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From: Tony Lei
To: Tea Lovers at LVTEA
Cc: tojulei@yahoo.com
Sent: Sun, February 6, 2011 8:22:11 PM
Subject: Re: s u L JERRY TAO, Clark County Judge
010611-1637
First Asian-American appointed to Nevada bench
by CRAIG L. MORAN
Gov. Brian Sandoval didn't waste any time making his first judicial appointment -- or history -- Thursday when he chose Jerry Tao to replace former Clark County District Judge David Wall, who resigned in August to take a position with Mainor Eglet.*11
Tao is the first Asian-American to be appointed to the bench in Nevada.
"I am incredibly impressed with Jerry," said Sandoval in making his announcement at the Grant Sawyer government building. Sandoval said as a former federal judge he understands what is required of good judges and is confident Tao possesses the necessary attributes of being prepared and respectful.
The son of immigrants, Tao, 42, prevailed over two other "highly qualified" candidates, said Sandoval, who personally interviewed Tao; Michael Davidson of the Kolesar & Latham law firm; and Troy Peyton. Sandoval said all three men were quality individuals and hinted Tao separated himself through his range of experience.
A supervisor at the Clark County Public Defender's office who in the past also worked for the district attorney, Sandoval noted Tao has participated in more than 100 trials either as a prosecutor or defense attorney, and practiced civil law in private practice before becoming a public attorney.
In Clark County's Eighth Judicial District, judges preside over criminal and civil matters ranging from death penalty cases to complex construction defect litigation.
Tao said he was humbled by the appointment.
"I will be fair, impartial, and thorough and strive to do justice," he said.
Tao's parents, Louis and Kay Tao, were in attendance. Both of them said they were proud of their son's appointment.
Tao earned his Bachelor of Science at Cornell and his Juris Doctorate from George Washington School of Law, where in 1992, as a member of the school's Law Review; he was awarded the Marcus B. Finnegan Memorial Award, given to one student who wrote the best scholarly article of the year.
While Tao was Sandoval's first judicial appointment, history suggests more will follow. The late Kenny Guinn made 21 judicial appointments. Former Gov. Jim Gibbons in four years made seven appointments, including one Family Court judge, Robert Teuton, who was appointed twice because of a glitch in the process.
The process is intense. Nineteen candidates applied for the vacancy and had to provide extensive information to the Nevada Commission on Judicial Selection -- Tao's application was 50 pages long -- as well as submit to a comprehensive background check.
The commission, composed of the Nevada Supreme Court's chief justice, attorneys, and laypersons from throughout the state, whittled the field to three candidates for Sandoval to consider. The governor then interviewed the finalists before making his decision.
There are now 52 judges in Clark County. District judges earn $160,000 annually. Clark County's court system is one of the busiest in the nation; each judge handles roughly 2,225 cases per year. Tao will have to campaign for election to a full term in 2012.*17
Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Ben Spillman contributed to this report. Contact Doug McMurdo at dmcmurdo@reviewjournal.com or 702-224-5512 or read more courts coverage at lvlegalnews.com.
*11. Cralg L. Moran. 'First Asian-American appointed to Nevada bench' ... Las Vegas Review-journal ...January 6, 2011 .......
*17. Moran. Ibid.
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From: Tony Lei
To: Tea Lovers at LVTEA
Cc: tojulei@yahoo.com
Sent: Sun, February 6, 2011 3:19:38 PM
Subject: Re: s u L JERRY TAO, Clark County Judge
The following article is published by LVRJ/wbti:
011211-1537
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Worldjournal.com ... Jan. 12, 2011 .......
Copyright 2011 W- A ^ . All rights reserved.
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From: Tea Lovers at LVTEA
To:
Cc: Lishen Chin(Ellen Wu) ; Christine Lee ; 702-496-2512 ; Grace Wang ; Grace Ma ; Mimi ; judiroc@aol.com
Sent: Sun, February 6, 2011 1:41:57 PM
Subject: s u L JERRY TAO, Clark County Judge
and JUDY o @ o ^ o s JERRY TAO c K s u L f M s s u L o r w c e W j l
( @ p o b ) o M s
JERRY TAO
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Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2011 12:15:17 -0800
From: tojulei@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: 2 13
To: lasvegastea@live.com
CC: tojulei@yahoo.com
Once again, I'm fwding the e-mail from Jerry to you. It looks like he is appreicating to our offering.
