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 many chief justices, the date of dates of tenure are drawn from the dates of court terms in the Nevada Judicial History Database.
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^"Pacificare of Nevada, Inc. v. Griffiths". Supreme Court of Nevada. 2010-01-04.
^"Rookie governors facing unhappy new year". NBC News. 2011-01-04.
^ ab"Justice Michael Cherry Becomes Supreme Court Chief Justice". Supreme Court of Nevada. 2012-05-07.
^"Michael Cherry ends term as Nevada Supreme Court Chief Justice". Supreme Court of Nevada. 2012-12-31.
^"Justice Pickering completes term as Chief Justice". Supreme Court of Nevada. 2014-01-03.
^"James W. Hardesty to Become Chief Justice of Nevada Supreme Court". Supreme Court of Nevada. 2014-12-30.
^"Ron. D. Parraguirre Appointed as Chief Justice of Nevada Supreme Court". Supreme Court of Nevada. 2016-01-04.
^"Nevada Appellate Courts Change Leadership in 2017". Supreme Court of Nevada. 2016-12-16.
^"Retiring Justice Michael L. Douglas Selected to Serve as 2018 Chief Justice". Supreme Court of Nevada. 2017-12-04.
^"Justice Gibbons Begins Term as Chief Justice: Two Justices Join the Nevada Supreme Court". Supreme Court of Nevada. 2019-01-07.
^"Kristina Pickering Begins Term as 2020 Supreme Court Chief Justice". Supreme Court of Nevada. 2020-01-02.
^"Hardesty Begins Term as Chief Justice, Herndon Joins the Nevada Supreme Court". Supreme Court of Nevada. 2021-01-13.
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Sources
Political History of Nevada. Chapter 6: The Nevada Judiciary
Nevada Judicial Historical Society Memorials and Investitures
External links
Media related to Justices of the Nevada Supreme Court at Wikimedia Commons
January 31, 2023
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Contents 1 Territorial Supreme Court 2 Statehood 3 Chief justices 4 Notes 5 Sources 6 External linksTerritorial Supreme Court EditGeorge Turner 1861 1864 Horatio M Jones 1861 1864 Gordon N Mott 1861 1864 Powhatan B Locke 1864 1864 John W North 1864 1864 Statehood EditFollowing is a list of the Supreme Court of Nevada justices Years Seat 1 Seat 2 Seat 31864 seats established in 1967 H O Beatty 1 2 Cornelius M Brosnan 1 3 James F Lewis 1 seats established in 1999186518661867J Neely Johnson 4 18681869 Bernard C Whitman 5 18701871 John Garber 6 18721873 Charles H Belknap 7 Thomas P Hawley 8 18741875 William H Beatty Warner Earll 9 18761877 Orville R Leonard1878187918801881 Charles H Belknap18821883188418851886188718881889 Michael A Murphy18901891 Rensselaer R Bigelow 10 1892189318941895 M S Bonnifield18961897 William A Massey 11 1898189919001901 Adolphus L Fitzgerald1902 Thomas V Julien 12 1903 George F Talbot19041905 Frank H Norcross19061907 James G Sweeney190819091910191119121913 Patrick McCarran19141915 Benjamin W Coleman 13 19161917 John A Sanders19181919 Edward A Ducker 14 1920192119221923192419251926192719281929193019311932193319341935 E J L Taber 15 1936193719381939William Edwin Orr 16 17 194019411942194319441945Charles Lee Horsey 18 1946Edgar Eather 19 20 1947Milton B Badt 21 22 1948194919501951 Charles M Merrill 23 19521953195419551956195719581959 Frank McNamee 24 25 Miles N Pike 26 27 19601961Gordon R Thompson 28 1962196319641965David Zenoff 29 30 1966Jon R Collins 31 1967John C Mowbray 32 Cameron McV Batjer 32 33 1968196919701971 Elmer M Gunderson197219731974197519761977Noel E Manoukian 34 1978197919801981 Charles E Springer1982 Thomas L Steffen 35 198319841985 C Clifton Young1986198719881989 Robert E Rose1990199119921993 Miriam Shearing1994199519961997 A William Maupin19981999 Deborah Agosti Myron E Leavitt 36 Nancy A Becker2000200120022003 Mark Gibbons2004 Michael L Douglas 37 2005 James Hardesty Ron Parraguirre20062007 Michael Cherry Nancy Saitta 38 20082009 Kristina Pickering20102011201220132014201520162017 Lidia S Stiglich 39 20182019 Elissa F Cadish Abbi Silver 40 20202021 Douglas W Herndon20222023 Linda M Bell Patricia Lee 41 Years Seat A Seat B Seat C Seat D Seat E Seat F Seat GChief