Jessie Walsh
Jessie Walsh was a judge for Department 10 of the Eighth Judicial District Court in Nevada. She first joined the court on January 6, 2003.[1][2][3][4] Walsh retired from the court on January 13, 2017.[5]
Elections
2014
See also: Nevada judicial elections, 2014
Walsh ran for re-election to the Eighth Judicial District Court.
Primary: She was elected without opposition in the primary on June 10, 2014.
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Education
Walsh received her undergraduate degree from the University of San Diego. She received her J.D. degree from the University of Arizona College of Law.[3]
Career
Prior to her judicial career, Walsh worked as an attorney in solo private practice, as a public defender and as a prosecutor. Before she became an attorney, Walsh worked as a congressional staffer and as a development officer for the Department of Economic and Urban Development in Las Vegas.[3]
Evaluations
2013 judicial performance evaluation
In 2013, the Las Vegas Review-Journal sponsored a survey of 902 lawyers who rated Nevada Supreme Court justices and judges located in Clark County. 42 percent of respondents voted in favor of keeping Walsh on the bench. The average vote in favor of retention for all 88 judges evaluated was 71 percent.[7]
2010 judicial performance evaluation
The Las Vegas Review‐Journal performed a survey of attorneys with first-hand knowledge of state judges in 2010. Of 796 survey respondents, 64 percent said that they would not recommend Judge Walsh for retention to the court.[8]
See also
External links
- Clark County Courts, "Judge Jessie Walsh Biography"
- Clark County Courts, "Eighth Judicial District Court judges"
Footnotes
- ↑ Nevada Judiciary, "Dates of Office," accessed March 30, 2015
- ↑ Judicial selection in Nevada
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Clark County Courts, "Judge Jessie Walsh Biography," accessed October 13, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Clark County Nevada, "Election: Candidate Filing in Clark County," accessed February 13, 2014 Select "Election Year: 2014"
- ↑ Las Vegas Review-Journal, "District Judge Jessie Walsh to retire next week," January 4, 2017
- ↑ Silver State Election Night Results, "2014 Primary Election Results - Judicial," accessed June 11, 2014
- ↑ Las Vegas Review Journal, "2013 Judicial Performance Evaluation," accessed September 23, 2014
- ↑ Las Vegas Review‐Journal, "Lawyers give poor scores to nine judges," May 10, 2010
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
State resources:
Courts in Nevada • Nevada judicial elections • Judicial selection in Nevada
