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Belinda Harris (Nevada)
Belinda Harris is a judge for Department 3 of the North Las Vegas Township Justice of the Peace in Nevada. She assumed office on January 4, 2021. Her current term ends on January 4, 2027.
Harris ran for election for the Department 3 judge of the North Las Vegas Township Justice of the Peace in Nevada. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Harris completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Belinda Harris was born in Las Vegas, Nevada. She earned a bachelor's degree from Howard University in 2001 and a J.D. from American University, Washington College of Law, in 2004. Harris' career experience includes working as the chief deputy public defender for the Clark County Office of the Public Defender.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Clark County, Nevada (2020)
General election
General election for North Las Vegas Township Justice of the Peace Department 3
Belinda Harris defeated incumbent Chris Lee in the general election for North Las Vegas Township Justice of the Peace Department 3 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Belinda Harris (Nonpartisan)  | 59.5 | 49,222 |
| Chris Lee (Nonpartisan) | 40.5 | 33,462 | ||
| Total votes: 82,684 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Chris Lee and Belinda Harris advanced from the primary for North Las Vegas Township Justice of the Peace Department 3.
Endorsements
To view Harris' endorsements in the 2020 election, please click here.
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Belinda Harris completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Harris' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Justice Court is a court of equity. Everyone will be treated with fairness and respect no matter race, color, creed, social status, or gender identity. North Las Vegas residents will always get a fair bold tough honest shake in Belinda T. Harris courtroom.
- North Las Vegas is my community. This is the community that raised me. These are the people who I shop with, who I attend church with, who I laugh with, and who I cry with it. I understand their struggles, their dreams, and their need to be treated fairly when they come into the courthouse. Right now people in North Las Vegas do not have confidence in the current system, I can and will restore that confidence in they system due to my personal and professional experience.
- I would like to build up the community- be more positive instead of extremely punitive. Statistics have shown that when there are positive remedies that people are more successful. For example, there are several agencies that work within the court system to provide classes, what if those classes could link with other community partners to provide services and resources that could help the person.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 27, 2020
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
