Susan Scann
Susan Scann was a judge for Department 29 of the Eighth District Court in Nevada. She was first elected to the court on November 2, 2010, and took office on January 3, 2011.[1][2] Scann passed away on July 16, 2016.[3]
Education
Scann received her undergraduate degree from the University of Washington in 1968 and her J.D. from the California Western School of Law in 1976.[1]
Career
Before her election to the court in 2010, Scann was a partner at the law firm of Deaner, Deaner, Scann, Malan & Larsen in Las Vegas, Nev., specializing in real estate, commercial, bankruptcy, and creditor law. She also previously practiced law with the firms of Jones, Jones, Bell, Close & Brown and Deaner & Deaner, and served as an alternate municipal court judge for the City of Las Vegas from 1980 to 2010.[1][4]
Elections
2014
See also: Nevada judicial elections, 2014
Scann ran for re-election to the Eighth Judicial District Court (Dept. 29).
Primary: She was elected without opposition in the primary on June 10, 2014.
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2010
- See also: Nevada judicial elections, 2010
Scann was elected to the Eighth Judicial District Court. She defeated Kenneth E. Pollock in the general election, winning 57.43 percent of the vote.[7]
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. 82 percent of respondents voted in favor of keeping Scann on the bench. The average vote in favor of retention for all 88 judges evaluated was 71 percent.[8]
See also
- Courts in Nevada
- Nevada counties
- Judicial selection in Nevada
- News: Nevada judge lets contested North Las Vegas election stand, January 15, 2012
External links
- Clark County Courts, "Judge Susan Scann Biography"
- Susan Scann For District Court Judge, Department 29, "Susan Scann's Biography"
- Las Vegas Review-Journal: "District Court Judge Department 29," October 17, 2010
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Clark County Courts, "Judge Susan Scann Biography," accessed October 12, 2014
- ↑ Nevada Judiciary, "Dates of Office," accessed March 30, 2015
- ↑ KTNV.com, "Local judge dies, remembered for service to community," July 17, 2016
- ↑ Susan Scann For District Court Judge, Department 29, "Susan Scann's Biography," accessed October 12, 2014
- ↑ Silver State Election Night Results, "2014 Primary Election Results - Judicial," accessed June 11, 2014
- ↑ Clark County Nevada, "Election: Candidate Filing in Clark County"," accessed February 13, 2014 Select "Election Year: 2014"
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "Statewide race results - General Election," accessed April 2, 2015
- ↑ 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
State resources:
Courts in Nevada • Nevada judicial elections • Judicial selection in Nevada
