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Lisa Brown (Nevada)
Lisa M. Brown was a judge for Department T of the Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Family Division. She assumed office in 2015. She left office on January 3, 2021.
Brown previously served on this court from 2000 to 2008.[1][2]
Elections
2014
See also: Nevada judicial elections, 2014
Brown ran for election to the Eighth Judicial District Court.
Primary: She was successful in the primary on June 10, 2014, receiving 37.9 percent of the vote. She competed against Maria Maskall and incumbent Gayle Nathan.
General: She defeated Maria Maskall in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 55.2 percent of the vote.
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Education
Brown received her undergraduate degree from Saint Joseph's University in 1986 and her J.D. degree from the Villanova University School of Law in 1989.[5]
Career
Brown served as a judge for the Family Court Division of the Eighth Judicial District from 2000 to 2008. She also previously worked as an attorney in private practice and served as a deputy attorney general for Nevada’s Division of Child and Family Services and for the Division of Mental Health and Developmental Service.[5][6]
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Footnotes
- ↑ Las Vegas Tribune, "Former judge prepares for a comeback," December 25, 2013
- ↑ Las Vegas Sun, "Editorial: Family Court candidates are endorsed," October 25, 2002
- ↑ Clark County Nevada, "Election: Candidate Filing in Clark County," accessed February 13, 2014 Select "Election Year: 2014"
- ↑ Silver State Election Night Results, "2014 Primary Election Results - Judicial," accessed June 11, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Elect Lisa Brown Family Court Judge, Dept. T, "About Lisa Brown," accessed September 23, 2014
- ↑ KLAS Channel 88, "Campaign 2002 -- Lisa Brown biography," July 12, 2002
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
