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[[Nevada Second Judicial District Court]]
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[[Nevada Second Judicial District Court]]
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|Previous chief = 2001-2004
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|Past term = 1998-2004
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'''James "Jim" W. Hardesty''' is a justice on the [[Nevada Supreme Court]]. He was elected to this court on [[C2004#November|November 2, 2004]]<reF>[http://sos.state.nv.us/elections/results/2004General/ElectionSummary.asp 2004 election results]</reF> and took office on [[C2005#January|January 3, 2005]]
and
served as the court's [[chief justice]] in 2009. <ref>[http://www.nvsupremecourt.us/info/about/justices/index.php?bio=yes&judgeID=4 Nevada Supreme Court]</ref>
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'''James "Jim" W. Hardesty''' is a justice on the [[Nevada Supreme Court]]. He was elected to this court on [[C2004#November|November 2, 2004]]<reF>[http://sos.state.nv.us/elections/results/2004General/ElectionSummary.asp 2004 election results]</reF> and took office on [[C2005#January|January 3, 2005]]
. He
served as the court's [[chief justice]] in 2009. <ref>[http://www.nvsupremecourt.us/info/about/justices/index.php?bio=yes&judgeID=4 Nevada Supreme Court]</ref> Hardesty was
retained
in 2010
to a
term
that expires in 2016
.<ref
name=elect
/><ref>
See
[[Judicial
selection
in
Nevada
]]</ref>
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==2010 election==
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−
:: ''See also: [[Nevada judicial elections, 2010]]''
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−
Hardesty
won re-election unopposed. He
was
up for re-election
in
[[C2010|
2010
]], at the end of his 6-year
term.<ref
>[http:
/
/www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/nov/04/chief-justice-hardesty-announces-second-term/ ''Las Vegas Sun'' "Chief Justice Hardesty announces for second term", November 4, 2009]</ref
><ref>[
http://www.rgj.com/article/20091105/NEWS/91105032/1306/FERNLEY/James-Hardesty-announces-re-election-bid-for-Nevada-Supreme-Court ''RGL.com'' "James Hardesty announces re-election bid for Nevada Supreme Court", November5, 2009]</ref><ref>
[
http://www.lvrj.com/news/breaking_news/Hardesty-files-for-re-election-to-Supreme-Court-80638592.html ''Las Vegas Review Journal'' "Justices Parraguirre, Hardesty file for re-election", January 4, 2010]</ref><ref>[http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/jan/15/two-nevada-supreme-court-justices-automatically-gi/ ''Las Vegas Sun:'' "Two Nevada Supreme Court justices automatically given second terms", Jan. 15, 2010]</ref>
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===
Judicial
survey===
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−
The ''Las Vegas Review Journal'' conducted a judicial performance evaluation
in
2010. The survey asked state attorneys to rate judges on a variety of criteria. Of the 796 respondents, 73% recommended Judge Hardesty for retention. <ref>[http://media.lvrj.com/documents/Judicial_Report_2010_SupremeCourt.pdf Judicial Performance Evaluation:Results
]
</ref><ref>[http://media.lvrj.com/documents/Judicial_Report_2010_method.pdf Judicial Performance Evaluation:Methodology
]</ref>
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==Education==
==Education==
−
Hardesty received his B.S. degree
in accounting
from the University of Nevada
-
Reno in 1970 and his [[J.D.]] degree from the University of Pacific McGeorge School of Law in
May of
1975.<ref name=bio>[http://www.nevadajudiciary.us/index.php/usticehardesty Nevada Judiciary, Justice James W. Hardesty]</ref><ref>[http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=58981 Project Vote Smart, Justice James W. Hardesty]</ref>
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Hardesty received his B.S. degree from the University of Nevada
at
Reno in 1970 and his [[J.D.]] degree from the University of Pacific McGeorge School of Law in 1975.<ref name=bio>[http://www.nevadajudiciary.us/index.php/usticehardesty Nevada Judiciary, Justice James W. Hardesty]</ref><ref>[http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=58981 Project Vote Smart, Justice James W. Hardesty]</ref>
==Career==
==Career==
−
After graduating from law school
,
Hardesty entered private practice. He was a solo practitioner from 1975 to 1998. In 1998 he was elected to the
[[Nevada
Second Judicial District Court|Second District
Court]]
. He served as [[Chief
Judge
]] of that court from 2001 to 2004. He was elected to the
[[Nevada
Supreme
Court]]
in 2004.
