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<div class="infobox person"><div class="widget-row value-only Nonpartisan">Joseph Hardy Jr.</div>
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Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Department 15 </div>
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<p> 2015 - Present
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<p> 2027
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<p> 9
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<p> November 3, 2020
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<p> April 2, 2015
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<p> Education
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<p> Brigham Young University, 1997
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<p> Brigham Young University, 2000
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<p> Brigham Young University
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<p> <a href="http://judgejoehardy.com/" target="_blank">Campaign website</a>
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<p> <a href="http://www.hardyforjudge.com/" target="_blank">Personal website</a>
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<p><b>Joseph Hardy Jr.</b> is a judge for Department 15 of the <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Nevada_Eighth_Judicial_District_Court">Nevada 8th Judicial District Court</a>. He assumed office in 2015. His current term ends on January 4, 2027.</p><p>Hardy ran for re-election for the Department 15 judge of the <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Nevada_Eighth_Judicial_District_Court">Nevada 8th Judicial District Court</a>. He won in the general election on <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Municipal_elections_in_Clark_County,_Nevada_(2020)">November 3, 2020</a>. </p> <p>
Hardy completed Ballotpedia's <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Candidate Connection</a> survey in 2020. <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Joe_Hardy_Jr.#Campaign_themes">Click here to read the survey answers</a>.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Education"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Education</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Career"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Career</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="#Awards_and_associations"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Awards and associations</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="#Elections"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Elections</span></a>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="#2020"><span class="tocnumber">4.1</span> <span class="toctext">2020</span></a>
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<li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-6"><a href="#Endorsements"><span class="tocnumber">4.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Endorsements</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="#2016"><span class="tocnumber">4.2</span> <span class="toctext">2016</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="#2014"><span class="tocnumber">4.3</span> <span class="toctext">2014</span></a>
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<li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-9"><a href="#Selection_method"><span class="tocnumber">4.3.1</span> <span class="toctext">Selection method</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-11"><a href="#2020_2"><span class="tocnumber">5.1</span> <span class="toctext">2020</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-12"><a href="#2016_2"><span class="tocnumber">5.2</span> <span class="toctext">2016</span></a></li>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Education">Education</span></h2>
<p>Hardy received a bachelor's degree in history, with a minor in Portuguese, from Brigham Young University. He spent two of his undergraduate years in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He earned his <a href="/J.D." class="mw-redirect" title="J.D.">J.D.</a> from Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School.<sup id="cite_ref-bio_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bio-1">[1]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Career">Career</span></h2>
<p>Before his appointment to the <a href="/Nevada_Eighth_Judicial_District_Court" title="Nevada Eighth Judicial District Court">Eighth Judicial District Court</a>, Hardy was a partner at the law firm of Gordon &amp; Rees, LLP in <a href="/Las_Vegas,_Nevada" title="Las Vegas, Nevada">Las Vegas</a>, Nev. He has previously worked at Bullivant Houser Bailey and Beckley Singleton.<sup id="cite_ref-appt_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-appt-2">[2]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-bio_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bio-1">[1]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Awards_and_associations">Awards and associations</span></h2>
<ul><li>Board member, Nevada Taxicab Authority</li>
<li>Arbitrator, Better Business Bureau</li>
<li>Contributing author, Revised Nevada Jury Instructions</li>
<li>Volunteer, Boy Scouts of America</li>
<li>Chair, J. Reuben Clark Law Society - Las Vegas chapter<sup id="cite_ref-bio_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bio-1">[1]</a></sup></li></ul>
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</style></p><p style="padding-left: 2em; margin-bottom: 10px;"><i>See also:&nbsp;<a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Municipal_elections_in_Clark_County,_Nevada_(2020)">Municipal elections in Clark County, Nevada (2020)</a></i></p><p style="padding-left: 2em; margin-bottom: 10px;"><i><a href=""></a></i></p><h4>General election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header nonpartisan"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type">General election for Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Department 15</h5></div><p class="results_text">Incumbent <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Joe_Hardy_Jr.">Joseph Hardy Jr.</a> won election in the general election for Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Department 15 on November 3, 2020. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">?</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Nonpartisan"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Joe-Hardy-Jr.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Joe-Hardy-Jr.jpg"></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Joe_Hardy_Jr.">Joseph Hardy Jr.</a></u></b> (Nonpartisan)&nbsp;<a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Joe_Hardy_Jr.#Campaign_themes"><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection"></a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">&nbsp;
<div class="percentage_number">100.0</div><div class="inner_percentage Nonpartisan" style="width: 100.0%;">&nbsp;
</div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">672,903</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics"></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">Incumbents</a> are <b><u>bolded and underlined</u></b>. The results have been certified.&nbsp;<a href="https://nevada.totalvote.com/Clark/ResultsSW.aspx?type=CNTY&amp;cid=02&amp;map=" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 672,903 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection"> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:[email protected]">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><h4>Nonpartisan primary election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header nonpartisan"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type">Nonpartisan primary for Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Department 15</h5></div><p class="results_text">Incumbent <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Joe_Hardy_Jr.">Joseph Hardy Jr.</a> defeated <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Tegan_Machnich">Tegan Christine Machnich</a> and <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Adam_Breeden">Adam Breeden</a> in the primary for Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Department 15 on June 9, 2020. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">?</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Nonpartisan"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Joe-Hardy-Jr.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Joe-Hardy-Jr.jpg"></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Joe_Hardy_Jr.">Joseph Hardy Jr.</a></u></b> (Nonpartisan)&nbsp;<a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Joe_Hardy_Jr.#Campaign_themes"><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection"></a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">&nbsp;
<div class="percentage_number">57.0</div><div class="inner_percentage Nonpartisan" style="width: 57.0%;">&nbsp;
</div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">158,857</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Nonpartisan"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Tegan_Machnich.jpeg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Tegan_Machnich.jpeg"></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Tegan_Machnich">Tegan Christine Machnich</a> (Nonpartisan)&nbsp;<a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Tegan_Machnich#Campaign_themes"><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection"></a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">&nbsp;
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<p>To view Hardy's endorsements in the 2020 election, please <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://judgejoehardy.com/2020-endorsements">click here</a>.
