Jerome T. Tao Explained

Jerome T. Tao
Office:	Judge of the Nevada Court of Appeals
Term Start:	2015
Term End:	January 1, 2023
Appointer:	Brian Sandoval
Predecessor:	position established
Successor:	Deborah Westbrook
Birth Name:	Jerome Tehyu Tao^[1]
Birth Date:	1966
Education:	Cornell University George Washington University J.D.

Jerome T. Tao (born 1966) is a former Judge of the Nevada Court of Appeals.

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.

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Notes and References

Web site: Hon. Jerome TehYu Tao - a Carson City, Nevada (NV) Lawyer .
Web site: Supreme Court hopeful Tao scrubs ties to Harry Reid . 25 March 2018 .
https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-las-vegas/two-vegas-judges-appointed-to-new-state-court-of-appeals/ Two Vegas judges appointed to new state court of appeals
Web site: Ryan Hamilton . National Rifle Association endorses Judge Jerry Tao for Nevada Supreme Court . ournevadajudges.com . Elect Judge Jerry Tao . 6 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231006134218/https://www.ournevadajudges.com/assets/docs/endorsements/4-national-rifle-association.pdf . 6 October 2023 . Las Vegas, Nevada . en-us . PDF . September 12, 2018 . “On behalf of the NRA Members in Nevada, I am pleased to announce your NRA-PVF endorsement for the Nevada Supreme Court in the 2018 General Election,” stated Dan Reid, Western Regional Director for the NRA. “This endorsement is a reflection of your stance on Second Amendment related issues.”.
Web site: Cadish defeats Tao for Supreme Court seat . 2018-11-07 . KTNV . en . 2018-12-28.
Web site: Judicial - Nevada General Election 2018 . www.silverstateelection.com . 2018-12-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181228223338/http://www.silverstateelection.com/Judicial/ . December 28, 2018 . dead.