<ref name=bio/>
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*'''2004-2016:''' Justice
, [[Nevada
Supreme
Court]]
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*'''1998-2004:'''
Judge
,
[[Nevada
Second Judicial District
Court]]
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*'''1975-1998:''' Attorney, Private practice
<ref name=bio/>
==Awards and Associations==
==Awards and Associations==
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===Awards===
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*'''2010:''' Honored by the Public Interest Law Associations for public service<ref>[http://www.rgj.com/article/20100226/NEWS07/100226025/1003/CARSON/Nevada-Supreme-Court-justice-honored-on-Friday ''RGJ.com'' "Nevada Supreme Court justice honored on Friday", February 26, 2010]</ref>
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===Associations===
*Involved with Foster Grandparents Program
*Involved with Foster Grandparents Program
*Former member, Nevada State Board of Education
*Former member, Nevada State Board of Education
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*Past President, Rotary Club of Sparks
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*Past President, Rotary Club of Sparks
<ref name=bio/>
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Hardesty was
honored on February 26,
2010
by
the
Public Interest Law Association for his many years
of
public service
. <ref>[http://www.rgj.com/article/
20100226
/
NEWS07
/
100226025
/
1003
/
CARSON
/Nevada-Supreme-Court-
justice
-
honored
-
on
-
Friday
''
RGJ
.com'' "Nevada Supreme Court
justice honored on Friday
",
February 26
, 2010]</ref>
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==Elections==
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===2010 election===
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:: ''See also: [[Nevada judicial elections, 2010]]''
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Hardesty
won re-election unopposed. He
was
up for re-election in [[C2010|
2010
]], at
the
end
of
his 6-year term
.
<ref>[http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/nov/04/chief-justice-hardesty-announces-second-term/ ''Las Vegas Sun'' "Chief Justice Hardesty announces for second term", November 4, 2009]</ref>
<ref>[http://www.rgj.com/article/
20091105
/
NEWS
/
91105032
/
1306
/
FERNLEY
/
James-Hardesty-announces-re-election-bid-for-
Nevada-Supreme-Court
''RGL.com'' "James Hardesty announces re
-
election bid for Nevada Supreme Court", November5, 2009]</ref><ref>[http://www.lvrj.com/news/breaking_news/Hardesty
-
files
-
for
-
re-election-to-Supreme-Court-80638592.html
''
Las Vegas Review Journal'' "Justices Parraguirre, Hardesty file for re-election", January 4, 2010]</ref><ref name=elect>[http://www.lasvegassun
.com
/news/2010/jan/15/two-nevada-supreme-court-justices-automatically-gi/ ''Las Vegas Sun:
'' "
Two
Nevada Supreme Court
justices automatically given second terms
",
Jan. 15
, 2010
]</ref>
+
+
===2010 judicial survey===
+
The ''Las Vegas Review Journal'' conducted a judicial performance evaluation in 2010. The survey asked state attorneys to rate judges on a variety of criteria. Of the 796 respondents, 73% recommended Judge Hardesty for retention. <ref>[http://media.lvrj.com/documents/Judicial_Report_2010_SupremeCourt.pdf Judicial Performance Evaluation:Results]</ref><ref>[http://media.lvrj.com/documents/Judicial_Report_2010_method.pdf Judicial Performance Evaluation:Methodology
]</ref>
==Political outlook==
==Political outlook==
::''See also: [[Political outlook of State Supreme Court Justices]]''
::''See also: [[Political outlook of State Supreme Court Justices]]''
{{Judges CFscores|Judge=Hardesty|Score=0.05|Partisan=Republican|State=[[Nevada]]|state score=-0.18|state score rank=17th most Democratic}}
{{Judges CFscores|Judge=Hardesty|Score=0.05|Partisan=Republican|State=[[Nevada]]|state score=-0.18|state score rank=17th most Democratic}}
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==See also==
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* [[Courts in Nevada]]
==External links==
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