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Nevada 2nd Judicial District Court Department 7
Tenure
Present officeholder
Term ends

2027

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 3, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

University of Nevada, Reno Orvis School of Nursing, 1986

Law

University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, 1991

Egan Walker is a judge for Department 7 of the Nevada 2nd Judicial District Court. His current term ends on January 4, 2027.

Walker ran for re-election for the Department 7 judge of the Nevada 2nd Judicial District Court. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Walker was a judge for the family division of the Second Judicial District Court in Nevada. He was appointed to that position by Gov. Sandoval on March 10, 2011.[1] He was re-elected on June 12, 2012.[2] He ran unopposed for re-election in 2014.[3][4]

Elections

2020

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

General election

General election for Nevada 2nd Judicial District Court Department 7

Incumbent Egan Walker won election in the general election for Nevada 2nd Judicial District Court Department 7 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Egan Walker (Nonpartisan)
 
100.0
 
175,086

Total votes: 175,086
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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Egan Walker advanced from the primary for Nevada 2nd Judicial District Court Department 7.

2018

General election

General election for Nevada 2nd Judicial District Court Department 7

Incumbent Egan Walker won election in the general election for Nevada 2nd Judicial District Court Department 7 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Egan Walker (Nonpartisan)
 
100.0
 
142,009

Total votes: 142,009
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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.[5]

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.[5]

Qualifications
To serve on the Nevada District Courts, a judge must be:[5]

  • 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.

2014

See also: Nevada judicial elections, 2014
Walker ran for re-election to the Second Judicial District Court.
Primary: He was elected without opposition in the primary on June 10, 2014.
[6][4] 

2012

Judge Walker was re-elected to his position in the family division of the Second Judicial District Court after running unopposed in the primary election on June 12, 2012.[2]

See also: Nevada judicial elections, 2012

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Egan Walker did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Education

Walker attended the University of Nevada at Reno Orvis School of Nursing, graduating in 1986 with a B.S. in Nursing. He earned his J.D. from the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law in 1991.[1]

Career

Judge Walker was an RN in Nevada and California before, during, and after law school. From 1982 to 1990, he served as a medic, flight medic, and nurse in the Army National Guard and Army Reserve.[1]

After graduating from law school, Judge Walker worked as a deputy district attorney in Carson City County and Washoe County from 1992 to 2000. He has also worked in private practice, focusing on litigation and family law. Judge Walker was a family court master from 2009 to 2011, when he was appointed to the Second Judicial District Court bench.[1]

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