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Soonhee Bailey
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2021 - Present
2027
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Soonhee Bailey (also known as Sunny) is a judge for Department I of the Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Family Division. Bailey assumed office on January 4, 2021. Bailey's current term ends on January 4, 2027.
Bailey ran for election for the Department I judge of the Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Family Division. Bailey won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Bailey was a candidate for Department 4 judge on the Eighth Judicial District Court in Nevada. She was defeated in the general election on November 6, 2012.
Career
Bailey began her legal career as a deputy district attorney, and she spent ten years working in criminal practice. For the past six years, she has practiced in the area of civil litigation. She has also been a part-time Pro Tempore Judge for the Las Vegas Township Justice Court.[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 I
Soonhee Bailey defeated Michelle Tobler in the general election for Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Family Division Department I on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Soonhee Bailey (Nonpartisan) | 56.1 | 396,093 | |
| Michelle Tobler (Nonpartisan) | 43.9 | 310,220 | ||
| Total votes: 706,313 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Family Division Department I
Soonhee Bailey and Michelle Tobler defeated Yvette Chevalier Lopez in the primary for Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Family Division Department I on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Soonhee Bailey (Nonpartisan) | 42.4 | 113,551 | |
| ✔ | Michelle Tobler (Nonpartisan) | 32.1 | 86,116 | |
| Yvette Chevalier Lopez (Nonpartisan) | 25.5 | 68,353 | ||
| Total votes: 268,020 | |||
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2012
Bailey ran for the Department 4 position on the Nevada Eighth Judicial District Court; she was one of nine candidates for this position. She was defeated by incumbent Judge Kerry Earley in the general election on November 6, 2012, earning 13.23% of the vote.[2]
- See also: Nevada judicial elections, 2012
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Soonhee Bailey did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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
