Nevada Supreme Court elections

There are seven justices on the Nevada Supreme Court. For more information about these elections, visit the Nevada judicial elections page.

Judicial selection

See also: Judicial selection in Nevada

The seven justices of the Nevada Supreme Court are elected to six-year terms in nonpartisan elections. When their terms expire, justices must run for re-election if they wish to remain on the court.

Qualifications

To serve on the Nevada Supreme Court, a person must:

• be at least 25 years old;
• be licensed and admitted to practice law in Nevada, and have been licensed and admitted to practice law in the United States for at least 15 years, including at least two years in Nevada;
• be a qualified elector; and
• have been a state resident for at least two years preceding the election

Chief justice

The chief justice of the supreme court is chosen according to seniority. According to state law, if there are two or more eligible justices, the chief justice is determined by lot. Alternatively, the internal operating procedures of the supreme court allow the possibility of an agreement between eligible justices. According to the Administrative Office of the Courts in Nevada, often the eligible members of the court will agree to a lesser term as chief justice if there are multiple eligible justices in the last two years of their terms who want to serve in that capacity. Such agreements have been memorialized by a court order or other official document filed with the clerk.

Vacancies

See also: How vacancies are filled in state supreme courts

In the event of a midterm vacancy, the Nevada Commission on Judicial Selection solicits and screens applicants. The commission presents a list of three nominees to the governor, who appoints one to fill the vacancy until the next general election. If the predecessor's term is not expiring that election cycle, the appointed justice must win the election to the court to serve the remainder of the unexpired term.

The map below highlights how vacancies are filled in state supreme courts across the country.

2024

See also: Nevada Supreme Court elections, 2024

Seat C

General election

General election for Nevada Supreme Court Seat C

Incumbent Elissa Cadish is running in the general election for Nevada Supreme Court Seat C on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate
		Elissa Cadish (Nonpartisan)

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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Elissa Cadish advanced from the primary for Nevada Supreme Court Seat C.

Seat F

General election

General election for Nevada Supreme Court Seat F

Incumbent Patricia Lee is running in the general election for Nevada Supreme Court Seat F on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate
		Patricia Lee (Nonpartisan)

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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Patricia Lee advanced from the primary for Nevada Supreme Court Seat F.

Seat G

General election

General election for Nevada Supreme Court Seat G

Incumbent Lidia Stiglich is running in the general election for Nevada Supreme Court Seat G on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate
		Lidia Stiglich (Nonpartisan)

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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Lidia Stiglich advanced from the primary for Nevada Supreme Court Seat G.

2022

See also: Nevada Supreme Court elections, 2022

Seat A

General election

General election for Nevada Supreme Court Seat A

Linda M. Bell won election in the general election for Nevada Supreme Court Seat A on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Linda M. Bell (Nonpartisan)	75.9	666,535
		Other/Write-in votes	24.1	211,792

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 878,327
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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Linda M. Bell advanced from the primary for Nevada Supreme Court Seat A.

Seat E

General election

General election for Nevada Supreme Court Seat E

Incumbent Ron Parraguirre won election in the general election for Nevada Supreme Court Seat E on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ron Parraguirre (Nonpartisan)	74.5	651,496
		Other/Write-in votes	25.5	222,899

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 874,395
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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Ron Parraguirre advanced from the primary for Nevada Supreme Court Seat E.

2020

See also: Nevada Supreme Court elections, 2020

Seat B

General election

General election for Nevada Supreme Court Seat B

Incumbent Kris Pickering won election in the general election for Nevada Supreme Court Seat B on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kris Pickering (Nonpartisan)	77.4	905,541
		Other/Write-in votes	22.6	263,976

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,169,517
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Nevada Supreme Court Seat B

Incumbent Kris Pickering defeated Esther Rodriguez and Thomas Christensen in the primary for Nevada Supreme Court Seat B on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kris Pickering (Nonpartisan)	57.4	262,119
		Esther Rodriguez (Nonpartisan)	22.3	101,913
		Thomas Christensen (Nonpartisan)	12.8	58,421
		Other/Write-in votes	7.5	34,279

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 456,732
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Seat D

Judge Mark Gibbons did not file for re-election in 2020.

General election

General election for Nevada Supreme Court Seat D

Douglas Herndon defeated Ozzie Fumo in the general election for Nevada Supreme Court Seat D on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Douglas Herndon (Nonpartisan)	45.4	557,584
		Ozzie Fumo (Nonpartisan)	36.3	445,871
		Other/Write-in votes	18.4	225,623

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,229,078
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Nevada Supreme Court Seat D

Douglas Herndon and Ozzie Fumo defeated Erv Nelson in the primary for Nevada Supreme Court Seat D on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Douglas Herndon (Nonpartisan)	45.0	205,151
✔		Ozzie Fumo (Nonpartisan)	35.6	162,364
		Erv Nelson (Nonpartisan)	10.3	47,076
		Other/Write-in votes	9.0	41,095

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 455,686
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2018

See also: Nevada Supreme Court elections, 2018

General election

General election for Nevada Supreme Court Seat C

Elissa Cadish defeated Jerome Tao in the general election for Nevada Supreme Court Seat C on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Elissa Cadish (Nonpartisan)	45.3	404,206
		Jerome Tao (Nonpartisan)	32.4	289,309
		Other/Write-in votes	22.3	198,730

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 892,245
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Nevada Supreme Court Seat C

