Nye County, Nevada (Judicial)
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Nye County is within the Fifth Judicial District.
The people of Nye County are served by a District Court and Justice Courts.
The United States District Court for the District of Nevada has jurisdiction in Nye County. Appeals from the District of Nevada go to the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.
Judges
District Court
Nevada Fifth Judicial District Court
- Dept. 1: Kimberly Wanker
- Dept. 2: Robert W. Lane[1]
Elections
- See also: Nevada judicial elections
Nevada is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in Nevada, click here.
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Election rules
Primary election
The primary is held on the second Tuesday in June in even-numbered years.[2]
In the nonpartisan primary, the two candidates who receive the greatest number of votes advance to the general election. Though Nevada has a closed primary system, where voters may only vote for members of their own political party, this does not impact the judicial elections, which are nonpartisan. Voters registered with either major party, or those who are not registered with any political party, may still vote for all judicial candidates in the primaries.[3][4]
If there are only two candidates who file to run for any one seat, they skip the primary and compete only in the general election.[5]
Unopposed candidates
If only one candidate files for election to any one seat, he or she must still appear on the primary ballot. They then only need at least one vote in the primary to be elected to office without appearing on the general election ballot.
Only candidates in contested elections may accept campaign contributions; unopposed judicial candidates may not.[6]
See also
Footnotes
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- ↑ Clark County Nevada: Election: How Party Affiliation Affects You in Elections
- ↑ Nevada Office of Secretary of State: Notice of Offices for Which Candidates Will Be Nominated at the June 10, 2014 Primary Election
- ↑ Nevada Revised Statutes, "Chapter 293.260 Section 4(b)," accessed May 1, 2014
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State: 2014 Nevada Judicial Election Calendar
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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
