RODNEY T. BURR, Justice of the Peace, Henderson

Judge Burr is Justice of the Peace for the Clark County Justice Court, Henderson Township. He was elected in 1990 and is currently serving his third term. Judge Burr previously served as a Deputy District Attorney for the Clark County District Attorney’s Office. His career-related activities include: Past President, Nevada Judge’s Association; consultant and member, Urban Court Workload Assessment Committee (Rose Commission), and regional representative, DUI Assessment Center Committee.

He currently serves as President of the Henderson Chamber of Commerce. Judge Burr is a past recipient of the Judge of the Year award by the Nevada Conference of Police & Sheriff’s. He is a member of the American Judges Association, and Clark County Bar Association. He attended UNLV and received his BA in 1983. He received his Juris Doctorate from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in 1986. Judge Burr and his wife, Annette, have four children and two grand children. He has been a Southern Nevada resident since 1964.

Judge Burr was appointed to the Commission by the Nevada Supreme Court on March 1, 2007. He was reappointed in January 2011.  His current term expires on January 5, 2015.