and John Eccles[6] William E. Gonzalez (40.66%) and John Eccles (33.44%) competed in the general election.[7] 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[10] Vincent Ochoa (26.9%) and Rebecca Wallace (19.40%) advanced to the general election.[7] 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[6] Carl F. Piazza (22.46%) and Gayle Nathan (20.91%) advanced to the general election.[7] Gayle Nathan elected with 57.45% of the vote.
    [11]

    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[12]; the vacant seat was filled by appointment.
    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.[13]
    Reno Municipal Court Department 4 Kenneth Howard Kenneth Howard was up for re-election. Kenneth Howard
    [14][15]

    [16][5]

    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.[7] 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[17] 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[18] 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.[7] 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.[7] 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.[7] Richard Hill won with 53.08% of the vote.
    [6][19]

    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[20] Harold Albright is leaving office. -- Scott E. Pearson (44.92%) and Lewis S. Taitel (23%) advanced to the general election.[21] Scott E. Pearson won with 68.73% of the vote.[13]
    Reno Township Department 5 David Clifton Barbara Finley is leaving office. David Clifton
    Sparks Township Department 2 Kevin Higgins and Christian Guy Wilson[22] Incumbent Kevin Higgins was challenged by Christian Guy Wilson Kevin Higgins won with 58.02% of the vote.[13]
    [5]

    See also[edit]

    External links[edit]

    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. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Washoe County, 2010 Primary Election Candidates
    6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 Clark County 2010 Primary Election Candidate List
    7. ↑ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 Clark County, 2010 Unofficial Primary Election Results
    8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Harmfulerror blog, "Judicial Dept. Filings - last day," January 15, 2010
    9. ↑ Las Vegas Review Journal, "District Court Family Judge Department C," May 23, 2010 (dead link)
    10. ↑ Las Vegas Review Journal, "District Court Family Judge Department S," May 23, 2010 (dead link)
    11. ↑ NV Secretary of State:Statewide race results - General Election
    12. ↑ kolotv.com, "Reno Judge Paul Hickman Dies," October 21, 2010 (dead link)
    13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Washoe County, Unofficial General Election Results
    14. ↑ RGJ "Reno Municipal Court Judge Jim Van Winkle will seek re-election," February 4, 2010
    15. ↑ RGJ "Reno municipal judge seeks re-election," February 5, 2010
    16. ↑ RGJ "Reno municipal judge will seek re-election," February 27, 2010
    17. ↑ Las Vegas Review-Journal: "Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Department 6," October 17, 2010
    18. ↑ Las Vegas Review-Journal: "Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Department 7," October 17, 2010
    19. ↑ Clark County Election Department, Official Final Results
    20. ↑ Reno Gazette Journal "Reno justice court candidates seek to improve efficiency," April 27, 2010
    21. ↑ Washoe County, Primary 2010 Unofficial Final
    22. ↑ Wilson campaign website
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    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

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