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Rebecca Burton
Rebecca Burton was a judge for Department C of the Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Family Division. She assumed office in 2015. She left office in 2023.
Burton ran for re-election for the Department C judge of the Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Family Division. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Burton retired from the Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Family Division in January 2023.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Clark County, Nevada (2020)
General election
General election for Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Family Division Department C
Incumbent Rebecca Burton won election in the general election for Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Family Division Department C on November 3, 2020.
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| ✔ |  | Rebecca Burton (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 636,127 |
| Total votes: 636,127 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Rebecca Burton advanced from the primary for Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Family Division Department C.
2014
See also: Nevada judicial elections, 2014
Burton ran for election to the Eighth Judicial District Court, Family Division.
Primary: She was successful in the primary on June 10, 2014, receiving 34.4 percent of the vote. She competed against Marsha Kimble-Simms, John Hall Howard, Jr., Lynn Hughes and Michele Mercer.
General: She defeated John Hall Howard, Jr. in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 65.4 percent of the vote.
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Rebecca Burton did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Education
Burton received her undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls in 1980 and her J.D. from the University of California Hastings College of the Law in 1992.[4]
Career
Prior to her election to the bench, Burton worked as a family law attorney in private practice. She was approved in 1997 by the family court to sit in the past as a pro tem domestic violence hearing master, and she has participated in various speaking engagements from 1996 to 2012. She was also appointed by the state supreme court in 2012 to serve as a mentor in the "Transitioning into Practice" (TIP) program.[5][4]
Awards and associations
Awards
- 2011-Present: Certified Family Law Specialist, State Bar of Nevada
- 2010-Present: Mountain States Family Law Super Lawyer
- AVVO rated 10.0/Superb Top Family Law Attorney
Associations
- 2005-Present: Member, Outsourced Mediation Committee
- 1999-Present: Family Law Section, State Bar of Nevada
- 1992-Present: Clark County Bar Association
- 1992-Present: Admitted to the State Bar of Nevada
- 1998-2006: Executive Council, Family Law Section, State Bar of Nevada
- 1997: Family Court Observation Project, Clark County
- 1994-1996: Treasurer, Adoption Resources Foundation, Inc.
- 1993: Family Law Section, American Bar Association
- 1993: American Bar Association
- 1992-1993: Nevada Trial Lawyers Association
- 1992: Southern Nevada Association of Women Attorneys
- Former member, Clark County Family Court Bench/Bar Committee[5][4]
Approach to the law
| “ | I believe a Family Court judge must be prepared, courteous, follow the law with common sense and fairness, and always be mindful that the position is a great responsibility.[6] | ” |
| —Rebecca Burton[4] | ||
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Las Vegas Review-Journal, "Family Court judge to retire after 30 years," December 28, 2022
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Information submitted via Judgepedia's candidate submission form on April 21, 2014.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Cite error: Invalid
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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
