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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.
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.
Pages in category "Chief justices of the Nevada Supreme Court" The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "Justices of the Supreme Court of Nevada" The following 45 pages are in this category, out of 45 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
There are seven Justices on the court, who are elected to six-year terms in officially nonpartisan elections and who are not subject to term limits, which were rejected by voters in 1996. [3] The Governor appoints Justices in the case of a vacancy. The most senior justice becomes Chief Justice for a two-year term. [1]
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.
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]