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Jerome Polaha
Jerome Polaha was a judge on the Second Judicial District Court in Nevada. He was appointed to the bench by Governor Kenny Guinn on March 5, 1999, and took office on March 17, 1999.[1] He ran unopposed for re-election in 2014. Polaha retired at the end of his term on January 3, 2021.[2]
Elections
2014
- See also: Nevada judicial elections, 2014
Polaha ran for re-election to the Second Judicial District Court. He was elected without opposition in the primary on June 10, 2014.[3]
Education
Polaha studied Russian at Syracuse University and received his undergraduate degree from the University of Nevada. He earned his J.D. from the National Law Center at George Washington University.[4]
Career
After working as an associate for the firm of Breen and Young in Reno, he was one of the first three lawyers who began the Washoe County Public Defender’s Office in July 1969. After leaving that post in 1972, he remained in private practice throughout his thirty year career as a lawyer, mostly as a sole practitioner, but also as a partner in several firms. He was then appointed to the district court in 1999.[4]
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Footnotes
- ↑ Nevada Judiciary, "Dates of Office," accessed March 30, 2015
- ↑ Reno Gazette Journal, "Reno judge to retire; only 1 judge files for the open seat," January 27, 2020
- ↑ Silver State Election Night Results, "2014 Primary Election Results - Judicial," accessed June 11, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Washoe Courts, "Judge Polaha bio," accessed April 1, 2015
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