Elissa Cadish and Jerome Tao defeated John Rutledge, Leon Aberasturi, and Alan Lefebvre in the primary for Nevada Supreme Court Seat C on June 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Elissa Cadish (Nonpartisan)	41.4	111,079
✔		Jerome Tao (Nonpartisan)	23.5	63,146
		John Rutledge (Nonpartisan)	14.2	38,161
		Leon Aberasturi (Nonpartisan)	13.0	34,832
		Alan Lefebvre (Nonpartisan)	8.0	21,395

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 268,613
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General election

General election for Nevada Supreme Court Seat F

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Abbi Silver (Nonpartisan)	71.5	614,353
		Other/Write-in votes	28.5	245,226

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General election

General election for Nevada Supreme Court Seat G

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lidia Stiglich (Nonpartisan)	46.6	413,471
		Mathew Harter (Nonpartisan)	30.7	272,652
		Other/Write-in votes	22.7	201,148

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2016

Two seats on the Nevada Supreme Court were on the general election ballot on November 8, 2016. These seats were held by Justice Ron Parraguirre and Justice James Hardesty heading into the election. Each justice elected to the court serves a six-year term.

Both judges were unopposed in the 2016 elections.

Candidates

Seat A

■ James Hardesty (Incumbent/Unopposed)

Seat E

■ Ron Parraguirre (Incumbent/Unopposed)

Election results

November 8 general election

Incumbent James Hardesty ran unopposed in the Nevada Supreme Court, Seat A election.

Nevada Supreme Court, Seat A, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
James Hardesty Incumbent (unopposed)	71.55%	692,769
Write-in votes	28.45%	275,491
Total Votes (100% reporting)		968,260
Source: Nevada Secretary of State Official Results

Incumbent Ron Parraguirre ran unopposed in the Nevada Supreme Court, Seat E election.

Nevada Supreme Court, Seat E, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Ron Parraguirre Incumbent (unopposed)	70.66%	681,391
Write-in votes	29.34%	282,870
Total Votes (100% reporting)		964,261
Source: Nevada Secretary of State Official Results

2014

See also: Nevada judicial elections, 2014

Unopposed	Judge Kris Pickering (Seat B)

Unopposed	Judge Mark Gibbons (Seat D)

2012

See also: Nevada judicial elections, 2012

Candidate	Incumbency	Position	Primary Vote	Election Vote
CherryMichael Cherry (Nevada)   A	Yes	Seat C		73.25%   A
DouglasMichael Douglas   A	Yes	Seat F		74.26%   A
SaittaNancy Saitta   A	Yes	Seat G		73.32%   A

2010

See also: Nevada judicial elections, 2010

Candidate	Incumbent
James Hardesty A	Yes

Candidate	Incumbent
Ron Parraguirre A	Yes

2008

In 2008, the retirement of Justice A. William Maupin left a vacant Seat B which lead to a competitive race. Kris Pickering won in the general election, following a primary featuring four candidates.

Justice Mark Gibbons was re-elected to Seat D, overcoming a challenge from Thomas Christensen.

Candidate	Incumbent	Seat	Primary votes	Primary %	Election votes	Election %
Kris Pickering A	No	Seat B	45,983	25.3%	353,873	42%
Deborah Schumacher	No	Seat B	42,886	23.6%	329,058	39%
None of these candidates		Seat B	12,155	6.7%	159,715	18.9%
Nancy Allf	No	Seat B	39,715	21.9%
Don Chairez	No	Seat B	40,563	22.3%

Candidate	Incumbent	Seat	Election votes	Election %
Mark Gibbons A	Yes	Seat D	456,467	54.8%
Thomas Christensen	No	Seat D	210,092	25.2%
None of these candidates		Seat D	166,188	19.9%

Election results are from the Nevada Secretary of State for the Primary Election and General Election.

2006

There were three races for the Nevada Supreme Court in 2008; one unopposed and two contested. Justice Michael Cherry did not draw an opponent and was re-elected to Seat C. Incumbent Michael Douglas was elected to a full term on the court following a 2004 appointment. Nancy Saitta was elected to the court, to the seat vacated by Justice Bob Rose in 2006.

In Nevada, voters are given the option to select "None of these candidates" on the ballot.

Candidate	Incumbent	Seat	Election votes	Election %
Michael Cherry A	No	Seat C	387,125	75%
None of these candidates		Seat C	129,141	25%

Candidate	Incumbent	Seat	Primary votes	Primary %	Election votes	Election %
Michael Douglas A	Yes	Seat F	99,539	37%	260,363	48.3%
Cynthia Dianne Steel	No	Seat F	88,430	32.9%	194,936	36.2%
None of these candidates		Seat F	39,393	14.6%	82,747	15.3%
John Calvert		Seat F	41,335	15.3%

Candidate	Incumbent	Seat	Primary votes	Primary %	Election votes	Election %
Nancy Saitta A	No	Seat G	71,378	12.1%	253,187	46.5%
Nancy Becker	No	Seat G	95,327	35%	205,831	37.8%
None of these candidates		Seat G	32,954	12.1%	84,883	15.6%
Thomas Christensen	No	Seat G	35,401	13%
Nicholas Anthony Del Vecchio	No	Seat G	36,801	13.5%

Election results are from the Nevada Secretary of State for the Primary Election and General Election. }}

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Footnotes

Nevada courts

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Federal courts:

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Nevada • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Nevada

State courts:

Nevada Supreme Court • Nevada Court of Appeals • Nevada District Courts • Nevada Justice Courts • Nevada Municipal Courts • Clark County Family Court, Nevada

State resources:

Courts in Nevada • Nevada judicial elections • Judicial selection in Nevada