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Carson City Judge Thomas R. Armstrong named Judge of Year by Nevada association

The Nevada Judges Association consisting of over 80 Justices of the Peace and Municipal Court Judges from the Justice and Municipal Courts throughout the State of Nevada honored Carson City Justice of the Peace/Municipal Court Judge Thomas R. Armstrong with the Association’s Judge of the Year Award at the 2017 Winter Seminar.

Judge Cynthia Leung, 2016 Judge of the Year, stated “This is a high honor to be recognized by your peers, the award embodies the qualities of leadership, a genuine call to civic responsibility, and service to our organization.

Since becoming a judge, Judge Thomas R. Armstrong has committed his time and energy by teaching at the New Judge Orientation and has taught classes on evidence; he is the Chair of the Legislative Committee, serves on the Nevada Supreme Court Indigent Defense Committee, Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline, the Specialty Court Funding Committee, and served four years on the Judicial Council of the State of Nevada. He is a board member of the Circles of Support and a former Board Member of the Carson City Boys and Girls Club.”

Judge Thomas R. Armstrong was very humbled when he received the award and stated, “I am very surprised. Prior to becoming a judge, I worked in almost every jurisdiction in the State of Nevada and always had the utmost respect for all the work the judges performed. I hope to live up to the award and will continue to serve you. I really appreciate it.”
Judge Thomas R. Armstrong has been Justice of the Peace/Municipal Court Judge in Carson City, Department I, since 2011.

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