Filing for candidates for the Justice of the Peace in Churchill County opened January 2, and closed Friday, January 12, 2024. Filing on opening day was Justice of the Peace Pro-Tempore Dr. Stuart Richardson, a local optometrist, who has also held a law degree for the past ten years and substitutes for the sitting JOP when he is absent or unable to perform his official duties.
Filing on January 8 for re-election was incumbent Judge Ben Trotter, who is finishing his first term as JOP and formerly served two terms as Churchill County Sheriff. Trotter also has served as a Fallon police officer. He holds an associate's degree in criminal justice and a bachelor’s degree in finance. His master’s degree is in business administration.
Brenda Ingram filed for the position on the last day of filing, January 12. Ingram currently serves as the Director of Court Services for Churchill County. She served as a dispatcher for the Churchill County Sheriff’s office and then as the chief court clerk for Churchill County Justice Court from 1992 to 2009. She was a candidate for JOP in 2012, coming in second behind Mike Richards in the general election but ahead of Martin Crowley.
Justice of the Peace is a nonpartisan office, and according to Nevada Revised Statute, to qualify to serve, a person must be a qualified elector, have a high school diploma, and never have been removed from judicial office by the Commission on Judicial Discipline. A JOP who is not licensed or admitted to practice law in the court of Nevada must pass an examination prescribed by the Nevada Supreme Court within 18 months after taking the official oath of office.
Candidate filing for non-judicial offices will be open from March 4 -15, and candidates’ nights will be co-sponsored in May, before the primary election, and October, before the general election, by The Fallon Post and the Lahontan Valley News. Candidates seeking all local offices, including county, city, school board, Assembly District 38, and Board of Regents District 9, will be invited to attend.
Brenda Ingram, Stuart Richardson, Esq., Below: Incumbent JOP Benjamin Trotter.
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