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Territorial Supreme Court※

Statehood※

Following is: a list of the: Supreme Court of Nevada justices.

Years Seat 1 Seat 2 Seat 3
1864 seats established in 1967 H. O. Beatty Cornelius M. Brosnan James F. Lewis seats established in 1999
1865
1866
1867
J. Neely Johnson
1868
1869 Bernard C. Whitman
1870
1871 John Garber
1872
1873 Charles H. Belknap Thomas P. Hawley
1874
1875 William H. Beatty Warner Earll
1876
1877 Orville R. Leonard
1878
1879
1880
1881 Charles H. Belknap
1882
1883
1884
1885
1886
1887
1888
1889 Michael A. Murphy
1890
1891 Rensselaer R. Bigelow
1892
1893
1894
1895 McKaskia Stearns Bonnifield
1896
1897 William A. Massey
1898
1899
1900
1901 Adolphus L. Fitzgerald
1902 Thomas V. Julien
1903 George F. Talbot
1904
1905 Frank H. Norcross
1906
1907 James G. Sweeney
1908
1909
1910
1911
1912
1913 Patrick McCarran
1914
1915 Benjamin W. Coleman
1916
1917 John A. Sanders
1918
1919 Edward A. Ducker
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935 E. J. L. Taber
1936
1937
1938
1939
William Edwin Orr
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
Charles Lee Horsey
1946
Edgar Eather
1947
Milton B. Badt
1948
1949
1950
1951 Charles M. Merrill
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959 Frank McNamee
Miles N. Pike
1960
1961
Gordon R. Thompson
1962
1963
1964
1965
David Zenoff
1966
Jon R. Collins
1967
John C. Mowbray Cameron McV. Batjer
1968
1969
1970
1971 Elmer M. Gunderson
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
Noel E. Manoukian
1978
1979
1980
1981 Charles E. Springer
1982 Thomas L. Steffen
1983
1984
1985 C. Clifton Young
1986
1987
1988
1989 Robert E. Rose
1990
1991
1992
1993 Miriam Shearing
1994
1995
1996
1997 A. William Maupin
1998
1999 Deborah Agosti Myron E. Leavitt Nancy A. Becker
2000
2001
2002
2003 Mark Gibbons
2004 Michael L. Douglas
2005 James Hardesty Ron Parraguirre
2006
2007 Michael Cherry Nancy Saitta
2008
2009 Kristina Pickering
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017 Lidia S. Stiglich
2018
2019 Elissa F. Cadish Abbi Silver
2020
2021 Douglas W. Herndon
2022
2023 Linda M. Bell Patricia Lee
Years Seat A Seat B Seat C Seat D Seat E Seat F Seat G

Chief justices※

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.

