John P. Davis (Nevada)
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John P. Davis was a judge on the Nevada Fifth Judicial District Court. He died on January 26, 2011, after 20 years of service. [1]
Education
Davis earned an engineer of mines degree from the Colorado School of Mines in 1956 and a J.D. from the University of California Davis School of Law in 1972.[2]
Career
Prior to attending law school, Davis worked as a mining engineer and land surveyor. He held land surveying licenses in California and Nevada. After law school, Davis opened his first practice in Minden and later would go on to become a Justice of the Peace in Lyon County. He then moved to Tonopah to run for district judge.[2][3]
Successor
April 26, 2011
Nevada: Eleven attorneys sought Davis's Fifth Judicial District seat, which included handling civil, criminal, and family law cases and required travel to the county seats in Esmeralda, Mineral, and Nye counties and to Pahrump in southern Nye County to hear cases.[3]
A Minden attorney, Donald C. Smith, was interviewed for Davis's position by the Nevada Commission on Judicial Selection. Smith was a 33-year resident of Nevada. He was a board member of the MeFiYi Foundation and the Carson Valley Tennis Association. He served as general counsel for Employers Insurance Co. of Nevada. He previously worked for the State Industrial Insurance System.[3]
Following interviews, the commission deliberated and nominated three finalists from which Gov. Brian Sandoval made his appointment. This process was open to the public.[3]
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ RGJ.com, "State flags to fly at half-mast after death of judge from Nye County," January 27, 2011
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Nevada Bar, "Judges on the main road, but off the beaten track," accessed October 8, 2020 (page 11)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 The Record-Courier "Minden attorney seeks central Nevada judge's position" April 26, 2011
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
