Dale Nielson
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Dale Nielson is the Democratic Division 3 judge on the Navajo County Superior Court in Arizona. He first served on the court in the Division 2 seat from 2001 until 2008, when he was defeated in a re-election bid. He was appointed back to the court by Gov. Jan Brewer (R) on December 8, 2014, to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Division 3 Judge John Lamb (D). Nielson won election to a full four-year term in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Biography
Nielson received an undergraduate degree from Brigham Young University in 1984 and a J.D. degree from the University of Arizona College of Law in 1989. He began his legal career as an attorney for the Navajo County Attorney's Office (1989–1993) and for the Navajo County Legal Defender (1993–2001). He served in the Division 2 seat on the county's superior court for two terms and then went into private practice from 2009 to 2010. He served as a public defender in the county for the next four years until his appointment back to the superior court bench in the Division 3 seat.[1]
Elections
2016
Arizona held elections for 80 superior court judgeships on November 8, 2016. Seventeen of those seats were up for partisan election, including a primary contest on August 30, 2016. Only one partisan race saw more than one candidate file for the election. As both were of the same party, the race was decided in the primary, leaving all of the races unopposed on the general election ballot.
General election
Incumbent Dale Nielson ran unopposed in the general election for Division 3 on the Navajo County Superior Court.
| Navajo County, Division 3 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Dale Nielson Incumbent (unopposed) |
98.78% | 25,567 | |
| Write-in votes | 1.22% | 316 | ||
| Total Votes | 25,883 | |||
| Source: Navajo County, Arizona, "Election Summary Report General Election," November 8, 2016 | ||||
Primary election
Incumbent Dale Nielson ran unopposed in the Democratic primary election for Division 3 on the Navajo County Superior Court.
| Navajo County, Division 3 Democratic Primary Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Dale Nielson Incumbent (unopposed) |
99.32% | 6,549 |
| Write-in votes | 0.68% | 45 |
| Total Votes | 6,594 | |
| Source: Navajo County, Arizona, "Primary Election Complete Officail Report," September 6, 2016 | ||
See also
External links
- Arizona Commission on Judicial Performance Review
- Navajo County website
- Arizona Judicial Branch website
Footnotes
Federal courts:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Arizona • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Arizona
State courts:
Arizona Supreme Court • Arizona Court of Appeals • Arizona Superior Court • Arizona Justice Courts • Arizona Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in Arizona • Arizona judicial elections • Judicial selection in Arizona
