Tonopah Township Justice Court, Nevada
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The Tonopah Township Justice Court, Nevada resides in Nevada. Click on the links below to learn more about the court's...
Jurisdiction
This court holds the following jurisdiction:[1]
| “ | Nevada’s justice courts are courts of limited jurisdiction. They handle civil matters not exceeding $15,000 in damages, evictions, misdemeanors, small claims, traffic cases, and other matters. This monetary limit was increased to $15,000 from $10,000 in A.B. 66, (Chapter 200, Statutes of Nevada 2015). Justice courts also determine whether probable cause exists for felony and gross misdemeanor cases to be bound over to the district court.[2] | ” |
Selection method
- See also: Judicial selection in the states
- See also: Nonpartisan election
Judges of the Nevada Justice Courts are each elected to six-year terms. The elections for this court are nonpartisan contested elections.[3] To serve on this court, a judge must be a township resident, qualified elector, may not have retired or been removed from judicial office and have a high school diploma or equivalent. In townships with populations of 100,000 or more, judges are also required to be licensed and admitted to practice law in Nevada.[4]
Judicial elections in Nevada
- See also: Nevada judicial elections
Nevada is one of 12 states that uses nonpartisan elections to select judges and does not use retention elections for subsequent terms. To read more about how states use judicial elections to select judges across the country, click here.
Primary election
The primary is held on the second Tuesday in June in even-numbered years.[5]
In the nonpartisan primary, the two candidates who receive the greatest number of votes advance to the general election. Though Nevada has a closed primary system, where voters may only vote for members of their own political party, this does not impact the judicial elections, which are nonpartisan. Voters registered with either major party, or those who are not registered with any political party, may still vote for all judicial candidates in the primaries.[6][7]
If there are only two candidates who file to run for any one seat, they skip the primary and compete only in the general election.[8]
Unopposed candidates
If only one candidate files for election to any one seat, he or she must still appear on the primary ballot. They then only need at least one vote in the primary to be elected to office without appearing on the general election ballot.
Only candidates in contested elections may accept campaign contributions; unopposed judicial candidates may not.[9]
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Nevada State Legislature, "Nevada’s Court System," April 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Clark County, "Goodsprings: Justice Court," accessed August 6, 2014
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Nevada; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived October 3, 2014
- ↑ Nevada Revised Statutes, Chapter 293.175 Section 1," accessed May 1, 2014
- ↑ Clark County Nevada: Election: How Party Affiliation Affects You in Elections
- ↑ Nevada Office of Secretary of State: Notice of Offices for Which Candidates Will Be Nominated at the June 10, 2014 Primary Election
- ↑ Nevada Revised Statutes, "Chapter 293.260 Section 4(b)," accessed May 1, 2014
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State: 2014 Nevada Judicial Election Calendar
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