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2016">2016</span></h3>
<dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Nevada_local_trial_court_judicial_elections,_2016" title="Nevada local trial court judicial elections, 2016">Nevada local trial court judicial elections, 2016</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl>
<p><a href="/Nevada" title="Nevada">Nevada</a> held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. A primary election took place on June 14, 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a></sup> Incumbent <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Joe Hardy Jr.</a> defeated <a href="/Bruce_Gale" title="Bruce Gale">Bruce Gale</a> in the Nevada Judicial District 8 general election for Department 15.<sup id="cite_ref-list_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-list-4">[4]</a></sup></p><table width="490px" class="bptable gray collapsible" id="collapsibleTable0">
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<td width="75" style="text-align:center">60.31%</td>
<td width="100" style="text-align:center">359,293</td></tr><tr><td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Bruce_Gale" title="Bruce Gale">Bruce Gale</a> </td>
<td width="75" style="text-align:center">39.69%</td>
<td width="100" style="text-align:center">236,458</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" width="450" style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center"><b>Total Votes</b></td>
<td width="100" style="text-align:center"><b>595,751</b></td></tr><tr>
<td style="text-align:left" colspan="3"><i>Source:</i> <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://silverstateelection.com/Judicial/"><i>Silver State Election Night Results 2016</i>, "Judicial," accessed January 18, 2016</a></td>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2014">2014</span></h3>
<p><span class="see-also"><i>See also: <a href="/Nevada_judicial_elections,_2014" title="Nevada judicial elections, 2014">Nevada judicial elections, 2014</a></i></span><br>
Hardy ran for election to the <a href="/Nevada_Eighth_Judicial_District_Court" title="Nevada Eighth Judicial District Court">Eighth Judicial District Court</a>.<br><b>Primary:</b> He was successful in the primary on June 10, 2014, receiving 33.1 percent of the vote.&nbsp;He competed against <a href="/Jim_Crockett" title="Jim Crockett">Jim Crockett</a>, <a href="/Anthony_Ashby" title="Anthony Ashby">Anthony Ashby</a> and <a href="/Tony_Liker" title="Tony Liker">Tony Liker</a>.<br><b>General</b>: He was defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014, after receiving 46.8 percent of the vote.&nbsp;He competed against <a href="/Jim_Crockett" title="Jim Crockett">Jim Crockett</a>.
<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a></sup>&nbsp;
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<h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Selection_method">Selection method</span></h4>
<dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Nonpartisan_election_of_judges" title="Nonpartisan election of judges">Nonpartisan election of judges</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl>
<p>The <b>72 judges</b> of the <a href="/Nevada_District_Courts" title="Nevada District Courts">Nevada District Courts</a> are elected to six-year terms in <a href="/Nonpartisan_election_of_judges" title="Nonpartisan election of judges">nonpartisan elections</a>. To serve additional terms, judges must run for re-election.<sup id="cite_ref-general_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-general-7">[7]</a></sup>
</p><p>Each district court selects its <a href="/Chief_judge" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief judge">chief judge</a> to a two-year term by peer vote. Not every district court is required to select a chief judge; only in districts with populations over 100,000 are the courts required to choose one.<sup id="cite_ref-general_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-general-7">[7]</a></sup>
</p><p><b>Qualifications</b><br>
To serve on the <a href="/Nevada_District_Courts" title="Nevada District Courts">Nevada District Courts</a>, a judge must be:<sup id="cite_ref-general_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-general-7">[7]</a></sup>
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<p> I am the District Court Judge in Department 15. I am a third-generation Nevadan. I attended Brigham Young University law school and graduated cum laude. While in law school, I externed for Judge Lloyd D. George who inspired me to one day become a judge. Upon graduation in 2000, I returned to Clark County where I now reside with my wife and two sons.??
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<p> The judge I externed for - United States District Court Judge Lloyd D. George. Like me, he is a native Nevadan. He has served our community as a judge for decades and is truly a Nevada icon and a pillar in the legal community. Judge George has done such a great job as a judge that the building he works in (the federal courthouse) is named after him. His service inspires me.
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<p> I admire very much the judge I externed for, Nevada federal district court Judge Lloyd D. George. His service to our community and the justice system is unparalleled.<br>
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In the Nevada state court system, I was privileged to appear before several district court judges in the Eighth Judicial District Court (Clark County) who later became Nevada Supreme Court justices. I remember attending a CLE years ago where several of those justices were the featured speakers. After the program ended I had the opportunity to talk to several of them. I told them although I was happy they were now supreme court justices, I missed having them as district judges.
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<p> I have been honored to serve as the judge in this seat for five years now. With the voters' help and support I'll be able to serve in this seat for years to come.
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<p>Hardy Jr. participated in Ballotpedia's 2016 survey of local judicial candidates. The following sections display his responses to the survey questions. When asked what non-judicial legal experience qualifies him to be a judge, the candidate made the following statement:
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<p>When asked why he was running for this particular court seat, the candidate made the following statement:
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<li>Clark County Prosecutors Association<sup id="cite_ref-survey_8-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-survey-8">[8]</a></sup></li></ul>
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