ToP RAnKEd JudgEs* Judge Bob Teuton was vetted by the Judicial Selection Commission and appointed by the Governor in 2008. He was first elected in 2010. Practicing attorneys gave him an 81% retention rating in the LVRJ 2013 poll of attorneys, the 4rth highest ranking of all District and Family Court Judges. He began practicing law as a criminal JudgE prosecutor in 1978 and left the office in 2008 as Assistant District Attorney BoB TEuTon over the Family Support and Juvenile Divisions to serve as Judge. Selected by his peers and assigned by the Chief Judge to handle child abuse and neglect and termination of parental rights in 2012. He shares a caseload responsible for over 3,500 children, balancing the safety of children with the rights of parents to be free of unwarranted government intrusion. A resident since 1977 and, he and his wife, Sylvia, raised two children attending UNLV. Learn more about Judge Teuton, the attorneys, law enforcement and community organizations that have endorsed him, at www.ReElectJudgeTeuton.com
Judge Douglas Herndon has been the Clark County District Court Judge in Department 3 since 2005. one of the most experienced and respected judges on the bench, Judge Herndon has been recognized by his peers with the highest career retention rating of any judge on the November ballot. over the last several years, Judge JudgE Herndon has spent the most time in douglAs HERndon jury trials amongst all District Court Judges. Currently he serves as Chief Presiding Criminal Judge for the District Court system. Judge Herndon is the overwhelming choice of our community, receiving the endorsement of all major organizations including law enforcement, working families, and veterans. Before serving on the bench, Judge Herndon spent 14 years as a Prosecutor, including serving as head of the Special Victims Unit. Married with two daughters, Judge Herndon is involved with many local non-profit organizations, such as the Rape Crisis Center, and frequently lectures at UNLV. To learn more about Judge Herndon, visit his website at www.judgeherndon.com or find him on Facebook.
Art Ritchie was appointed to the district court by Governor Kenny Guinn in 1999, and was retained by election in 2000, 2002 and 2008. Judge Ritchie was the chief judge of the district court, and the presiding judge of the family division. During his fourteen years on the bench, Art Ritchie has received excellent ratings JudgE of 93% in 2000, and 85% in 2013, ART RITCHIE in Judicial Performance Evaluations. Art Ritchie served as a member of the Nevada Standing Committee on Judicial Ethics and was President of the District Judges’ Association. Judge Ritchie managed the Monaco Middle School Truancy Diversion Court, and he received the Pro Bono Award for Judicial Excellence in 2008. Art Ritchie graduated from the University of Virginia with a Bachelors of Arts degree in English, and earned his Juris Doctor from George Mason University School of Law. Judge Ritchie resides in Henderson with his wife, Jody, and their two sons. Judge Ritchie has participated as a manager of local baseball programs for more than twenty years. More information at: www.judgeritchie2014.com
Judge Jerry Tao was appointed to the District Court in January 2011 by Governor Brian Sandoval, and won a retention election in 2012. He was Governor Sandoval’s first judicial appointment, and earned a rating of 86% in the 2013 LVRJ attorneys’ poll, which is the fourth-highest score among the 32 judges in the civilJudgE criminal division of the District Court; in fact, Judge Tao is the highest-rated JERRY TAo judge on the ballot this year. Prior to being appointed to the bench, Judge Tao served as a criminal prosecutor in the Clark County District Attorney’s office; Chief Deputy in the Public Defender’s office; civil trial attorney; and senior aide to U.S. Senator Harry Reid. Jerry Tao is the first Asian-American in Nevada history to serve as a civil-criminal District Court Judge. Judge Tao has been endorsed by every law enforcement group in southern Nevada; the Clark County Medical Society; Clark County Firefighters; and numerous other organizations. www.JerryTao.com
*THESE JUDGES ARE THE ToP RATED DiSTRiCT AND FAMiLy CoURT JUDGES oN THE NoVEMBER BALLoT ACCoRDiNG To THE 2013 LVRJ JUDiCiAL PERFoRMANCE PoLL oF PRACTiCiNG ATToRNEyS. THE JUDGES HAVE EqUALLy CoNTRiBUTED To THE CoST oF THiS ADVERTiSEMENT AND ARE NoT SUPPoRTiNG oR ENDoRSiNG ANy CANDiDATE oTHER THAN THEMSELVES AS iNDiViDUALS.