One seat on the Nevada Court of Appeals is in play with Judge Bonnie Bulla facing a challenge from Las Vegas attorney Susan Bush.
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Department D, District Court Judge Douglas Herndon and Assemblyman Ozzie Fumo advanced to the November general election.
In Las Vegas Justice Court, Department 12, Judge Diana Sullivan faces a challenge from Shanon Clowers-Sanborn, a chief deputy district attorney for Clark County.
In North Las Vegas Justice Court, Department 3, Judge Chris Lee is running against Belinda Harris, a Clark County public defender who describes herself as “bold, tough and honest.”
In Department E, the voters have no good choice.
In Department X, Heidi Almase, a former Las Vegas Municipal Court judge, is running against Jim Davis, a family law attorney, to fill a new seat.
If President Donald Trump wins Nevada, he should send a big thank you card to King Steve Sisolak.
In Department G, Benjamin Childs is challenging Judge Rhonda Forsberg, who was appointed in 2019.
In Department W, Adriana Rincon White faces Stacy Rocheleau for a new seat.
In Department 32, Judge Rob Bare faces a challenge from Christy Craig, who has been a Clark County public defender for 20 years and says her judicial philosophy would be “efficiency, timeliness and punctuality.”
Judge Joanna Kishner is running to keep her seat against Gary W. Call, a personal injury attorney, in Department 31, which handles civil matters.
In Department 29, Judge David Jones faces a challenge from David Lopez-Negrete, a chief deputy in the Clark County Public Defender’s Office.
In Department 22, Judge Susan Johnson is running against Ben Nadig, a private attorney and former deputy city attorney for Las Vegas.
In Department 18, Judge Mary Kay Holthus faces John Hunt, a University of San Diego law school graduate who was the Democratic nominee for Nevada attorney general in 2002.
In Department 17, Judge Michael Villani faces challenger Anna Albertson, a personal injury lawyer and former truancy court judge.
In Department 20, Dawn Allysa Hooker, a personal injury attorney, seeks to unseat Judge Eric Johnson.
In Department 8, Judge Trevor Atkin faces Jessica Peterson.
In Department 1, Jacob Villani and Bita Yeager are vying to replace Judge Ken Cory, who is retiring.
In Department 6, Judge Jacqueline Bluth faces a challenge from Todd Leventhal.
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