Kenneth E. Pollock
Kenneth E. Pollock was a judge for the Clark County Family Court Division, Department J, of the Eighth Judicial District Court in Nevada. He served as a judge for the court from January 5, 2009, until the end of his last term on January 5, 2015.[1][2][3]
Elections
2014
See also: Nevada judicial elections, 2014
Pollock ran for re-election to the Eighth Judicial District Court.
Primary: He was successful in the primary on June 10, 2014, receiving 37.4 percent of the vote. He competed against Romeo R. Perez and Rena G. Hughes.
General: He was defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014, after receiving 42.2 percent of the vote. He competed against Rena G. Hughes.
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2010
Pollock ran for election to the newly created Department 29 Civil/Criminal seat on the Eighth Judicial District Court. He was defeated by Susan Scann in the general election.[5][6]
- Main article: Nevada judicial elections, 2010
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. 40% of respondents voted in favor of keeping Pollock on the bench. The average vote in favor of retention for all 88 judges evaluated was 71%.[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, 53% said that they would not recommend Judge Pollock for retention to the court.[8]
Education
Pollock received his undergraduate degree from the University of California, San Diego in 1987 and his J.D. degree from the University of San Diego School of Law in 1991.[1]
Career
Before he became a judge, Pollock worked as an attorney in private practice for 13 years, specializing in civil law. He also previously served as an arbitrator for the Eighth Judicial District Court for seven years and as a judge pro tem.[9][10]
See also
External links
- Facebook.com, "Judge Kenneth Pollock"
- Las Vegas Review-Journal, "District Court Judge Department 29," October 17, 2010
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 LinkedIn.com, "Profile: Judge Kenneth Pollock," accessed September 23, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Clark County Nevada, "Election: Candidate Filing in Clark County," accessed February 13, 2014 Select "Election Year: 2014"
- ↑ Nevada Judiciary, "Dates of Office," accessed March 30, 2015
- ↑ Silver State Election Night Results, "2014 Primary Election Results - Judicial," accessed June 11, 2014
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "Statewide race results - 2010 General Election," accessed February 3, 2015
- ↑ Las Vegas Review Journal, "Judging the Judges 2010: Few sitting judges face challengers," May 9, 2010
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Las Vegas Review-Journal, "District Court Judge Department 29," October 17, 2010
- ↑ Facebook.com, "Judge Kenneth Pollock," accessed September 23, 2014
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
