Mathew Harter

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Mathew Harter

Prior offices

Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Family Division Department N

Successor: Paul M. Gaudet

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 3, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1988

Law

Western Michigan University, Thomas M. Cooley Law School, 1994

Mathew Harter was a judge for Department N of the Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Family Division. He assumed office on January 5, 2009. He left office on November 9, 2022.

Harter ran for re-election for the Department N judge of the Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Family Division. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Harter was a nonpartisan candidate for Seat G judge of the Nevada Supreme Court. Harter lost the general election on November 6, 2018.

Elections

2020

See also: Municipal elections in Clark County, Nevada (2020)

General election

General election for Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Family Division Department N

Incumbent Mathew Harter won election in the general election for Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Family Division Department N on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mathew Harter (Nonpartisan)	100.0	643,386

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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Mathew Harter advanced from the primary for Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Family Division Department N.

2018

See also: Nevada Supreme Court elections, 2018

General election

General election for Nevada Supreme Court Seat G

Incumbent Lidia Stiglich defeated Mathew Harter in the general election for Nevada Supreme Court Seat G on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lidia Stiglich (Nonpartisan)	46.6	413,471
		Mathew Harter (Nonpartisan)	30.7	272,652
		Other/Write-in votes	22.7	201,148

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 887,271
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2014

See also: Nevada judicial elections, 2014

Harter ran for re-election to the Eighth Judicial District Court.

General: He defeated Monti Jordana Levy in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 64.2 percent of the vote. ^[1] 

2008

Harter was elected to the Family Court in November 2008, winning 53.22 percent of the vote.^[2]

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Education

Harter received an undergraduate degree in 1988 from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He earned his J.D. from the Thomas M. Cooley School of Law in 1993.^[3]

Career

• 2009-Present: Judge, Clark County Family Court Department N
• 1995-2008: Sole practitioner
• 2004-2008: Arbitrator, Nevada Eighth Judicial District Court
• 1996-2004: Contract Attorney, Clark County Public Defender's Office
• 1994: Law Clerk for Alan R. Harter, Esq.
• 1993: Law Clerk for Jack Vogl, Esq.
• Law clerk for Gerald W. Hardcastle^[3][4]

2013 judicial performance evaluation

In 2013, the Las Vegas Review-Journal sponsored a survey of 902 lawyers who rated Nevada Supreme Court justices and judges located in Clark County. 71 percent of respondents voted in favor of keeping Harter on the bench. The average vote in favor of retention for all 88 judges evaluated was 71 percent.^[5]

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