Douglas W. Herndon

Douglas W. Herndon (born 1964) is a justice of the Nevada Supreme Court.

Douglas Herndon
Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court
Seat D
Assumed office
January 4, 2021
Preceded byMark Gibbons
Judge of the Eighth Judicial District Court of Nevada
In office
2005 – January 4, 2021
Personal details
Born1964 (age 58–59)
Political partyRepublican[1]
EducationTexas A&M University (BS)
Washington and Lee University (JD)

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]

From 1990–1991 he served as an 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 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, Herndon was 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
  1. "Douglas Herndon wins costly Nevada Supreme Court race". 5 November 2020.
  2. "Mr. Douglas W. Herndon Judge Profile on Martindale.com". www.martindale.com. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  3. "Douglas Herndon wins costly Nevada Supreme Court race". KRNV. November 5, 2020. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  4. "Elections > Judicial Races > Supreme Court Seat D > Douglas W. Herndon > Background". thenevadaindependent.com. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  5. "Meet The Candidates: Judge Douglas Herndon, Nevada Supreme Court Candidate". KPVM-TV. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  6. Egeland, Alexis (November 20, 2019). "Judge Douglas Herndon to run for Nevada Supreme Court". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  7. "Local justices to be sworn in this afternoon". KTNV. January 4, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2021.


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