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A family court judge must be fair because their decision could affect a family forever. .td_block_template_9 .td-related-title:after{background-color:#cda038}.woocommerce .product .onsale, .page-nav .current, .td-trending-now-title, .td_block_text_with_title blockquote p, .woocommerce a.button, People who havenât had this experience donât know what they donât know.â. h5{font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif}.td-page-content h6, .td-post-template-11 .td-related-title .td-related-right:hover, Due to the appointment of Judge Walker to Department 7 in the General Jurisdiction Division, Department 2 in the Family Division is vacant. .widget_tag_cloud a, a{font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif}.td-trending-now-display-area .entry-title{font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif}.page-nav a, I have seven years of judicial apprenticeship. I do the job of a judge under the supervision of a judge.â Â, Hearing Masters make recommendations rather than rulings. .td-header-wrap .black-menu .sf-menu > .sfHover > a, .td-post-views span, While in the courtroom, sit quietly when court is in session. .td-trending-now-title, Occupation: Shannon serves as a court master in the Second Judicial District Court’s Family Division. .vc_tta-container .vc_tta-color-grey.vc_tta-tabs-position-top.vc_tta-style-classic .vc_tta-tabs-container, a{font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif}.td-post-date .entry-date{font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif}.td-module-comments a, District Court judges approve or reject them.Â, âItâs the only way to learn to be a judge on the job. .dropcap3, {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script','https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js');fbq('init','584690842306389');fbq('track','PageView'); !function(e,t,n,s,u,a){e.twq||(s=e.twq=function(){s.exe?s.exe.apply(s,arguments):s.queue.push(arguments);},s.version='1.1',s.queue=[],u=t.createElement(n),u.async=!0,u.src='//static.ads-twitter.com/uwt.js',a=t.getElementsByTagName(n)[0],a.parentNode.insertBefore(u,a))}(window,document,'script');twq('init','o313q');twq('track','PageView'); .td-post-template-7 .td-post-sub-title, .td-scroll-up, .wpb_tabs li.ui-tabs-active a, p{margin-bottom:12px}.page-id-169951 .mc4wp-form-fields input[type=submit]{background:#cda038 !important;width:100%;text-transform:uppercase;max-width:165px;height:48px;font-size:14px}.category-commentary .td-post-category{display:none !important}.mc4wp-form-fields input[type=submit]{background:#cda038 !important}#comments{display:none !important}a, a:hover, .td_module_wrap:hover .entry-title .td-post-category:hover, .td-header-wrap .black-menu .sf-menu>.current-category-ancestor>a{background-color:#cda038}.td_block_mega_menu .td-next-prev-wrap a:hover{border-color:#cda038}.header-search-wrap .td-drop-down-search:before{border-color:transparent transparent #cda038 transparent}.td_mega_menu_sub_cats .cur-sub-cat, li{font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif}.td-post-content .td-header-style-12 .td-header-menu-wrap-full, a{color:#cda038;font-weight:bold}#eb-widget .eaw-booknow a:hover{text-decoration:underline !important}#eb-widget h3.eaw-title #bbpress-forums .bbp-topic-started-by a:hover, .logged-in-as a:hover, by Dana Gentry, Nevada Current October 9, 2020. .page-nav:first-child > div, Box 4820. 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