Kent J. Dawson
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada. Senior status. Born 1944.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Apr 6, 2000
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- May 24, 2000
- Commissioned
- May 31, 2000
- Senior status
- Jul 9, 2012
Education
- B.S., Weber State College, 1969
- J.D., University of Utah College of Law (now S.J. Quinney College of Law), 1971
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. James Guinan, Nevada District Court, Washoe County, 1971-1972
- Assistant city attorney, Henderson, Nevada, 1972-1973
- City attorney, Henderson, Nevada, 1973-1979
- General counsel, Public Improvement Trust, Henderson, Nevada, 1973-1995
- City manager, Henderson, Nevada, 1977
- Private practice, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1979-1995
- Judge pro tem, Henderson [Nevada] Municipal Court, 1993-1995
- Justice of the peace, Henderson [Nevada] Justice Court, 1995-2000
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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