Would you like to confirm with him to be our Honorary President.
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Mon, January 31, 2011 11:31:14 AM RE: Judge Jerry Tao information
From: "Tao, Jerome" View Contact
To: Tony Lei
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Hi Dr. Lei:
Thank you! Happy Chinese New Year to you. Let me know when the New Years party is.
Jerry Tao
District Court Judge
Department 20
From: Tony Lei
To: Tea Lovers at LVTEA
Cc: tojulei@yahoo.com
Sent: Sun, February 6, 2011 8:22:11 PM
Subject: Re: s u L JERRY TAO, Clark County Judge
010611-1637
First Asian-American appointed to Nevada bench
by CRAIG L. MORAN
Gov. Brian Sandoval didn't waste any time making his first judicial appointment -- or history -- Thursday when he chose Jerry Tao to replace former Clark County District Judge David Wall, who resigned in August to take a position with Mainor Eglet.*11
Tao is the first Asian-American to be appointed to the bench in Nevada.
"I am incredibly impressed with Jerry," said Sandoval in making his announcement at the Grant Sawyer government building. Sandoval said as a former federal judge he understands what is required of good judges and is confident Tao possesses the necessary attributes of being prepared and respectful.
The son of immigrants, Tao, 42, prevailed over two other "highly qualified" candidates, said Sandoval, who personally interviewed Tao; Michael Davidson of the Kolesar & Latham law firm; and Troy Peyton. Sandoval said all three men were quality individuals and hinted Tao separated himself through his range of experience.
A supervisor at the Clark County Public Defender's office who in the past also worked for the district attorney, Sandoval noted Tao has participated in more than 100 trials either as a prosecutor or defense attorney, and practiced civil law in private practice before becoming a public attorney.
In Clark County's Eighth Judicial District, judges preside over criminal and civil matters ranging from death penalty cases to complex construction defect litigation.
Tao said he was humbled by the appointment.
"I will be fair, impartial, and thorough and strive to do justice," he said.
Tao's parents, Louis and Kay Tao, were in attendance. Both of them said they were proud of their son's appointment.
Tao earned his Bachelor of Science at Cornell and his Juris Doctorate from George Washington School of Law, where in 1992, as a member of the school's Law Review; he was awarded the Marcus B. Finnegan Memorial Award, given to one student who wrote the best scholarly article of the year.
While Tao was Sandoval's first judicial appointment, history suggests more will follow. The late Kenny Guinn made 21 judicial appointments. Former Gov. Jim Gibbons in four years made seven appointments, including one Family Court judge, Robert Teuton, who was appointed twice because of a glitch in the process.
The process is intense. Nineteen candidates applied for the vacancy and had to provide extensive information to the Nevada Commission on Judicial Selection -- Tao's application was 50 pages long -- as well as submit to a comprehensive background check.
The commission, composed of the Nevada Supreme Court's chief justice, attorneys, and laypersons from throughout the state, whittled the field to three candidates for Sandoval to consider. The governor then interviewed the finalists before making his decision.
There are now 52 judges in Clark County. District judges earn $160,000 annually. Clark County's court system is one of the busiest in the nation; each judge handles roughly 2,225 cases per year. Tao will have to campaign for election to a full term in 2012.*17
Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Ben Spillman contributed to this report. Contact Doug McMurdo at dmcmurdo@reviewjournal.com or 702-224-5512 or read more courts coverage at lvlegalnews.com.
*11. Cralg L. Moran. 'First Asian-American appointed to Nevada bench' ... Las Vegas Review-journal ...January 6, 2011 .......
*17. Moran. Ibid.
