Jerome T. Tao | |
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Judge of the Nevada Court of Appeals | |
In office 2015 – January 1, 2023 | |
Appointed by | Brian Sandoval |
Preceded by | position established |
Succeeded by | Deborah Westbrook |
Personal details | |
Born | Jerome Tehyu Tao
[1] 1966 |
Education |
Cornell University George Washington University J.D. |
Jerome T. Tao (born 1966) is a former Judge of the Nevada Court of Appeals.
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 NRA Political Victory Fund. [4] [5]
"On behalf of the NRA Members in Nevada, I am pleased to announce your NRA-PVF endorsement for the Nevada Supreme Court in the 2018 General Election," stated Dan Reid, Western Regional Director for the NRA. "This endorsement is a reflection of your stance on Second Amendment related issues."