Trevor Atkin
Trevor Atkin was a judge for Department 8 of the Nevada 8th Judicial District Court. He assumed office on August 8, 2019. He left office on January 3, 2021.
Atkin ran for re-election for the Department 8 judge of the Nevada 8th Judicial District Court. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Atkin completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Trevor Atkin was born in Las Vegas, Nevada. He earned an undergraduate degree from Arizona State University in May 1984 and a law degree from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in May 1987. He worked in private practice as a civil litigation attorney for 32 years before being appointed as a judge in 2019.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Clark County, Nevada (2020)
General election
General election for Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Department 8
Jessica Peterson defeated incumbent Trevor Atkin in the general election for Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Department 8 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jessica Peterson (Nonpartisan)  | 51.0 | 374,708 |
 | Trevor Atkin (Nonpartisan) | 49.0 | 360,502 | |
| Total votes: 735,210 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Trevor Atkin and Jessica Peterson advanced from the primary for Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Department 8.
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Trevor Atkin completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Atkin's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Native Las Vegan who understands the issues of law that are uniquely important to the citizens of Clark County and who cares about the Las Vegas community.
- The most experienced and proven judicial candidate with over 32 years of winning trial and appellate experience in the courtroom where it matters.
- Hardworking and dedicated to the legal profession, having owned and managed his own law firm with over 45 employees.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 17, 2020
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