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From: Tony Lei
To: Tea Lovers at LVTEA
Cc: tojulei@yahoo.com
Sent: Sun, February 6, 2011 3:19:38 PM
Subject: Re: s u L JERRY TAO, Clark County Judge
The following article is published by LVRJ/wbti:
011211-1537
h A !
by T Q
[[[ A _ L A h D ]]]
A _ L Brian Sandoval h z A Jerry Tao @ L w A _ T *3137
42 q W H H A W W L } L W W A D W L h O q o L
8 h David Wall o z A _19 ^ A?_ x T x 19 f x T T A _ M
x T ] ^ L { L J
f L _50 V L ? | r f J N @ K A _ x
H e Y F d
*3137. T Q . h A !
Worldjournal.com ... Jan. 12, 2011 .......
Copyright 2011 W- A ^ . All rights reserved.
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From: Tea Lovers at LVTEA
To:
Cc: Lishen Chin(Ellen Wu) ; Christine Lee ; 702-496-2512 ; Grace Wang ; Grace Ma ; Mimi ; judiroc@aol.com
Sent: Sun, February 6, 2011 1:41:57 PM
Subject: s u L JERRY TAO, Clark County Judge
and JUDY o @ o ? ^ o s JERRY TAO c K s u L f M s s u L o r w c e W j l
( @ p o b ) o M s
JERRY TAO
JERRY TAO v o @ Y W j
w
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Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2011 12:15:17 -0800
From: tojulei@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: 2 13
To: lasvegastea@live.com
CC: tojulei@yahoo.com
Again, I'm fwd the e-mail from Jerry. It looks like he is appreicating our offering.
Would you like to confirm him to be our Honorary President.
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Mon, January 31, 2011 11:31:14 AM RE: Judge Jerry Tao information
From: "Tao, Jerome" View Contact
To: Tony Lei
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Hi Dr. Lei:
Thank you! Happy Chinese New Year to you. Let me know when the New Years party is.
Jerry Tao
District Court Judge
Department 20

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Our mutual cooperation and development between the officials and people wbti:
Our mutual cooperation and development between the officials and people will help bring us a peaceful, happy, and healthy community!
By Mark Denton, Jessie Walsh, Cheryl Moss, and Tiffany Chang
***** "Every memorable act in the history of the world is a triumph of enthusiasm. Nothing great was ever achieved without it because it gives any challenge or any occupation, no matter how frightening or difficult, a new meaning. Without enthusiasm you are doomed to a life of mediocrity but with it you can accomplish miracles." ---Og Mandino (1923-1996, Speaker and Author)
One of the main three missions of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) is community service. To participate, initiate, and help promote significant programs have been some of our efforts. The following article was just one of the examples to state that Asians united means Asians power:
Asian American Community Honors U. S. Senator Honorable Harry Reid
By Tiffany Chang
Asian American communitiy had been united together to hold an event and dinner party successfully to honor U. S. Senator Harry Reid. More than 384 against the 250 planned individuals of government officials, business owners and executives, organizational leaders among others attended the party at the Asia Palace Chinese Restaurant on August 24, 2001.*1
The Kenote Speaker was U. S. Senator Harry Reid. Guests of Honor presented were: U. S. Senator John Ensign (by Sonia Joya), U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley, U. S. Congressman Jim Gibbons (by Judith Ray),
and Nevada Attorney General Frankie Sue Del Papa.
U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley introduced Senator Harry Reid to the public with his successfully story to be the greatest political leader of Nevada arsing from the son of an ordinary family of mining worker. The first time as an honorable Master of Ceremony for Asian American community, Shelley' attractiveness and talent are really professional. She has been famous of her arts of leading on social activities since her college life. "On behalf of Washington Business and Technology Institute, I'm glad to be one of the Chairmen of this Event and Dinner Party for a Special Tribute to U.S. Senator Harry Reid. Following a successful tribute party to Nevada Supreme Court Justice Nancy Becker, this Event is an united efforts of all our Asian American community. Thanks to Dr. Raj Chanderraz, Dr. R. D. Prabha, Dr. Ram Singh, Mr. Tonie Sison, and Ms. Rita Vaswani to join me as Chairpersons. Thanks to all our guests of honor, special guests, hosts, guests, and participants. Thanks to Dr. Peter Lok as our wonderful Coordinator and Ms. Nancy Diaz to initiate the plan of this event with me. Finnally, we, Asian Americans have put all our effort and wisdom together to have this Special Tribute to our U. S. Senator Harry Reid, because Harry is our great hero to build a community where this and future generations will have more opportunities and advantages to live a prosperous life," spoke Dr. Tony Lei, the Chairman of the event and dinner party.
