Douglas W. Herndon
Douglas Herndon | |
|---|---|
| Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court Seat D | |
| Assumed office January 4, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Gibbons |
| Judge of the Eighth Judicial District Court of Nevada | |
| In office 2005 – January 4, 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1964[citation needed] |
| Political party | Republican[1] |
| Education | Texas A&M University (BS) Washington and Lee University (JD) |
Douglas W. Herndon (born 1964) is an Associate Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court.
Education[]
Herndon earned his Bachelor of Science from Texas A&M University in 1986 and his Juris Doctor from the Washington and Lee University School of Law in 1990.[2]
Legal and judicial career[]
From 1990–1991 he served as a appellate law clerk in the district attorney's office and then from 1991–1996 he served as deputy district attorney. From 1996–2005 he served as chief deputy district attorney in the Special Victims Unit. In 2005 he was appointed to the to be a judge by Governor Kenny Guinn.[3] From 2005–2009 he served as a District Court Judge of the Eighth Judicial District Court; from 2009–2017 he served as Chief Judge of the Criminal Division within the same court.[4]
From 2017–2021, he has been Chief Presiding Criminal Judge of the Eighth Judicial District Court in Las Vegas.[5]
Nevada Supreme Court service[]
On November 20, 2019, Herndon announced his candidacy for the Nevada Supreme Court for 2020.[6] On November 3, 2020, he was elected to be a Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court, defeating his Democratic opponent Nevada Assemblyman Ozzie Fumo.[3] He was sworn into office on January 4, 2021.[7]
References[]
- ^ https://mynews4.com/news/local/douglas-herndon-wins-costly-nevada-supreme-court-race
- ^ "Mr. Douglas W. Herndon Judge Profile on Martindale.com". www.martindale.com. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Douglas Herndon wins costly Nevada Supreme Court race". KRNV. November 5, 2020. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
- ^ "Elections > Judicial Races > Supreme Court Seat D > Douglas W. Herndon > Background". thenevadaindependent.com. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
- ^ "Meet The Candidates: Judge Douglas Herndon, Nevada Supreme Court Candidate". KPVM-TV. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
- ^ Egeland, Alexis (November 20, 2019). "Judge Douglas Herndon to run for Nevada Supreme Court". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
- ^ "Local justices to be sworn in this afternoon". KTNV. January 4, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
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