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.^[1]

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^[2]

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.^[3] Alternatively, the internal operating procedures of the supreme court allow the possibility of an agreement between eligible justices.^[4] 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.^[5]

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.^[6]

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

Seat F

General election

General election for Nevada Supreme Court Seat F

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

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Patricia Lee (Nonpartisan)	100.0	838,947

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 838,947
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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 won election in the general election for Nevada Supreme Court Seat G on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lidia Stiglich (Nonpartisan)	100.0	837,588

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 837,588
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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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

Seat C

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

	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

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