Hon. Mary Kay Holthus

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Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Department 18 </div>
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<p> 2019 - Present
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<p> November 3, 2020
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<p><b>Mary Kay Holthus</b> is a judge for Department 18 of the <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Nevada_Eighth_Judicial_District_Court">Nevada 8th Judicial District Court</a>. Holthus assumed office in 2019. Holthus' current term ends on January 4, 2027.</p><p>Holthus ran for re-election for the Department 18 judge of the <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Nevada_Eighth_Judicial_District_Court">Nevada 8th Judicial District Court</a>. Holthus won in the general election on <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Municipal_elections_in_Clark_County,_Nevada_(2020)">November 3, 2020</a>. </p>
<p>On January 3, 2024, Judge Holthus was attacked in the courtroom while sentencing a defendant. To read more about the incident, please <a href="#Noteworthy_events">click here</a>.
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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 18</h5></div><p class="results_text">Incumbent <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Mary_Kay_Holthus">Mary Kay Holthus</a> defeated <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/John_Hunt_(Nevada)">John Hunt</a> in the general election for Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Department 18 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/Mary_Kay_Holthus.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Mary_Kay_Holthus.jpg"></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Mary_Kay_Holthus">Mary Kay Holthus</a></u></b> (Nonpartisan)
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<div class="percentage_number">62.2</div><div class="inner_percentage Nonpartisan" style="width: 62.2%;">&nbsp;
</div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">463,578</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Nonpartisan"><img alt="Silhouette Placeholder Image.png" id="placeholder_image" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png/150px-Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png 2x" data-file-width="199" data-file-height="199"></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/John_Hunt_(Nevada)">John Hunt</a> (Nonpartisan)
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<div class="percentage_number">37.8</div><div class="inner_percentage Nonpartisan" style="width: 37.8%;">&nbsp;
</div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">281,395</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: 744,973 </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><p>The primary election was canceled. Incumbent <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Mary_Kay_Holthus">Mary Kay Holthus</a> and <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/John_Hunt_(Nevada)">John Hunt</a> advanced from the primary for Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Department 18.</p><script>function defer(){window.jQuery?indicateScroll():setTimeout(function(){defer()},500)}function indicateScroll(){jQuery(".votebox").each(function(e){if(jQuery(".results_table_container").get(e).scrollHeight>580){let o=jQuery(".votebox .indicate_scroll").get(e);jQuery(o).html("Scroll for more <i class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-down'></i> ")}})}defer();</script>
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<div class="percentage_number">55.0</div><div class="inner_percentage Nonpartisan" style="width: 55.0%;">&nbsp;
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<p>On January 3, 2024, Judge Holthus was attacked by a defendant as she sentenced him on multiple criminal charges.<sup id="cite_ref-attack_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-attack-2">[2]</a></sup> Courtroom video captured the defendant—Deobra Delone Redden—jumping over the defense table and the judge's bench before grabbing her by the hair. Holthus was treated for minor injuries but was not hospitalized, according to courthouse officials.<sup id="cite_ref-attack_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-attack-2">[2]</a></sup> On January 8, Redden again appeared in court before Holthus. She finished imposing his sentence, saying any charges resulting from the attack on January 3 would be handled separately and did not affect the sentence handed down at that time.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a></sup>
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