Jerome T. Tao

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Jerome T. Tao
Judge of the Nevada Court of Appeals
Assumed office
2015
Appointed byBrian Sandoval
Preceded byposition established
Personal details
Born1966
EducationCornell University
George Washington University J.D.

Jerome T. Tao (born 1966) is a Judge of the Nevada Court of Appeals.

Education and career[]

Tao received his undergraduate degree from Cornell University and his J.D. from George Washington University Law School in 1992. After law school, Tau served as a Clark County Deputy District Attorney, Chief Deputy Public Defender, and as a civil attorney in private practice. In January 2011, Tao was appointed by Governor Sandoval to the Eighth Judicial District Court. In December 2014, he was appointed to the newly created Court of Appeals.[1]

Positions[]

During his supreme court campaign, Tao described himself as a "textualist," and was endorsed by the National Rifle Association.[2]

Elections[]

  • In 2018, Tao lost to Elissa Cadish in the general election for Seat C on the Nevada Supreme Court.[3]
  • In 2016, Tao was unopposed for re-election to the Nevada Court of Appeals.
  • In 2014, Tao defeated Nicholas Anthony Perrino for re-election to the Eighth Judicial District Court, receiving 67.4 percent of the vote.
  • In 2012, Tao defeated Chris T. Rasmussen for re-election to the Eighth Judicial District Court, receiving 51.02 percent of the vote.

Reference section[]

  1. ^ Two Vegas judges appointed to new state court of appeals
  2. ^ "Cadish defeats Tao for Supreme Court seat". KTNV. 2018-11-07. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  3. ^ "Judicial - Nevada General Election 2018". www.silverstateelection.com. Retrieved 2018-12-28.

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