The Department 1 Municipal Court race to be decided Tuesday in Henderson features a two-term incumbent against a newcomer to the legal arena. Municipal Judge Ken Proctor is seeking his third consecutive term in office, while his opponent, Robert Willis, is seeking his first judicial position. In my courtroom there is a level playing field for everyone, and everyone has an equal chance. I treat everyone fairly and everyone with courtesy.
Proctor can claim both a litany of endorsements and qualifications.
He has been endorsed by the Henderson Police Officers Association, and last year he received high marks from Southern Nevada attorneys in the Clark County Bar Association's biennial assessment of Las Vegas Valley judges. He serves as the instructor for new municipal judges, and he has been appointed by the state attorney general's office to the state's Domestic Violence Prevention Council. Proctor said that as a municipal judge, he started a community service program that allows indigent defendants to work off their sentences rather than serve jail time. He also initiated a program that holds driving under the influence trials at local high schools to educate youths on the hazards of drinking and driving. He said his opponent, who is a former police officer, is unable to handle cases in an unbiased manner.