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| Endorsements | 46 |
Hon. William “Bill” Kephart is District Court Judge for the Eighth Judicial District Court, Department XIX. He is a proud native of Clark County, Nevada and graduated from Basic High School. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and his Juris Doctorate from the Marshall College of Law in Cleveland. Judge Kephart previously served as both a Deputy City Attorney for the City of Las Vegas and a Deputy District Attorney in Clark County. His assignments included Chief Deputy Attorney in the Special Victims Litigation Unit and the Habitual Offender Unit. The voters of Clark County elected Judge Kephart to the Las Vegas Justice Court in 2010. While in Justice Court, he presided over arraignments, preliminary hearings, DUI Court and Veterans Court. He was subsequently elected to his current position in 2015. Since 2010, Judge Kephart has presided over 175 trials.
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| Candidate | Results |
|---|---|
| Eller, Crystal Lyn (NP) | 380084 (51.13%) |
| Kephart, William David (NP) | 363245 (48.87%) |
| Candidate | Results |
|---|---|
| Kephart, William David | 123098 (45.52%) |
| Eller, Crystal Lyn | 79196 (29.28%) |
| Miller, Fikisha Liki | 68142 (25.20%) |
| Candidate | Results |
|---|---|
| Kephart, William David (NP) | 187634 (70.92%) |
| Marcek, Clifton W (NP) | 76919 (29.08%) |
| Candidate | Results |
|---|---|
| Walsh, Jessie Elizabeth (NP) | 249883 (51.95%) |
| Kephart, William David (NP) | 231150 (48.05%) |
| Candidate | Results |
|---|---|
| Kephart, William David | 32661 (35.31%) |
| Walsh, Jessie Elizabeth | 27490 (29.72%) |
| Rivers, David J | 22577 (24.41%) |
| Christopherson, Ian | 9772 (10.56%) |
| Number | Disposition Type | Jurisdiction | Publication | Disposition Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79036 | Affirmed In Part and Reversed In Part | Supreme Court | Authored | May 26, 2022 |
| 80911 | Affirmed | Supreme Court | Authored | Feb 17, 2022 |
| 80982 | Affirmed | Supreme Court | Authored | Dec 23, 2021 |
| 80659 | Affirmed | Court Of Appeals | Unpublished | Oct 21, 2021 |
| 81988 | Dismissed | Court Of Appeals | Unpublished | Sep 28, 2021 |
| 82115 | Affirmed | Court Of Appeals | Unpublished | Sep 28, 2021 |
| 82203 | Affirmed | Court Of Appeals | Unpublished | Sep 13, 2021 |
| 82316 | Affirmed | Court Of Appeals | Unpublished | Sep 13, 2021 |
| Headline | Published | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Convicted By Kephart Of A Murder He Did Not Commit, Fred Steese Struggled After Prison | Sep 28, 2026 | Las Vegas Review Journal |
| ‘It’s Sad That It Happens,’ Kephart Says Courtroom Attacks Are Not Far-fetched | Jan 4, 2024 | 8 News Now |
| Kephart's Judgment Requiring Southwest Gas Must Justify Costs Upheld On Appeal | Feb 25, 2022 | The Nevada Independent |
| Kephart's Insistence Exonerated Man Indeed A Killer Mentioned As Judge Lilly-Spells Awards Him $1.4 Million | Mar 2, 2021 | ProPublica |
| Exonerated Man Holds No Grudge Against Kephart As Judge Lilly-Spells Awards In $1.4 Million For Wrongful Conviction | Mar 1, 2021 | Las Vegas Review Journal |
| Judge-Elect Eller Served With Grand Jury Subpoena, Accuses Kephart Of Being Behind It | Dec 7, 2020 | Las Vegas Review Journal |
| Judge Eller Accuses Kephart Of Being Behind Effort To Prosecute Her | Dec 5, 2020 | Nevada Current |
| Kephart Trailing Challenger As Ballot Count Continues | Nov 8, 2020 | Las Vegas Review Journal |
| Headline | Expires |
|---|---|
| Asian American Group | Dec 31, 2026 |


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