Michael Villani

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Michael Villani
Image of Michael Villani
Prior offices
Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Department 17

Education

Bachelor's

University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1979

Law

California Western School of Law, 1982

Michael Villani was a judge for Department 17 of the Nevada 8th Judicial District Court. He assumed office on April 9, 2007. He left office on July 15, 2022.

Villani ran for re-election for the Department 17 judge of the Nevada 8th Judicial District Court. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Elections

2020

See also: Municipal elections in Clark County, Nevada (2020)

General election

General election for Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Department 17

Incumbent Michael Villani defeated Anna Albertson in the general election for Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Department 17 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Michael Villani
Michael Villani (Nonpartisan)
 
51.6
 
387,145
Image of Anna Albertson
Anna Albertson (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
48.4
 
362,894

Total votes: 750,039
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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Michael Villani and Anna Albertson advanced from the primary for Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Department 17.

2014

See also: Nevada judicial elections, 2014
Villani ran for re-election to the Eighth Judicial District Court.
Primary: He was elected without opposition in the primary on June 10, 2014.
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Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Education

Villani received his undergraduate degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, in 1979. He earned his J.D. from the California Western School of Law in 1982.[3]

Career

Before he joined the Eighth Judicial District Court, Villani worked as an attorney in private practice, specializing in criminal defense, personal injury, and insurance law. He also previously served as a deputy district attorney, as a justice of the peace pro tem, as a small claims court judge and as an alternate municipal court judge.[3]

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. 77 percent of respondents voted in favor of keeping Villani on the bench. The average vote in favor of retention for all 88 judges evaluated was 71 percent.[4]

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