Mark Denton
Mark Denton is a judge for Department 13 of the Nevada 8th Judicial District Court. He assumed office in 1998. His current term ends on January 4, 2027.
Denton ran for re-election for the Department 13 judge of the Nevada 8th Judicial District Court. He 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 13
Incumbent Mark Denton won election in the general election for Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Department 13 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mark Denton (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 663,016 |
| Total votes: 663,016 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Mark Denton advanced from the primary for Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Department 13.
2014
See also: Nevada judicial elections, 2014
Denton ran for re-election to the Eighth Judicial District Court (Dept. 13).
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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Education
In 1973, Denton graduated with distinction from the University of Nevada in Reno. He completed ROTC and received a commission in the U.S. Army as a reserve officer. While in college, Denton studied for a year in Paris, France, at the Universite' de Paris. Denton received his law degree from Georgetown University Law Center in Washington DC in 1976.[3]
Career
Upon graduation from law school, Denton practiced law at Denton & Denton with his father Ralph. The firm handled general practice cases, emphasizing business, commercial, corporate, real estate, probate, banking, personal injury law and litigation. His firm also handled criminal matters in state and federal court. He is presently a Master and is a past president of the Nevada American Inns of Court.
Denton was appointed to the District Court in 1998. Prior to this, he served as a municipal court judge in Boulder City for seven years. He was an arbitrator under the Court Annexed Arbitration Program of the Eighth Judicial District Court since its inception in 1992. He was an alternate juvenile court referee from 1980 and a Nevada Supreme Court settlement judge.[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. 93% of respondents voted in favor of keeping Denton 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 State of Nevada Judiciary, "Denton Bio"
- ↑ 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
