Jerome T. Tao
American judge (born 1966)
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Jerome T. Tao (born 1966) is a former Judge of the Nevada Court of Appeals.
1966 (age 59–60)
Jerome T. Tao | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the Nevada Court of Appeals | |
| In office 2015 – January 1, 2023 | |
| Appointed by | Brian Sandoval |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Succeeded by | Deborah Westbrook |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jerome Tehyu Tao[1] 1966 (age 59–60) |
| Education | Cornell University George Washington University J.D. |
Education and career
Tao received his undergraduate degree from Cornell University and his J.D. from George Washington University Law School in 1992. After law school, Tau served as a Clark County Deputy District Attorney, Chief Deputy Public Defender, and as a civil attorney in private practice. From 1999 to 2001, Tao worked as a Senior Advisor to Democratic U.S. Senator Harry Reid.[2] In January 2011, Tao was appointed by Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval to the Eighth Judicial District Court. In December 2014, he was appointed to the newly created Court of Appeals.[3]
Positions
During his supreme court campaign, Tao described himself as a "textualist," and was endorsed by the NRA Political Victory Fund.[4][5]
Elections
- In 2018, Tao lost to Elissa Cadish in the general election for Seat C on the Nevada Supreme Court.[6]
- In 2016, Tao was unopposed for re-election to the Nevada Court of Appeals.
- In 2014, Tao defeated Nicholas Anthony Perrino for re-election to the Eighth Judicial District Court, receiving 67.4 percent of the vote.
- In 2012, Tao defeated Chris T. Rasmussen for re-election to the Eighth Judicial District Court, receiving 51.02 percent of the vote.
