Rena G. Hughes
Rena G. Hughes was a judge for Department J of the Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Family Division. She assumed office in 2015. She left office on January 3, 2021.
Hughes ran for re-election for the Department J judge of the Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Family Division. She lost in the primary on June 9, 2020.
Elections
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Clark County, Nevada (2020)
General election
General election for Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Family Division Department J
Dedree Butler defeated J. Scott MacDonald in the general election for Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Family Division Department J on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dedree Butler (Nonpartisan)  | 58.4 | 422,095 |
| J. Scott MacDonald (Nonpartisan) | 41.6 | 300,488 | ||
| Total votes: 722,583 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Family Division Department J
J. Scott MacDonald and Dedree Butler defeated incumbent Rena G. Hughes in the primary for Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Family Division Department J on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | J. Scott MacDonald (Nonpartisan) | 37.2 | 100,789 | |
| ✔ | | Dedree Butler (Nonpartisan) | 35.7 | 96,723 |
 | Rena G. Hughes (Nonpartisan) | 27.2 | 73,634 | |
| Total votes: 271,146 | |||
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2014
See also: Nevada judicial elections, 2014
Hughes ran for election to the Eighth Judicial District Court.
Primary: She was successful in the primary on June 10, 2014, receiving 40.7 percent of the vote. She competed against Romeo R. Perez and incumbent Kenneth E. Pollock.
General: She defeated Judge Kenneth E. Pollock in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 57.8 percent of the vote.
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Education
Hughes received her undergraduate degree from East Central University in 1985 and her J.D. degree from the University of Oklahoma Law School in 1988.[3]
Career
Prior to her election to the bench, Hughes practiced law with the firm of The Dickerson Law Group in Las Vegas, Nevada. She specialized in family, business, labor relations, and civil law.[3]
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Elect Rena G. Hughes, Family Court: Department J, "About Rena Hughes," accessed September 23, 2014
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
State resources:
Courts in Nevada • Nevada judicial elections • Judicial selection in Nevada
