Anna Albertson

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Anna Albertson

Nonpartisan

Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Department 11

Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

2

Predecessor

Ellie Roohani

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 8, 2022

Anna Albertson is a judge for Department 11 of the Nevada 8th Judicial District Court. She assumed office on January 2, 2023. Her current term ends on January 4, 2027.

Albertson ran in a special election for the Department 11 judge of the Nevada 8th Judicial District Court. She won in the special general election on November 8, 2022.

Elections

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Clark County, Nevada (2022)

General election

Special general election for Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Department 11

Anna Albertson defeated incumbent Ellie Roohani in the special general election for Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Department 11 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Anna Albertson (Nonpartisan)	52.0	292,292
	Submit photo	Ellie Roohani (Nonpartisan)	48.0	270,185

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 562,477
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2020

See also: Municipal elections in Clark County, Nevada (2020)

General election

General election for Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Department 17

Incumbent Michael Villani defeated Anna Albertson in the general election for Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Department 17 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Villani (Nonpartisan)	51.6	387,145
		Anna Albertson (Nonpartisan)	48.4	362,894

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 750,039
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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Michael Villani and Anna Albertson advanced from the primary for Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Department 17.

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

Anna Albertson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Albertson's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Anna Albertson is a wife, mother, small business owner, and experienced civil trial attorney.

She currently owns and runs her own law office called Legal Angel which she opened to help the people in her community that need legal help the most. She also currently sits part-time as a court-appointed Judge Pro Tem and arbitrator. In her role as Judge Pro Tem she recently sat as the judge in the first civil trial in Clark County District Court since the pandemic shut downs.

She is running for judge now because Department 17 of Clark County District Court needs a fair and impartial judge. She will focus on the facts and the law of a case. Her rulings will not be influenced by the reputations of the attorneys who appear before her.

Anna Albertson can be trusted to do the hard work necessary to help get Nevada back on track. Her rulings will consider the community, be fair, and follow the law.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Anna Albertson is the best candidate in her race. She is experienced, extremely hard-working, intelligent, and community-minded.
• Anna Albertson has a proven track record as a Judge Pro Tem. She has never had even one of her rulings appealed by counsel that appear before her.
• Anna Albertson runs her own successful business and will carry over that skills set into the courtroom to efficiently run her courtroom.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Please see Anna Albertson's website www.annaalbertson.com

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Anna Albertson has worked since she was 14 years old and was hired as a hostess in family-owned restaurant. She thereafter continued to work throughout high school and college taking jobs in retail and food service. Following college, she worked as a teacher and tutor until going to law school. While in law school she interned at a law firm.

Are there any little-known powers or responsibilities held by this office that you believe more people should be aware of?

People need to be aware of how important it is that we have fair and impartial judges. The judges for District Court in Clark County, Nevada need to follow law and precedent. However, their decisions also have a ripple affect that are felt throughout the community.

How would you describe your legal philosophy?

Anna Albertson is a fair and impartial judge. She understand how important it is to follow the law and consider the community. That is why she is a court-appointed Judge Pro Tem and arbitrator and recently sat as the judge in the first civil trial in District Court in Clark County, Nevada since the pandemic shut downs.

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