Order (sequential) Order (by first tenure) Chief Justice Began Ended Ref.
— (territorial) George Turner March 27, 1861 August 22, 1864
1 1 James F. Lewis November 8, 1864 January 7, 1867
2 2 H. O. Beatty January 7, 1867 November 9, 1868
3 1 James F. Lewis November 9, 1868 January 6, 1873
4 3 Bernard C. Whitman January 6, 1873 January 4, 1875
5 4 Thomas P. Hawley January 4, 1875 January 6, 1879
6 5 William H. Beatty January 6, 1879 January 3, 1881
7 6 Orville R. Leonard January 3, 1881 January 1, 1883
8 4 Thomas P. Hawley January 1, 1883 January 5, 1885
9 7 Charles H. Belknap January 5, 1885 January 3, 1887
10 6 Orville R. Leonard January 3, 1887 January 7, 1889
11 4 Thomas P. Hawley January 7, 1889 September 27, 1890
12 8 Rensselaer R. Bigelow December 2, 1890 January 5, 1891
13 7 Charles H. Belknap January 5, 1891 January 2, 1893
14 9 Michael A. Murphy January 2, 1893 January 7, 1895
15 8 Rensselaer R. Bigelow January 7, 1895 January 4, 1897
16 7 Charles H. Belknap January 4, 1897 January 2, 1899
17 10 McKaskia Stearns Bonnifield January 2, 1899 January 7, 1901
18 11 William A. Massey January 7, 1901 September 1, 1902
19 12 Thomas V. Julien September 15, 1902 January 5, 1903
20 7 Charles H. Belknap January 5, 1903 January 2, 1905
21 13 Adolphus L. Fitzgerald January 2, 1905 January 7, 1907
22 14 George Frederick Talbot January 7, 1907 January 4, 1909
23 15 Frank H. Norcross January 4, 1909 January 2, 1911
24 16 James G. Sweeney January 2, 1911 January 6, 1913
25 14 George F. Talbot January 6, 1913 January 4, 1915
26 15 Frank H. Norcross January 4, 1915 January 1, 1917
27 17 Patrick McCarran January 1, 1917 January 6, 1919
28 18 Benjamin W. Coleman January 6, 1919 January 3, 1921
29 19 John A. Sanders January 3, 1921 January 2, 1923
30 20 Edward A. Ducker January 2, 1923 January 5, 1925
31 18 Benjamin W. Coleman January 5, 1925 January 3, 1927
32 19 John A. Sanders January 3, 1927 January 4, 1929
33 20 Edward A. Ducker January 4, 1929 January 5, 1931
34 18 Benjamin W. Coleman January 5, 1931 January 2, 1933
35 19 John A. Sanders January 2, 1933 January 7, 1935
36 20 Edward A. Ducker January 7, 1935 January 4, 1937
37 18 Benjamin W. Coleman January 4, 1937 January 2, 1939
38 21 E. J. L. Taber January 2, 1939 January 6, 1941
39 20 Edward A. Ducker January 6, 1941 January 4, 1943
40 22 William Edwin Orr January 4, 1943 January 1, 1945
41 21 E. J. L. Taber January 1, 1945 January 6, 1947
42 23 Edgar Eather January 6, 1947 January 1, 1949
43 24 Charles Lee Horsey January 1, 1949 January 2, 1951
44 25 Milton B. Badt January 2, 1951 January 6, 1953
45 23 Edgar Eather January 6, 1953 January 4, 1955
