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Tao, Jerome T

Cases215
Videos1
Articles102
Endorsements10
Court Of Appeals
Seat: 1
Judge
Error Rate (civil/criminal):
42.86%86/12.93%10115 

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  • Appointed District Court Judge to Dept. 20 of the Eighth Judicial District Court on Jan 7, 2011.
  • Served to completion on Jan 7, 2013.
  • Elected District Court Judge to Dept. 20 of the Eighth Judicial District Court on Jan 7, 2013.
  • Resigned on Dec 16, 2014.
  • Appointed Judge to Seat 1 of the Court Of Appeals on Dec 17, 2014.
  • Served to completion on Jan 2, 2017.
  • Elected Judge to Seat 1 of the Court Of Appeals on Jan 2, 2017.
  • Served to completion on Jan 2, 2023.
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Jerome T Tao earned a retention rating of 86 percent in the December 2013 Las Vegas Review-Journal “Judging the Judges” survey, which was the fourth-highest score among the 32 judges in the civil-criminal division of the Eighth Judicial District Court. Previously he served at various times as a Clark County Deputy District Attorney, Chief Deputy Public Defender, and as a civil attorney in private practice. He has been active in a variety of community organizations including Leadership Las Vegas, Focus Las Vegas, the UNLV Vice-President’s Commission on Diversity, and serves on the adjunct faculty of the UNLV Boyd Law School, teaching classes in trial advocacy. In 2017, he was elected to The American Law Institute, the leading independent organization in the United States producing scholarly work to clarify, modernize, and improve the law. By participating in the Institute’s work, he influences the development of the law in both existing and emerging areas. He attended Cornell University and the George Washington University, where he served on the Law Review and the Moot Court Board.

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Recent Cases
NumberDisposition TypeJurisdictionPublicationDisposition Date
80018AffirmedSupreme CourtUnpublishedJun 30, 2021
67561AffirmedSupreme CourtUnpublishedDec 15, 2016
66629Writ Petition DeclinedSupreme CourtUnpublishedOct 27, 2016
66001AffirmedSupreme CourtUnpublishedFeb 26, 2016
61997AffirmedSupreme CourtUnpublishedFeb 19, 2016
62649ReversedSupreme CourtAuthoredDec 31, 2015
66552AffirmedSupreme CourtUnpublishedDec 24, 2015
67066AffirmedSupreme CourtUnpublishedDec 18, 2015
Recent Videos
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Swalinkavich vs Swalinkavich
Hearing, May 27, 2020

39 likes.1 dislikes.1596 views.10 comments.

Recent Articles
HeadlinePublishedPublisher
Tao's Reversal Of Clark County Candidate's Conviction Mentioned As He Faces New AccusationsMay 7, 2026Las Vegas Review Journal
Public Defender Westbrook Wins Race To Replace Retiring TaoNov 16, 2022Las Vegas Review Journal
Opponent Westbrook Maintains Landslide Lead In Race For Tao's SeatNov 10, 2022Las Vegas Review Journal
Race For Tao's Former Seat Is Only Statewide Appeals Court Races OpposedOct 11, 2022Nevada Current
Family Court Judge, Public Defender Contend For Tao's Former Seat On Court Of AppealsOct 7, 2022Las Vegas Review Journal
Tao Upholds Ruling Forbidding Sealing Of Entire CaseJun 6, 2022Reason
Surprises At Candidate Close Include Tao Declination To Run For Re-ElectionMar 22, 2022The Nevada Independent
Tao Listed In 2022 Candidate Filing Elections Opens MondayMar 7, 2022Nevada Appeal
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