Joanna Kishner
Joanna Kishner is a judge for Department 31 of the Nevada 8th Judicial District Court. She assumed office on January 3, 2011. Her current term ends on January 4, 2027.
Kishner ran for re-election for the Department 31 judge of the Nevada 8th Judicial District Court. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Elections
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Clark County, Nevada (2020)
General election
General election for Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Department 31
Incumbent Joanna Kishner defeated Gary Call in the general election for Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Department 31 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Joanna Kishner (Nonpartisan) | 74.2 | 524,052 |
| Gary Call (Nonpartisan) | 25.8 | 182,213 | ||
| Total votes: 706,265 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Joanna Kishner and Gary Call advanced from the primary for Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Department 31.
2014
See also: Nevada judicial elections, 2014
Kishner 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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2010
Kishner won 31.2% of the vote in the primary, advancing her to the general election for the [Nevada Eighth Judicial District Court|Eighth Judicial District Court]]. She defeated Phil Dabney in the general election, winning 50.44% of the vote.[3][4]
- Main article: Nevada judicial elections, 2010
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Education
Kishner received her undergraduate degree from Claremont McKenna College in 1986 and her J.D. degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law in 1989.[5]
Career
Before she became a judge, Kishner worked as an attorney for twenty years with the Las Vegas office of DLA Piper, as a senior counsel for Warner Bros., and as an associate with the firm of Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker. She also previously served as a justice of the peace pro tem, as an arbitrator, as a pro tem small claims referee, and as a pro tem traffic court referee.[5]
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. 69% of respondents voted in favor of keeping Kishner on the bench. The average vote in favor of retention for all 88 judges evaluated was 71%.[6]
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Silver State Election Night Results, "2014 Primary Election Results - Judicial," accessed June 11, 2014
- ↑ Clark County Nevada, "Election: Candidate Filing in Clark County," accessed February 13, 2014 Select "Election Year: 2014"
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "Statewide race results - General Election," accessed April 1, 2015
- ↑ Clark County, Nevada, "Unofficial Primary Election Results," 2010
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Cite error: Invalid
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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
