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Michael D. Davidson
Michael D. Davidson was a candidate for District 1 representative on the Henderson Township Justice Court in Nevada. Davidson was defeated in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Davidson was a 2014 candidate for the Eighth Judicial District Court in Clark County, Nevada. He previously ran for election to this court in 2010 and 2012, but was unsuccessful.[1][2]
Biography
Education
- University of Miami - B.S. Biology cum laude 1974
- University of Arizona - J.D. with distinction (11th percentile) 1978[3]
Career
- 2003 - 2004; 2010 - Present: Senior Litigation Partner, Kolesar & Leatham
- 2004 - 2010: Chief Deputy City Attorney, Criminal, City of North Las Vegas, Nevada
- 1998 - 2003: Assistant District Attorney, Clark County, Nevada
- 1997 - 2007: Nevada Supreme Court Settlement Conference Judge
- 1992 - 1998: Small Claims Court Referee
- 1992 - 2004: Juvenile Court Hearing Master Pro-Tem
- 1979 - 1998: Law Firm Partner in Private Practice[4]
Elections
2016
The following candidates ran in the general election for the District 1 justice of the peace for Henderson.
| Henderson Township Justice of the Peace, District 1 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Sam Bateman |
34.94% | 37,367 | ||
| Gayle Nathan | 18.94% | 20,255 | ||
| Jeffrey Posin | 15.07% | 16,121 | ||
| Michael Davidson | 12.43% | 13,290 | ||
| Harvey Gruber | 10.01% | 10,711 | ||
| Shane Zeller | 8.61% | 9,209 | ||
| Total Votes | 106,953 | |||
| Source: Clark County, Nevada, "2016 General Election," accessed November 8, 2016 | ||||
2014
See also: Nevada judicial elections, 2014
Davidson ran for election to the Eighth Judicial District Court.
Primary: He ran unopposed in the primary on June 10, 2014.
General: He was defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014, after receiving 38.2 percent of the vote. He competed against incumbent Douglas Herndon.
[2]
2012
Davidson ran for the Department 14 position on the Nevada Eighth Judicial District Court. He was defeated by incumbent Judge Adriana Escobar in the general election on November 6, 2012, earning 48.77 percent of the vote.[1]
- Main article: Nevada judicial elections, 2012
2010
Davidson ran for the judgeship of the newly created Department 30 of the Eighth District Court in Nevada in 2010.
He won 31.56 percent in the primary. He was defeated by Jerry A. Wiese in the general election.[5][6]
- Main article: Nevada judicial elections, 2010
Recent news
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See also
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External links
- Henderson Justice of the Peace
- Official campaign website
- Las Vegas Legal News, "ELECTION SPECIAL: District Court Civil-Criminal Division, Department 30 — Michael D. Davidson," May 17, 2010
- Las Vegas Review-Journal: "Meet the Candidates: Michael D. Davidson profile"
- Las Vegas Review-Journal: "District Court Judge Department 30," October 17, 2010
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Silver State, 2012 Official Election Results: Statewide/Judicial
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Clark County Nevada, "Election: Candidate Filing in Clark County"," accessed February 13, 2014 Select "Election Year: 2014"
- ↑ Las Vegas Review Journal "Meet the Candidates"
- ↑ Michael D. Davidson campaign website: Resume, archived February 14, 2014
- ↑ NV Secretary of State:Statewide race results - General Election
- ↑ Clark County, 2010 Unofficial Primary Election Results
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