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The Chief Justice rotates on the Supreme Court of Nevada, almost always to a judge who is in their final two years of their term. Following the expansions of the court in 1967 and 1999, judges began to split what had traditionally been a two-year term between two or three justices, allowing each justice the opportunity to be Chief Justice during their six-year term.
Lidia Shenade Stiglich [2] (born November 12, 1969) is an American attorney and jurist serving as a justice of the Supreme Court of Nevada since 2016. [3] She was appointed by Governor Brian Sandoval on November 10, 2016.
For those who have served as the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Nevada, United States. Pages in category "Chief justices of the Supreme Court of Nevada" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total.
The Chief Justice is the administrative head of the court system, with authority to divide the work of the Supreme Court among the justices, assign district judges to assist in other judicial districts or to special functions, and assign retired judges or justices to appropriate temporary duty.
Elissa F. Cadish (born August 8, 1964) is an American lawyer who has served as a justice of the Nevada Supreme Court since 2019; she served as the chief justice from 2024 to 2025. She is a former nominee to be a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada.
[1] [7] On November 21, 2022, Governor Steve Sisolak appointed Lee as a justice of the Nevada Supreme Court to fill the seat left by the resignation of Justice Abbi Silver. [6] [8] She is the first African American woman and the first Asian American to serve on the Nevada Supreme Court. [2] [9]
The Supreme Court of Nevada is the state supreme court, the state's highest appellate court. The Supreme Court consists of seven justices; the longest-serving member is the Chief Justice, and the rest are associate justices. [1] [2] Each justice is elected statewide for a six-year term. [1]
On November 20, 2019, Herndon announced his candidacy for the Nevada Supreme Court for 2020. [9] On November 3, 2020, he was elected to be a justice of the Nevada Supreme Court, defeating his Democratic opponent Nevada Assemblyman Ozzie Fumo. [6] He was sworn into office on January 4, 2021. [10]