justices EditThe 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 many chief justices the date of dates of tenure are drawn from the dates of court terms in the Nevada Judicial History Database Order sequential Order by first tenure Chief Justice Began Ended Ref territorial George Turner March 27 1861 August 22 1864 42 1 1 James F Lewis November 8 1864 January 7 1867 42 2 2 H O Beatty January 7 1867 November 9 1868 43 3 1 James F Lewis November 9 1868 January 6 1873 42 4 3 Bernard C Whitman January 6 1873 January 4 1875 42 44 5 4 Thomas P Hawley January 4 1875 January 6 1879 42 44 6 5 William H Beatty January 6 1879 January 3 1881 42 44 7 6 Orville R Leonard January 3 1881 January 1 1883 42 44 8 4 Thomas P Hawley January 1 1883 January 5 1885 45 44 9 7 Charles H Belknap January 5 1885 January 3 1887 46 44 10 6 Orville R Leonard January 3 1887 January 7 1889 47 44 11 4 Thomas P Hawley January 7 1889 September 27 1890 48 44 12 8 Rensselaer R Bigelow December 2 1890 January 5 1891 49 44 13 7 Charles H Belknap January 5 1891 January 2 1893 50 44 14 9 Michael A Murphy January 2 1893 January 7 1895 51 44 15 8 Rensselaer R Bigelow January 7 1895 January 4 1897 52 44 16 7 Charles H Belknap January 4 1897 January 2 1899 53 44 17 10 M S Bonnifield January 2 1899 January 7 1901 54 44 18 11 William A Massey January 7 1901 September 1 1902 55 44 19 12 Thomas V Julien September 15 1902 January 5 1903 56 44 20 7 Charles H Belknap January 5 1903 January 2 1905 57 44 21 13 Adolphus L Fitzgerald January 2 1905 January 7 1907 58 44 22 14 George Frederick Talbot January 7 1907 January 4 1909 59 44 23 15 Frank H Norcross January 4 1909 January 2 1911 60 44 24 16 James G Sweeney January 2 1911 January 6 1913 61 44 25 14 George F Talbot January 6 1913 January 4 1915 62 44 26 15 Frank H Norcross January 4 1915 January 1 1917 63 44 27 17 Patrick McCarran January 1 1917 January 6 1919 64 44 28 18 Benjamin W Coleman January 6 1919 January 3 1921 65 44 29 19 John A Sanders January 3 1921 January 2 1923 66 44 30 20 Edward A Ducker January 2 1923 January 5 1925 67 44 31 18 Benjamin W Coleman January 5 1925 January 3 1927 68 44 32 19 John A Sanders January 3 1927 January 4 1929 69 44 33 20 Edward A Ducker January 4 1929 January 5 1931 70 44 34 18 Benjamin W Coleman January 5 1931 January 2 1933 71 44 35 19 John A Sanders January 2 1933 January 7 1935 72 44 36 20 Edward A Ducker January 7 1935 January 4 1937 73 44 37 18 Benjamin W Coleman January 4 1937 January 2 1939 74 44 38 21 E J L Taber January 2 1939 January 6 1941 75 44 39 20 Edward A Ducker January 6 1941 January 4 1943 76 44 40 22 William Edwin Orr January 4 1943 January 1 1945 77 44 41 21 E J L Taber January 1 1945 January 6 1947 78 44 42 23 Edgar Eather January 6 1947 January 1 1949 79 44 43 24 Charles Lee Horsey January 1 1949 January 2 1951 80 44 25 Milton B Badt January 2 1951 January 6 1953 80 44 45 23 Edgar Eather January 6 1953 January 4 1955 80 46 26 Charles M Merrill January 4 1955 January 8 1957 80 47 25 Milton B Badt January 8 1957 October 1 1959 80 48 26 Charles M Merrill October 1 1959 October 1 1959 81 49 27 Frank McNamee January 5 1960 January 3 1961 80 50 25 Milton B Badt January 3 1961 January 5 1965 80 51 27 Frank McNamee January 5 1965 February 17 1965 80 52 28 Gordon R Thompson February 17 1965 January 7 1969 80 53 29 Jon R Collins January 7 1969 January 5 1971 80 54 30 David Zenoff January 5 1971 January 2 1973 80 44 55 28 Gordon R Thompson January 2 1973 January 7 1975 80 56 31 Elmer M Gunderson January 7 1975 January 4 1977 80 57 32 Cameron McV Batjer January 4 1977 January 4 1979 80 58 33 John C Mowbray January 4 1979 January 3 1981 80 59 31 Elmer M Gunderson January 3 1981 January 1 1983 80 60 34 Noel E Manoukian January 1 1983 January 7 1985 80 61 35 Charles E Springer January 7 1985 January 6 1986 80 62 33 John C Mowbray January 6 1986 January 5 1987 80 63 31 Elmer M Gunderson January 5 1987 January 2 1989 80 64 36 C Clifton Young January 2 1989 January 7 1991 80 65 33 John C Mowbray January 7 1991 January 4 1993 