Nevada
Nevada Supreme Court By The Numbers:
Justice
Former prosecutor
Former public defender
- 7 total seats
- 0 current vacancies
- 1 prosecutor
- 2 public defenders
- 0 Justices have other indigent defense experience
- 0 civil rights lawyers
How Members of the Nevada Supreme Court are Selected:
Nonpartisan Election
Justices are selected and re-selected in nonpartisan elections to six-year terms. Interim selections to fill vacancies that occur between elections are made by governor appointment from a list prepared by the state’s Judicial Selection Commission, with members appointed by the governor and state bar association.
Selection method sources:
Ballotpedia, Judicial Election Methods By State; Brennan Center for Justice, Judicial Selection: An Interactive Map; Nevada Courts, Judicial Selection Commission Members