Susan Johnson (Nevada)
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Susan Johnson is a judge for Department 22 of the Nevada 8th Judicial District Court. She assumed office on January 1, 2007. Her current term ends on January 4, 2027.
Johnson ran for re-election for the Department 22 judge of the Nevada 8th Judicial District Court. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Elections
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Clark County, Nevada (2020)
General election
General election for Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Department 22
Incumbent Susan Johnson defeated Ben Nadig in the general election for Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Department 22 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Susan Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 70.0 | 502,169 |
 | Ben Nadig (Nonpartisan)  | 30.0 | 215,370 | |
| Total votes: 717,539 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Susan Johnson and Ben Nadig advanced from the primary for Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Department 22.
2014
See also: Nevada judicial elections, 2014
Johnson ran for re-election to the Eighth Judicial District Court.
Primary: She was successful in the primary on June 10, 2014, receiving 64.4 percent of the vote. She competed against Bruce L. Gale and Jacob Hafter.
General: She defeated Jacob Hafter in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 75.2 percent of the vote.
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2006
In 2006, Johnson was challenged Ron Israel for Department 22 on the Nevada Eighth Judicial District Court. Johnson won, receiving 54.84% of the vote.[3]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Susan Johnson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Education
Johnson received a B.S. in public accounting and investment finance from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, in 1982. She graduated from the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law with her J.D. in 1985.[4]
Career
- 2007-Present: Judge, Nevada Eighth Judicial District Court
- 1994-2006: Attorney/president, Law Office of Susan Holland Johnson
- 1992-1994: Attorney, Piazza & Associates
- 1984-1992: Attorney, Rawlings, Olson & Cannon[5]
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. 71% of respondents voted in favor of keeping Johnson on the bench. The average vote in favor of retention for all 88 judges evaluated was 71%.[6]
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
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2006 General Election Results," accessed August 18, 2014
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Las Vegas Review Journal, "2013 Judicial Performance Evaluation," 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 • Nevada Municipal Courts • Clark County Family Court, Nevada
State resources:
Courts in Nevada • Nevada judicial elections • Judicial selection in Nevada
