Kent J. Dawson at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada
- Jurisdiction
- Nevada · Federal
- Judicial service
- May 31, 2000–present
Kent J. Dawson
Judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada
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Biography
Professional career
- Justice of the peace, Henderson Nevada Justice Court, 1995-2000
- Judge pro tem, Henderson Nevada Municipal Court, 1993-1995
- Private practice, Las Vegas, NV, 1979-1995
- City manager, Henderson, NV, 1977-present
- General counsel, Public Improvement Trust, Henderson, NV, 1973-1995
- City attorney, Henderson, NV, 1973-1979
- Assistant city attorney, Henderson, NV, 1972-1973
- Law clerk, Hon. James Guinan, Nevada District Court, Washoe County, 1971-1972
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, D. Nevada, 2000-2012
Education
- Weber State University · B.S., 1969
- University of Utah · J.D., 1971
Personal record
Born 1944 · Ogden, UT
Courtroom rules and guidance
Civil Remote Testimony
In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards.
For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location.Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court ↗
Criminal Recording And Broadcasting
Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception.
Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom.Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/1391136CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/831/kent-j-dawson/Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedureFederal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courtsFederal Judicial Center — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
Identity source · TEXT · checked September 8, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/sites/default/files/history/judges.csv