William Voy
William Voy (also known as Bill) was a judge for Department A of the Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Family Division. Voy assumed office in 1998. Voy left office on May 31, 2022.
Voy ran for re-election for the Department A judge of the Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Family Division. Voy 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 Family Division Department A
Incumbent William Voy won election in the general election for Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Family Division Department A on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | William Voy (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 630,942 |
| Total votes: 630,942 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Family Division Department A
Incumbent William Voy defeated Gayle Nathan and Cheryl Ann Wingate in the primary for Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Family Division Department A on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | William Voy (Nonpartisan) | 50.5 | 137,629 |
| Gayle Nathan (Nonpartisan) | 25.0 | 68,069 | ||
| Cheryl Ann Wingate (Nonpartisan) | 24.6 | 67,014 | ||
| Total votes: 272,712 | |||
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2014
See also: Nevada judicial elections, 2014
Voy ran for re-election to the Eighth Judicial District Court, Family Division (Dept. A).
Primary: He was elected without opposition in the primary on June 10, 2014.
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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William Voy did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Education
Voy received his J.D. degree from the Willamette University College of Law in Salem, Oregon, in 1986.[3]
Career
Before he became a judge, Voy worked as an attorney in private practice for ten years in Las Vegas, Nevada. He previously served as a captain in the U.S. Army’s Judge Advocate General’s Office at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.[3]
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. 72% of respondents voted in favor of keeping Voy on the bench. The average vote in favor of retention for all 88 judges evaluated was 71%.[4]
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 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"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cite error: Invalid
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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
