Soonhee Bailey

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Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Family Division Department I
Tenure

2021 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

4

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 3, 2020

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

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