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Brian Edward Sandoval

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada · 2005

Brian Edward Sandoval , Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada. The Senate voted 89–0 on the nomination on Oct 24, 2005 (Nomination Confirmed). Brian Edward Sandoval (born August 5, 1963) is an American politician, academic administrator, and former federal judge, of Mexican descent, who served as the 29th governor of Nevada from 2011 to 2019. A graduate of the University of Nevada, Reno, Sandoval began his political career in the early 1990s.

Senate votes: 1

Senate confirmation votes

United States District Judge for the District of Nevada
109th Congress · Nomination Confirmed89–0 · Oct 24, 2005

Education

University of Nevada, RenoB.A., 1986
Ohio State University College of Law (now Michael E. Moritz College of Law)J.D., 1989

Career

Private practice, Nevada, 1989-2002; State assemblyman, Nevada, 1994-1998; Member, Nevada Gaming Commission, 1998-2001; Attorney general, State of Nevada, 2003-2005; Governor, Nevada, 2011-2019; President, University of Nevada, Reno, 2020-

Biography

Brian Edward Sandoval (born August 5, 1963) is an American politician, academic administrator, and former federal judge, of Mexican descent, who served as the 29th governor of Nevada from 2011 to 2019. A graduate of the University of Nevada, Reno, Sandoval began his political career in the early 1990s.

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