Robert Teuton
Robert Teuton is a judge for Department D of the Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Family Division. He assumed office in 2010. His current term ends on January 4, 2027.
Teuton ran for re-election for the Department D judge of the Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Family Division. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Teuton was previously appointed to the court by former Governor Jim Gibbons on August 28, 2008, and assumed office on September 29, 2008. Teuton was removed from the bench on November 12, 2009, by the Nevada Supreme Court because he did not run in the 2008 election after receiving his appointment. He was appointed three days after the 2008 filing deadline.[1][2][3] He was reappointed to the court in 2010.
Elections
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Clark County, Nevada (2020)
General election
General election for Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Family Division Department D
Incumbent Robert Teuton won election in the general election for Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Family Division Department D on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Robert Teuton (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 640,750 |
| Total votes: 640,750 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Robert Teuton advanced from the primary for Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Family Division Department D.
2014
See also: Nevada judicial elections, 2014
Teuton ran for re-election to the Eighth Judicial District Court.
General: He defeated Robert Kurth in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 54.5 percent of the vote.
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2010
Teuton was elected to the Eighth Judicial District Court after running unopposed.[5]
- Main article: Nevada judicial elections, 2010
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Education
Teuton received his undergraduate degree from St. Mary’s College in Moraga, California, in 1974 and his J.D. from the Texas Tech University Law School in 1977.[3]
Career
- 2010-Present: Judge, Eighth Judicial District Court
- 2008-2009: Judge, Eighth Judicial District Court
- 1988-2008: Assistant director/acting director, Clark County Juvenile Court Services
- 1984-1988: Team chief, Criminal Division, District Attorney’s office
- 1978-1984: Attorney, District Attorney’s Office
- 1977-1978: Law clerk to Judge John Mendoza, Eighth Judicial District Court[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. 81 percent of respondents voted in favor of keeping Teuton on the bench. The average vote in favor of retention for all 88 judges evaluated was 71 percent.[6]
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Las Vegas Review-Journal, "Former judge returns to Family Court bench: Teuton was jobless because of technicality in state election laws," January 6, 2010
- ↑ Las Vegas Sun, "Two candidates vying for Family Court bench," December 30, 2009
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Clark County Courts, "Robert Teuton Biography," accessed September 22, 2014
- ↑ Clark County Nevada, "Election: Candidate Filing in Clark County," accessed February 13, 2014 Select "Election Year: 2014"
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2010 Statewide race results - General Election," accessed April 2, 2015
- ↑ Las Vegas Review Journal, "2013 Judicial Performance Evaluation," accessed September 22, 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 • Nevada Municipal Courts • Clark County Family Court, Nevada
State resources:
Courts in Nevada • Nevada judicial elections • Judicial selection in Nevada