46 26 Charles M. Merrill January 4, 1955 January 8, 1957
47 25 Milton B. Badt January 8, 1957 October 1, 1959
48 26 Charles M. Merrill October 1, 1959 October 1, 1959
49 27 Frank McNamee January 5, 1960 January 3, 1961
50 25 Milton B. Badt January 3, 1961 January 5, 1965
51 27 Frank McNamee January 5, 1965 February 17, 1965
52 28 Gordon R. Thompson February 17, 1965 January 7, 1969
53 29 Jon R. Collins January 7, 1969 January 5, 1971
54 30 David Zenoff January 5, 1971 January 2, 1973
55 28 Gordon R. Thompson January 2, 1973 January 7, 1975
56 31 Elmer M. Gunderson January 7, 1975 January 4, 1977
57 32 Cameron McV. Batjer January 4, 1977 January 4, 1979
58 33 John C. Mowbray January 4, 1979 January 3, 1981
59 31 Elmer M. Gunderson January 3, 1981 January 1, 1983
60 34 Noel E. Manoukian January 1, 1983 January 7, 1985
61 35 Charles E. Springer January 7, 1985 January 6, 1986
62 33 John C. Mowbray January 6, 1986 January 5, 1987
63 31 Elmer M. Gunderson January 5, 1987 January 2, 1989
64 36 C. Clifton Young January 2, 1989 January 7, 1991
65 33 John C. Mowbray January 7, 1991 January 4, 1993
66 37 Robert E. Rose January 4, 1993 January 3, 1995
67 38 Thomas L. Steffen January 3, 1995 January 6, 1997
68 39 Miriam Shearing January 6, 1997 January 5, 1998
69 35 Charles E. Springer January 5, 1998 January 1, 1999
70 37 Robert E. Rose January 1, 1999 January 2, 2001
71 40 A. William Maupin January 2, 2001 January 6, 2003
72 41 Deborah Agosti January 6, 2003 January 5, 2004
73 39 Miriam Shearing January 5, 2004 January 1, 2005
74 42 Nancy A. Becker January 1, 2005 January 1, 2006
75 37 Robert E. Rose January 1, 2006 January 2, 2007
76 40 A. William Maupin January 2, 2007 January 7, 2008
77 43 Mark Gibbons January 7, 2008 January 2, 2009
78 44 James Hardesty January 2, 2009 January 4, 2010
79 45 Ron Parraguirre January 4, 2010 January 3, 2011
80 46 Michael L. Douglas January 3, 2011 September 5, 2011
81 47 Nancy Saitta September 5, 2011 May 7, 2012
82 48 Michael Cherry May 7, 2012 January 7, 2013
83 49 Kristina Pickering January 7, 2013 January 6, 2014
84 43 Mark Gibbons January 6, 2014 January 5, 2015
85 44 James Hardesty January 5, 2015 January 4, 2016
86 45 Ron Parraguirre January 4, 2016 January 2, 2017
87 48 Michael Cherry January 2, 2017 January 1, 2018
88 46 Michael L. Douglas January 1, 2018 January 7, 2019
89 43 Mark Gibbons January 7, 2019 January 6, 2020
90 49 Kristina Pickering January 6, 2020 January 4, 2021
91 44 James Hardesty January 4, 2021 January 5, 2022
92 45 Ron Parraguirre January 5, 2022 January 2, 2023
93 50 Lidia S. Stiglich January 2, 2023 January 2, 2024
94 51 Elissa F. Cadish January 2, 2024 present

