Madilyn Leavitt Cole
Madilyn Leavitt Cole ran for election for the Department 5 judge of the Las Vegas Township Justice Court in Nevada. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Cole completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Madilyn Leavitt Cole was born in Las Vegas, Nevada. Her career experience includes working as a lawyer.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: City elections in Las Vegas, Nevada (2024)
General election
General election for Las Vegas Township Justice Court Department 5
Incumbent Cynthia Dustin-Cruz defeated Madilyn Leavitt Cole in the general election for Las Vegas Township Justice Court Department 5 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Cynthia Dustin-Cruz (Nonpartisan)  | 52.2 | 268,105 |
 | Madilyn Leavitt Cole (Nonpartisan) | 47.8 | 245,930 | |
| Total votes: 514,035 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Cynthia Dustin-Cruz and Madilyn Leavitt Cole advanced from the primary for Las Vegas Township Justice Court Department 5.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Cole in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Madilyn Leavitt Cole completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Cole's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I am a Chief Deputy District Attorney working at the Clark County District Attorney's Office on the Major Violators Unit (MVU). MVU is comprised of the homicide, gun, and gang team. I am part of a four-person team who prosecute violent gang members in the community. Prior to my time on the gang unit, I was assigned to two different general litigation teams handling hundreds of cases a month in both Justice Court and District Court. I have taken homicide, attempt murder, first degree kidnapping, robbery, sexual assault, domestic violence, burglary, and home invasion cases to jury trial. I have done over a hundred preliminary hearings and grand jury presentments, filed substantive pretrial motions, taught and trained members of law enforcement, and vertically prosecuted a wide-ranging amount of cases from initial appearance through appeals.
Before I promoted to being a deputy district attorney, I worked as a law clerk in the appellate division of the District Attorney’s office. I drafted and responded to Petitions for Writs of Habeas Corpus, assisted in post-conviction evidentiary hearings in the Eighth Judicial District Court, drafted appellate briefs, conducted legal research, handled District Court arraignments, and assisted and prepared Justice Court calendars.- As a public servant, I work for the people and that will be at the forefront of every decision I make.
- Public safety is extremely important to me. For a community to thrive and be successful the citizens must be safe.
- Transparency in the courtroom is essential. The judicial system needs to work on community accessibility as well as efficiency, especially in a court like Justice Court.
Latin Chamber of Commerce, the Culinary Workers Union Local 226, the Southern Nevada Central Labor Council (AFL-CIO), United Brotherhood of Carpenters, the Southern Nevada Building Trades, Clark County Prosecutors Association, the Henderson Police Supervisors Association, the North Las Vegas Police Officers Association, the Clark County District Attorney's Office Investigators Association, Local 525 Plumbers, Pipefitters Service Technicians, LiUNA! 872, Smart Local 88 Sheet Metal Workers, International Alliance of Theatrical Stages Local 720 (IATSE), Teamsters Local 986, 14, & 631, Ironworkers 433 and 416, Mountain West ADC, and International Union of Operating Engineers.
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Note: Cole submitted the above survey responses to Ballotpedia on October 8, 2024.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 8, 2024
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
