Nevada intermediate appellate court elections, 2020
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The term of one Nevada Court of Appeals justice expired on January 3, 2021. The one seat was up for nonpartisan election on November 3, 2020. A full term on the court is six years.
Election procedure changes in 2020
Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.
Nevada modified its absentee/mail-in voting procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:
- Absentee/mail-in voting: Mail-in ballots were sent to all registered voters in the general election.
For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.
Candidates and results
Dept. 3: Bulla's seat
General election
General election for Nevada Court of Appeals
Incumbent Bonnie Bulla defeated Susan Bush in the general election for Nevada Court of Appeals on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Bonnie Bulla (Nonpartisan)  | 42.2 | 499,827 |
 | Susan Bush (Nonpartisan) | 35.6 | 422,377 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 22.2 | 263,183 | ||
| Total votes: 1,185,387 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Bonnie Bulla and Susan Bush advanced from the primary for Nevada Court of Appeals.
Past elections
2016
The three inaugural judges of the court, after their initial two-year appointments, stood for election in 2016. Each was unopposed and appeared on the general election ballot on November 8.
| Nevada Court of Appeals, Department 1, 2016 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Jerome Tao Incumbent (unopposed) |
70.91% | 678,638 |
| Write-in votes | 29.09% | 278,380 |
| Total Votes (100% reporting) | 957,018 | |
| Source: Nevada Secretary of State Official Results | ||
| Nevada Court of Appeals, Department 2, 2016 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Michael P. Gibbons Incumbent (unopposed) |
71.93% | 694,869 |
| Write-in votes | 28.07% | 271,124 |
| Total Votes (100% reporting) | 965,993 | |
| Source: Nevada Secretary of State Official Results | ||
| Nevada Court of Appeals, Department 3, 2016 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Abbi Silver Incumbent (unopposed) |
71.50% | 673,303 |
| Write-in votes | 28.5% | 268,403 |
| Total Votes (100% reporting) | 941,706 | |
| Source: Nevada Secretary of State Official Results | ||
Selection
- See also: Judicial selection in Nevada
The Nevada Court of Appeals at its creation consisted of three judges who were nominated by the judicial selection commission and selected by the governor. These judges serve an initial two-year term and then must stand for re-election if they wish to continue to serve. After the initial term of the first judges, judges are chosen by election.[1]
Qualifications
To serve on the court of appeals, a judge must be:
- a qualified elector;
- a state resident for at least two years;
- a minimum age of 25;
- licensed and admitted to practice law in Nevada;
- a licensed attorney for at least 15 years, with at least two in Nevada[2][3]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Constitution of the State of Nevada, Article 6, Section 3A, "Court of appeals: Composition; panel of judges; appointment, election and terms of judges; chief judge; service of judges as supplemental district judges," accessed March 21, 2016
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Nevada," accessed July 10, 2015
- ↑ State Bar of Nevada, "Group of nine finalists named for Nevada Court of Appeals positions," December 12, 2014
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:
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