According to the prepared introduction by Congresswoman Berkley to the Party, "Dr. Tony Lei is the President of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) and Chairman of Chinese American Academic Association of Nevada. He received his M.B.A. and Doctor of Education in Institutional Management degrees from Pepperdine University in 1969 and 1980, respectively. He had been an Associate Professor and a Fellow of Management of the Graduate School of Business Administration of National Chung Hsing University and Pepperdine University from 1985 to 1991 and 1991 to 1996, respectively. He has completed numerou scientific papers, text books, best selling books, and research projects during past 30 years in universities and academic institutes. His famous publications Modern Business Management, Information Management, Human Behavior Science, The Arts of Leading, among others have been adopted by several universities as text books."
The highlight of the event was the presentation of a plague of Award of accomplishment to Senator Harry Reid by the Chairmen of the event and dinner party. Fowllowing to sing a happy birthday song for Governor Kenny Guinn and Judge Jessie Walsh, Dr. Lei introduced a former State Senator Mark Malone presenting an Award to Senator Harry Reid from the State Board of Educaton of its elected Member Theresa Malone.
Special Guests presented at the event and party were: Elected Officials of Kathy Augustine ( by Candy Bowser), Merle Berman, Barbara Buckley, Burt Brown, Terry Care, Barbara Cegavske, Michael Cherry, Vonne Chowing, Mark Denton, Michael Douglas, Allan Earl, Robert Gronauer, Cedric Kerns, John Lee, Myron Leavitt, Michelle Leavitt-Fitzpatrick, Robert Lueck, James Mahan, Theresa Malone (by Mark Malone), Mark Manendo, William Maupin (by Cathy Nelson), Cheryl Moss, Denis Nolan, Judith Ray, Gary Reese (by Loretta Arrington), Cynthia Steel, Dina Titus, Natalie Tyrrell, Valorie Vega, Jessie Walsh, Myrna Williams, and Ann Zimmerman; Government Officials of Radha Chanderraj, Michael Davidson, Nancy Diaz, Nadia Jurani, Sonia Joya, Dr. Donald Kwalick, Jerry Reynoldson, Bobby Siller, Charles Thompson, Sheri Vogel; and Guests of Nadia Contreras, Karen Foster, Miguel Isassi, Anthony Lu, John Ponticello, John Smith, Barbara Robinson, David Teis, among others.
Besides the six chairpersons, hosts of the dinner party were: Mildred Arquero, Dr. Raj Chanderraj, Albert Chang, Supatra Chemprachum, Dr. Andres Costas, Dolly DeLeon, Leonie Domingo, A.J. Dudekar, Cathy Endy, Steve Escalona, Larry Espinueva, Pia Galapon, Dr. Sonny Ho, Nadia Jurani, Drs. Nilofar Kuraishi and Shaheed Siddiqui, Steven Kwon, Dr. Tony Lei, Jose Lim, Anthony Lu, Ann Melton, Zenny Mendoza, Lillian Morizono, Peter Nguyen, Dr. R. D. Prabhu, Kate Recto, George Regner, Dr. Francisco Sanchez, Dr. Ram Singh, Richard Segerblom, Nick and Laxmi Singh, Tonie Sison, Rita Vaswani, Joey Villaflor, and Roddy Wong.
Senator and Majority Whip of the U. S. Senate Honorable Harry Reid smilled most of the time during the Party. Many of the partcipants in the Party had felt suprisingly Harry's friendship and popularity with his sociality. Harry and his wife Landra were the last two people after the accomplishment of the pleasent and successful party to leave sending by Dr. and Mrs. Tony Lei.*2
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