Bruce Gale
Bruce Gale ran for election for the Department 21 judge of the Nevada 8th Judicial District Court. He lost in the primary on June 9, 2020.
Gale was a 2016 candidate for the 8th Judicial District Court in Nevada.[1] He was defeated in the general election on November 8, 2016.[1]
Education
Gale received his undergraduate degree from the University of Texas at Austin and his J.D. from the University of San Diego School of Law. He was admitted to the bar in 1988.[2][3]
Career
Gale is the owner of his own firm, Bruce L. Gale Attorney at Law. As an attorney, he has practiced in the areas of business and real estate, probate and trust, personal injury, criminal, family, tax, gaming and appellate law.[2][4]
Elections
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Clark County, Nevada (2020)
General election
General election for Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Department 21
Tara Clark Newberry defeated Jacob Reynolds in the general election for Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Department 21 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tara Clark Newberry (Nonpartisan)  | 51.2 | 377,337 |
| Jacob Reynolds (Nonpartisan) | 48.8 | 359,605 | ||
| Total votes: 736,942 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Department 21
Jacob Reynolds and Tara Clark Newberry defeated Caesar Almase and Bruce Gale in the primary for Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Department 21 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jacob Reynolds (Nonpartisan) | 37.5 | 102,505 | |
| ✔ | | Tara Clark Newberry (Nonpartisan) | 30.1 | 82,129 |
| Caesar Almase (Nonpartisan) | 19.7 | 53,806 | ||
 | Bruce Gale (Nonpartisan) | 12.8 | 34,853 | |
| Total votes: 273,293 | |||
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2016
Nevada held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. A primary election took place on June 14, 2016.[5] Incumbent Joe Hardy Jr. defeated Bruce Gale in the Nevada Judicial District 8 general election for Department 15.[1]
| Nevada Judicial District 8 (Department 15), General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Joe Hardy Jr. Incumbent |
60.31% | 359,293 |
| Bruce Gale | 39.69% | 236,458 |
| Total Votes | 595,751 | |
| Source: Silver State Election Night Results 2016, "Judicial," accessed January 18, 2016 | ||
2014
See also: Nevada judicial elections, 2014
Gale ran for election to the Eighth Judicial District Court.
Primary: He was defeated in the primary on June 10, 2014, receiving 17.1 percent of the vote. He competed against Jacob Hafter and incumbent Susan Johnson.
[6][7]
2012
- See also: Nevada judicial elections, 2012
Gale ran for the Department 4 position on the Nevada Eighth Judicial District Court; he was one of nine candidates for this position. He was defeated by incumbent Judge Kerry Earley in the general election on November 6, 2012, earning 7.12 percent of the vote.[8]
2011
- See also: Nevada judicial elections, 2011
Gale ran for election to the Las Vegas Municipal Court. He was defeated by incumbent Cedric A. Kerns in the primary election on April 5, 2011. Gale received 48.60 percent of the vote.[9]
2010
- See also: Nevada judicial elections, 2010
Gale ran for judge of the newly-created Department 26 of the 8th District Court in Nevada. He won 28.61 percent of the vote in the primary, advancing him to the general election. He was defeated by Gloria Sturman in the general election.[10][11]
Selection method
- See also: Nonpartisan election of judges
The 72 judges of the Nevada District Courts are elected to six-year terms in nonpartisan elections. To serve additional terms, judges must run for re-election.[12]
Each district court selects its chief judge to a two-year term by peer vote. Not every district court is required to select a chief judge; only in districts with populations over 100,000 are the courts required to choose one.[12]
Qualifications
To serve on the Nevada District Courts, a judge must be:[12]
- a qualified elector;
- a state resident for two years;
- a district resident;
- at least 25 years old;
- licensed and admitted to practice law in Nevada; and
- a licensed attorney for 15 years with at least two years in Nevada.
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Bruce Gale did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Clark County, Nevada, "Candidate Filing," accessed January 19, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Las Vegas Review-Journal, "2 lawyers face incumbent judge in Department 22 race," May 25, 2014
- ↑ Martindale, "Bruce L. Gale - Lawyer Profile," accessed June 11, 2014
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Bruce L. Gale," accessed June 11, 2014
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Candidate Dates," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ Clark County Nevada, "Election: Candidate Filing in Clark County," accessed February 13, 2014 Select "Election Year: 2014"
- ↑ Silver State Election Night Results, "2014 Primary Election Results - Judicial," accessed June 11, 2014
- ↑ Silver State Election, "2012 Official Election Results: Statewide/Judicial"
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "Official Municipal Primary Election Results," 2011
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "Statewide race results - General Election," 2010
- ↑ Clark County, "2010 Unofficial Primary Election Results"
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Nevada," archived October 3, 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
