Kent J. Dawson

Judge Kent J. Dawson

Personal

Birthday:

1944

Birthplace:

Ogden, UT

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

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

Education

Name of School:

Weber State College

Degree:

B.S.

Degree Year:

1969

Name of School - Second:

University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law

We are a small school; the student-to-faculty ratio is 11 to 1. The median G.P.A. of our entering class is in the top 20 of all law schools. We offer an outstanding legal education---a dynamic combination of the cutting-edge and the traditional that is rooted in the excellence of our faculty---at a cost well below our peers, which include the country's top public and private law schools.

Degree - Second:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1971

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of Nevada

Court Name:

Nevada District Court

President Nominating:

William J. Clinton

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

5/31/2000

Retirement from Active Service:

7/9/2012