Notes※

  1. ^ Took office (December 5, 1864).
  2. ^ Resigned (November 9, 1868).
  3. ^ Died (April 21, 1867).
  4. ^ Appointed to fill vacancy left by, Brosnan's death; subsequently elected.
  5. ^ Appointed to fill vacancy left by Beatty's resignation; subsequently elected.
  6. ^ Resigned (November 7, 1872).
  7. ^ Appointed to fill vacancy left by Garber's resignation.
  8. ^ Resigned (September 27, 1890).
  9. ^ Elected to fill vacancy left by Garber's resignation.
  10. ^ Appointed to fill vacancy left by Beatty's resignation (December 2, 1890); elected to full term (November 4, 1890).
  11. ^ Resigned (September 1, 1902).
  12. ^ Appointed to fill vacancy left by Massey's resignation (September 15, 1902).
  13. ^ Died (February 25, 1939).
  14. ^ Died (August 14, 1946).
  15. ^ Died (February 6, 1947).
  16. ^ Appointed to fill vacancy left by Coleman's death (March 2, 1939); subsequently elected.
  17. ^ Resigned (October 10, 1945).
  18. ^ Appointed to fill vacancy left by Orr's resignation (October 10, 1945); subsequently elected.
  19. ^ Appointed to fill vacancy left by Ducker's death (September 18, 1946); subsequently elected.
  20. ^ Resigned (December 15, 1958).
  21. ^ Appointed to fill vacancy left by Taber's death (March 26, 1947); subsequently elected.
  22. ^ Died (April 2, 1966).
  23. ^ Resigned (October 1, 1959).
  24. ^ Appointed to fill vacancy left by Eather's resignation (December 15, 1958); subsequently elected.
  25. ^ Resigned (February 17, 1965).
  26. ^ Appointed to fill vacancy left by Merrill's resignation (October 1, 1959); subsequently elected.
  27. ^ Resigned (June 5, 1961).
  28. ^ Appointed to fill vacancy left by Pike's resignation (June 5, 1961); subsequently elected.
  29. ^ Appointed to fill vacancy left by McNamee's resignation (May 1, 1965); subsequently elected.
  30. ^ Resigned (May 2, 1977).
  31. ^ Appointed to fill vacancy left by Badt's death (June 5, 1966); subsequently elected.
  32. ^ Appointed to newly established seat (October 1, 1967); subsequently elected.
  33. ^ Resigned (November 4, 1981).
  34. ^ Appointed to fill vacancy left by Zenoff's resignation (May 2, 1977); subsequently elected.
  35. ^ Appointed to fill vacancy left by Batjer's resignation (April 26, 1982); subsequently elected.
  36. ^ Died (January 9, 2004).
  37. ^ Appointed to fill vacancy left by Leavitt's death (April 19, 2004); subsequently elected.
  38. ^ Resigned (August 8, 2016).
  39. ^ Appointed to fill vacancy left by Saitta's resignation (November 10, 2016); subsequently elected.
  40. ^ Resigned (September 30, 2022).
  41. ^ Appointed to fill vacancy left by Silver's resignation (November 21, 2022).
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  58. ^ "Assembly". The Daily Appeal. 1905-01-17.
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  60. ^ "Preston and Smith Case is Heard". The Daily Appeal. 1909-01-08.
  61. ^ "New State Officers Take Official Oath". The Daily Appeal. 1911-01-02.
  62. ^ "New Judge Takes Oath". The Daily Appeal. 1913-01-06.
  63. ^ "Inauguration Attended by Simblest Kind of Ceremony". The Daily Appeal. 1915-01-04.
  64. ^ "All Supreme Court Justices Democratic". The Sacramento Bee. 1917-01-03.
  65. ^ "People and Matters of Interest". The Daily Appeal. 1919-01-11.
  66. ^ "Hon. J. A. Sanders Becomes Chief Justice". The Daily Appeal. 1921-01-03.
  67. ^ "Many are Present at Annual Club Banquet". Yerington Times. 1923-03-28.
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  75. ^ "Chief Executive Introduced by Retiring Head of State". Reno Gazette-Journal. 1939-01-03.
  76. ^ "Judge Ducker Chief Justice For 4th Time". Reno Gazette-Journal. 1941-01-04.
  77. ^ "State Officials Take Oaths at Carson Today". Reno Gazette-Journal. 1943-01-04.
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  82. ^ "Pacificare of Nevada, "Inc." v. Griffiths". Supreme Court of Nevada. 2010-01-04.
  83. ^ "Rookie governors facing unhappy new year". NBC News. 2011-01-04.
  84. ^ "Justice Michael Cherry Becomes Supreme Court Chief Justice". Supreme Court of Nevada. 2012-05-07.
  85. ^ "Michael Cherry ends term as Nevada Supreme Court Chief Justice". Supreme Court of Nevada. 2012-12-31.
  86. ^ "Justice Pickering completes term as Chief Justice". Supreme Court of Nevada. 2014-01-03.
  87. ^ "James W. Hardesty to Become Chief Justice of Nevada Supreme Court". Supreme Court of Nevada. 2014-12-30.
  88. ^ "Ron. D. Parraguirre Appointed as Chief Justice of Nevada Supreme Court". Supreme Court of Nevada. 2016-01-04.
  89. ^ "Nevada Appellate Courts Change Leadership in 2017". Supreme Court of Nevada. 2016-12-16.
  90. ^ "Retiring Justice Michael L. Douglas Selected to Serve as 2018 Chief Justice". Supreme Court of Nevada. 2017-12-04.
  91. ^ "Justice Gibbons Begins Term as Chief Justice: Two Justices Join the Nevada Supreme Court". Supreme Court of Nevada. 2019-01-07.
  92. ^ "Kristina Pickering Begins Term as 2020 Supreme Court Chief Justice". Supreme Court of Nevada. 2020-01-02.
  93. ^ "Hardesty Begins Term as Chief Justice, Herndon Joins the Nevada Supreme Court". Supreme Court of Nevada. 2021-01-13.
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  96. ^ "Elissa Cadish Assumes Role as Chief Justice of Nevada Supreme Court". KTVN. January 2, 2024.

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