Jerome T. Tao

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]

During his supreme court campaign, Tao described himself as a "textualist," and was endorsed by the National Rifle Association.[4]

• In 2018, Tao lost to Elissa Cadish in the general election for Seat C on the Nevada Supreme Court.[5]
• 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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• Jerome Tao at Ballotpedia