Three vying for Tahoe Township Justice of the Peace to replace retiring Judge Glasson

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Nev. - During the Douglas County Board of County Commissioners meeting on Thursday, October 5, the board is set to discuss and possibly appoint the next Justice of the Peace. The Honorable Richard Glasson will officially retire on October 5, leaving the remainder of his term to be filled.

During the meeting, the commissioners will be recognizing Judge Glasson for 23 years of service to the State and County.

There are three candidates for Justice of the Peace: Richard Gardner, Michael K. Johnson, and Cynthia Mohiuddin. One of the candidates will fill Glasson's term through January 5, 2025.

All three candidates were interviewed by the Board on September 21, 2023.

Gardner is a long-time local. He received his Bachelor's Degree in finance from the University of Utah and his law degree from the California Western School of Law. Since November 2022 he has been a Pro Tem Judge for Douglas County Tahoe Justice Court. He has been the owner of the Red Hut, Gardner Enterprises, and Gardner Law Firm since 1999. Prior to that he was in-house counsel for Genoa Lakes Venture and Western States Realty. He served two terms on the Douglas County Planning Commission, three terms on the Tahoe Douglas District (Sewer), and one year on the Douglas County Sewer Authority.

Johnson has been practicing law in Douglas County Tahoe Township for over 25 years. He received his Bachelor's Degree in economics from the University of Michigan and his law degree from the University of Colorado. He has served as Justice of the Peace pro tem in the Tahoe Township Justice Court since 2006, periodically filling in for Judge Glasson when he was absent or for cases from which he disqualified himself. Johnson has been a full-time lawyer and firm manager for Rollston, Henderson & Johnson, Ltd since 2005, and before that full-time attorney with Alling & Jillson, Ltd, and Scarpello & Alling, Ltd, all in Stateline. His application said he has 100 trials, 100 mediations and 25 arbitrations under his belt. Johnson has been the El Dorado County Superior Court Dispute Resolution Conference Judge Pro Tem since 2002, current member and past president of Tahoe Douglas Rotary, two terms on the Douglas County Law Library Board of Trustees, and arbitrator with the Nevada Supreme Court, Court Annexed Arbitration Program.

Mohiuddin has lived in Douglas County since 2019. She received her Bachelor's Degree in law and society from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and her law degree from Lewis and Clark, Northwestern School of Law. From 2004-2020 she had her solo practice, Westside Family Law, prior to that she was with Case & Dusterhoff, LLP, and Mason & Associates, all in Oregon. Mohiuddin has represented clients in domestic relations matters involving the Family Abuse Prevention Act, custody, parenting time, support and property disputes, mediated domestic relations, small claims, child welfare, and victim/offender matters. She has arbitrated a variety of cases in the circuit courts as well as auto line cases for the Better Business Bureau. She has been a trustee with the Douglas County Law Library Board since January 2021. She served on the Clackamas County Commission on Children and Families for ten years.

For the agenda and instructions on how to participate, visit HERE.