80 66 37 Robert E Rose January 4 1993 January 3 1995 80 67 38 Thomas L Steffen January 3 1995 January 6 1997 80 68 39 Miriam Shearing January 6 1997 January 5 1998 80 44 69 35 Charles E Springer January 5 1998 January 1 1999 80 70 37 Robert E Rose January 1 1999 January 2 2001 80 71 40 A William Maupin January 2 2001 January 6 2003 80 72 41 Deborah Agosti January 6 2003 January 5 2004 80 73 39 Miriam Shearing January 5 2004 January 1 2005 80 44 74 42 Nancy A Becker January 1 2005 January 1 2006 80 75 37 Robert E Rose January 1 2006 January 2 2007 80 76 40 A William Maupin January 2 2007 January 7 2008 80 77 43 Mark Gibbons January 7 2008 January 2 2009 80 78 44 James Hardesty January 2 2009 January 4 2010 80 79 45 Ron Parraguirre January 4 2010 January 3 2011 82 80 46 Michael L Douglas January 3 2011 September 5 2011 83 44 81 47 Nancy Saitta September 5 2011 May 7 2012 84 82 48 Michael Cherry May 7 2012 January 7 2013 84 83 49 Kristina Pickering January 7 2013 January 6 2014 85 84 43 Mark Gibbons January 6 2014 January 5 2015 86 85 44 James Hardesty January 5 2015 January 4 2016 87 86 45 Ron Parraguirre January 4 2016 January 2 2017 88 87 48 Michael Cherry January 2 2017 January 1 2018 89 88 46 Michael L Douglas January 1 2018 January 7 2019 90 89 43 Mark Gibbons January 7 2019 January 6 2020 91 90 49 Kristina Pickering January 6 2020 January 4 2021 92 91 44 James Hardesty January 4 2021 January 5 2022 93 92 45 Ron Parraguirre January 5 2022 January 2 2023 94 93 50 Lidia S Stiglich January 2 2023 present 95 Notes Edit a b c Took office December 5 1864 Resigned November 9 1868 Died April 21 1867 Appointed to fill vacancy left by Brosnan s death subsequently elected Appointed to fill vacancy left by Beatty s resignation subsequently elected Resigned November 7 1872 Appointed to fill vacancy left by Garber s resignation Resigned September 27 1890 Elected to fill vacancy left by Garber s resignation Appointed to fill vacancy left by Beatty s resignation December 2 1890 elected to full term November 4 1890 Resigned September 1 1902 Appointed to fill vacancy left by Massey s resignation September 15 1902 Died February 25 1939 Died August 14 1946 Died February 6 1947 Appointed to fill vacancy left by Coleman s death March 2 1939 subsequently elected Resigned October 10 1945 Appointed to fill vacancy left by Orr s resignation October 10 1945 subsequently elected Appointed to fill vacancy left by Ducker s death September 18 1946 subsequently elected Resigned December 15 1958 Appointed to fill vacancy left by Taber s death March 26 1947 subsequently elected Died April 2 1966 Resigned October 1 1959 Appointed to fill vacancy left by Eather s resignation December 15 1958 subsequently elected Resigned February 17 1965 Appointed to fill vacancy left by Merrill s resignation October 1 1959 subsequently elected Resigned June 5 1961 Appointed to fill vacancy left by Pike s resignation June 5 1961 subsequently elected Appointed to fill vacancy left by McNamee s resignation May 1 1965 subsequently elected Resigned May 2 1977 Appointed to fill vacancy left by Badt s death June 5 1966 subsequently elected a b Appointed to newly established seat October 1 1967 subsequently elected Resigned November 4 1981 Appointed to fill vacancy left by Zenoff s resignation May 2 1977 subsequently elected Appointed to fill vacancy left by Batjer s resignation April 26 1982 subsequently elected Died January 9 2004 Appointed to fill vacancy left by Leavitt s death April 19 2004 subsequently elected Resigned August 8 2016 Appointed to fill vacancy left by Saitta s resignation November 10 2016 subsequently elected Resigned September 30 2022 Appointed to fill vacancy left by Silver s resignation November 21 2022 a b c d e f g Angel Myron 1881 History of Nevada with illustrations and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers From Nevada Harrisburg Telegraph 1867 01 09 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar Nevada Judicial History Database Nevada Administrative Office of the Courts