Gates, Lee A

Cases	732
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Eighth Judicial District Court

Dept.: 8

District Court Judge

Error Rate (civil/criminal):
41.25%4733/08.84%29929

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Appointed District Court Judge to Dept. 8 of the Eighth Judicial District Court on Sep 9, 1991.
Served to completion on Jan 4, 1993.
Elected District Court Judge to Dept. 8 of the Eighth Judicial District Court on Jan 4, 1993.
Served to completion on Jan 6, 1997.
Elected District Court Judge to Dept. 8 of the Eighth Judicial District Court on Jan 6, 1997.
Served to completion on Jan 6, 2003.
Elected District Court Judge to Dept. 8 of the Eighth Judicial District Court on Jan 6, 2003.
Served to completion on Jan 5, 2009.

Misconduct: Imposition Of Discipline by Commission On Judicial Discipline.

For campaign contributions to 2 judges out of unspent campaign funds; a public apology and to enroll in a course entitled "Ethical Issues In The Law" within 1 year.

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General Election 2002

District Court Judge for Dept. 8 of the Eighth Judicial District Court

Candidate	Results
Gates, Lee A (NP)	215590 (100.00%)

Received 100.00% of the vote between 1 candidate and won the general election.

General Election 1996

District Court Judge for Dept. 8 of the Eighth Judicial District Court

Candidate	Results
Gates, Lee A (NP)	146550 (70.68%)
Hastings, Martin D (NP)	60796 (29.32%)

Received 70.68% of the vote between 2 candidates and won the general election.

Non-Partisan Primary Election 1996

District Court Judge for Dept. 8 of the Eighth Judicial District Court

Candidate	Results
Gates, Lee A	67246 (67.83%)
Hastings, Martin D	23540 (23.74%)
Sipan, Richard Charles	8355 (08.43%)

Received 67.83% of the vote between 3 candidates and won the primary election.

General Election 1992

District Court Judge for Dept. 8 of the Eighth Judicial District Court

Candidate	Results
Gates, Lee A (NP)	152094 (58.75%)
Redmon, Gary L (NP)	106795 (41.25%)

Received 58.75% of the vote between 2 candidates and won the general election.

Recent Cases

Number	Disposition Type	Jurisdiction	Publication	Disposition Date
67833	Dismissed	Supreme Court	Unpublished	Dec 7, 2015
68119	Affirmed	Court Of Appeals	Unpublished	Nov 19, 2015
66650	Affirmed	Court Of Appeals	Unpublished	Apr 15, 2015
61132	Affirmed	Supreme Court	Unpublished	Jul 29, 2014
61518	Affirmed	Supreme Court	Unpublished	Jan 30, 2014
61334	Writ Petition Declined	Supreme Court	Unpublished	Jun 12, 2013
61574	Affirmed	Supreme Court	Unpublished	May 15, 2013
60745	Affirmed	Supreme Court	Unpublished	Dec 13, 2012

Recent Articles

Headline	Published	Publisher
Gates Former Clerk Runs For Open Justice Court Seat	Sep 25, 2024	Nevada Current
Gates Sentences Lawyer In Courthouse Scheme, Destruction Of Evidence	Jun 18, 2014	Las Vegas Review Journal
Gates Sentences Mother To Prison For Tying Up Daughter While She Went To Work, Church	Mar 10, 2014	Las Vegas Review Journal
Gates Commissioned Senior Judge Despite Disciplinary Conviction	Jan 23, 2009	Las Vegas Sun
Justice Of The Peace Smith Holds Lead In Race To Replace Retiring Gates	Nov 5, 2008	Las Vegas Review Journal
Justice Of The Peace Smith Vying To Replace Gates	Oct 16, 2008	Las Vegas Review Journal
Gates Settles With Ethics Committee, Apologizes	Jun 26, 2008	8 News Now
Gates 1 Of 2 Least Courteous Male Judges In Lawyer Survey	May 21, 2008	Las Vegas Review Journal