Douglas Wade Herndon[2] (born 1964)[3] is an American lawyer who has served as a justice of the Nevada Supreme Court since 2021.
Douglas Herndon | |
|---|---|
| Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court | |
| Assumed office January 4, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Gibbons |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1964 (age 59–60) |
| Political party | Republican[1] |
| Education | Texas A&M University (BS) Washington and Lee University (JD) |
Education
editHerndon 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.[4]
Career
editFrom 1990 to 1991, he served as an appellate law clerk in the district attorney's office and then from 1991 to 1996 he served as deputy district attorney. From 1996 to 2005 he served as chief deputy district attorney in the Special Victims Unit. In 2005 he was appointed to be a judge by Governor Kenny Guinn.[5] From 2005 to 2009 he served as a District Court Judge of the Eighth Judicial District Court; from 2009 to 2017 he served as Chief Judge of the Criminal Division within the same court.[6]
From 2017 to 2021, Herndon was chief presiding criminal judge of the Eighth Judicial District Court in Las Vegas.[7]
Nevada Supreme Court
editOn November 20, 2019, Herndon announced his candidacy for the Nevada Supreme Court for 2020.[8] On November 3, 2020, he was elected to be a justice of the Nevada Supreme Court, defeating his Democratic opponent Nevada Assemblyman Ozzie Fumo.[5] He was sworn into office on January 4, 2021.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Douglas Herndon wins costly Nevada Supreme Court race". 5 November 2020.
- ^ Vogel, Ed (January 7, 2014). "Two Nevada Supreme Court justices file for re-election". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
- ^ DeHaven, James (October 8, 2020). "Fumo, Herndon renew hostilities after failing to wrap up Supreme Court race in primary". Reno Gazette-Journal.
- ^ "Mr. Douglas W. Herndon Judge Profile on Martindale.com". www.martindale.com. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
- ^ 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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