Mathew Harter
Mathew Harter was a judge for Department N of the Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Family Division. He assumed office on January 5, 2009. He left office on November 9, 2022.
Harter ran for re-election for the Department N judge of the Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Family Division. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Harter was a nonpartisan candidate for Seat G judge of the Nevada Supreme Court. Harter lost the general election on November 6, 2018.
Elections
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Clark County, Nevada (2020)
General election
General election for Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Family Division Department N
Incumbent Mathew Harter won election in the general election for Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Family Division Department N on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Mathew Harter (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 643,386 |
Total votes: 643,386 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Mathew Harter advanced from the primary for Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Family Division Department N.
2018
- See also: Nevada Supreme Court elections, 2018
General election
General election for Nevada Supreme Court Seat G
Incumbent Lidia Stiglich defeated Mathew Harter in the general election for Nevada Supreme Court Seat G on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Lidia Stiglich (Nonpartisan) | 46.6 | 413,471 | |
Mathew Harter (Nonpartisan) | 30.7 | 272,652 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 22.7 | 201,148 |
Total votes: 887,271 | ||||
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2014
See also: Nevada judicial elections, 2014
Harter ran for re-election to the Eighth Judicial District Court.
General: He defeated Monti Jordana Levy in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 64.2 percent of the vote. [1]
2008
Harter was elected to the Family Court in November 2008, winning 53.22 percent of the vote.[2]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Mathew Harter did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
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Harter received an undergraduate degree in 1988 from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He earned his J.D. from the Thomas M. Cooley School of Law in 1993.[3]
Career
- 2009-Present: Judge, Clark County Family Court Department N
- 1995-2008: Sole practitioner
- 2004-2008: Arbitrator, Nevada Eighth Judicial District Court
- 1996-2004: Contract Attorney, Clark County Public Defender's Office
- 1994: Law Clerk for Alan R. Harter, Esq.
- 1993: Law Clerk for Jack Vogl, Esq.
- Law clerk for Gerald W. Hardcastle[3][4]
2013 judicial performance evaluation
In 2013, the Las Vegas Review-Journal sponsored a survey of 902 lawyers who rated Nevada Supreme Court justices and judges located in Clark County. 71 percent of respondents voted in favor of keeping Harter on the bench. The average vote in favor of retention for all 88 judges evaluated was 71 percent.[5]
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Clark County Nevada, "Election: Candidate Filing in Clark County," accessed February 13, 2014 Select "Election Year: 2014"
- ↑ Clark County, "Election History: November 2008," accessed March 31, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Nevada Lawyer Magazine, "Your New Judges," January 6, 2013
- ↑ Las Vegas Review Journal, "2013 Judicial Performance Evaluation," accessed September 23, 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:
Courts in Nevada • Nevada judicial elections • Judicial selection in Nevada