Retrieved 2021 04 05 Nevada State Government Reno Gazette Journal 1883 02 01 The House The Daily Appeal 1885 01 06 Assembly The Daily Appeal 1887 01 06 The Carson Mint The Weekly Gazette and Stockman 1889 09 12 The Legal Profession Reno Gazette Journal 1890 12 24 Sworn In The Daily Appeal 1891 01 06 Nevada Legislature The Daily Appeal 1893 01 17 Brevities Weekly Nevada State Journal 1895 01 12 The Nevada Legislature Nevada State Journal 1897 01 19 Official Register The Daily Appeal 1899 07 07 Around the Corridors Nevada State Journal 1901 10 12 Local and Otherwise The Pioche Record 1902 09 26 Governor Sparks The Daily Appeal 1903 01 06 Assembly The Daily Appeal 1905 01 17 Justice Sweeney Inducted The Daily Appeal 1907 01 07 Preston and Smith Case is Heard The Daily Appeal 1909 01 08 New State Officers Take Official Oath The Daily Appeal 1911 01 02 New Judge Takes Oath The Daily Appeal 1913 01 06 Inauguration Attended by Simblest Kind of Ceremony The Daily Appeal 1915 01 04 All Supreme Court Justices Democratic The Sacramento Bee 1917 01 03 People and Matters of Interest The Daily Appeal 1919 01 11 Hon J A Sanders Becomes Chief Justice The Daily Appeal 1921 01 03 Many are Present at Annual Club Banquet Yerington Times 1923 03 28 Both Open for Business Officials Chosen Reno Gazette Journal 1925 01 19 Others Take Oath Reno Gazette Journal 1927 01 03 News of Carson in Brief Form Reno Gazette Journal 1929 01 10 Nevada Officers to Take Oath Reno Gazette Journal 1931 01 03 Politics Reno Gazette Journal 1932 12 31 State Inaugural Ceremonies Set for Monday Reno Gazette Journal 1935 01 05 Coleman Becomes Court Head for 4th Time Reno Gazette Journal 1937 01 04 Chief Executive Introduced by Retiring Head of State Reno Gazette Journal 1939 01 03 Judge Ducker Chief Justice For 4th Time Reno Gazette Journal 1941 01 04 State Officials Take Oaths at Carson Today Reno Gazette Journal 1943 01 04 Attache Group is Sworn in by Justice Taber Nevada State Journal 1945 01 17 Judges Perform 63 Per Cent Of All Marriages in County Nevada State Journal 1947 01 05 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai The History of the Conference of Chief Justices PDF Conference of Chief Justices National Center for State Courts 2009 Vegan Named Chief Justice Reno Gazette Journal 1959 09 17 Pacificare of Nevada Inc v Griffiths Supreme Court of Nevada 2010 01 04 Rookie governors facing unhappy new year NBC News 2011 01 04 a b Justice Michael Cherry Becomes Supreme Court Chief Justice Supreme Court of Nevada 2012 05 07 Michael Cherry ends term as Nevada Supreme Court Chief Justice Supreme Court of Nevada 2012 12 31 Justice Pickering completes term as Chief Justice Supreme Court of Nevada 2014 01 03 James W Hardesty to Become Chief Justice of Nevada Supreme Court Supreme Court of Nevada 2014 12 30 Ron D Parraguirre Appointed as Chief Justice of Nevada Supreme Court Supreme Court of Nevada 2016 01 04 Nevada Appellate Courts Change Leadership in 2017 Supreme Court of Nevada 2016 12 16 Retiring Justice Michael L Douglas Selected to Serve as 2018 Chief Justice Supreme Court of Nevada 2017 12 04 Justice Gibbons Begins Term as Chief Justice Two Justices Join the Nevada Supreme Court Supreme Court of Nevada 2019 01 07 Kristina Pickering Begins Term as 2020 Supreme Court Chief Justice Supreme Court of Nevada 2020 01 02 Hardesty Begins Term as Chief Justice Herndon Joins the Nevada Supreme Court Supreme Court of Nevada 2021 01 13 Parraguirre Begins Term as Chief Justice of Nevada Supreme Court Press release Supreme Court of Nevada January 5 2022 Retrieved January 3 2023 Inauguration ceremonies for Nevada s 31st Governor Retrieved January 26 2023 Sources EditPolitical History of Nevada Chapter 6 The Nevada Judiciary Nevada Judicial Historical Society Memorials and InvestituresExternal links Edit Media related to Justices of the Nevada Supreme Court at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of justices of the Supreme Court of Nevada amp oldid 1135841957, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
