Supreme Court of Nevada
Carson City · A court of last resort in Nevada.
The Supreme Court of Nevada is the highest court in Nevada. Its justices are chosen by nonpartisan election. This page lists every justice to serve on the court, current and former, with when they joined the bench and whom they succeeded.
Current bench verified against the court’s official roster, 2026-07-02.
Current justices
- Chief JusticeDouglas Herndon
- Ron D. Parraguirre
- Kristina Pickering
- Lidia S. Stiglich
- Elissa F. Cadish
- Patricia Lee
- Linda M. Bell
Former justices
| Justice | Years |
|---|---|
| Michael Cherry | 2006 |
| Nancy M. Saitta | 2006 |
| Michael L. Douglas | 2004 |
| James W. Hardesty | 2004 |
| Mark Gibbons | 2002 |
| Myron E. Leavitt | 1999–2004 |
| Deborah Agosti | 1998–2005 |
| Nancy A. Becker | 1998–2004 |
| William Maupin | 1997–2009 |
| Miriam C. Shearing | 1992–2005 |
| Robert E. Rose | 1989–2007 |
| Clarence Clifton Young | 1985–2003 |
| Thomas L. Steffen | 1982–1997 |
| Charles E. Springer | 1981–1999 |
| Noel Edwin Manoukian | 1977–1985 |
| Elmer Millard Gunderson | 1971–1989 |
| Cameron McVicar Batjer | 1967–1981 |
| John Code Mowbray | 1967–1993 |
| Jon R. Collins | 1966–1971 |
| David Zenoff | 1966–1976 |
| Gordon Rufus Thompson | 1961–1980 |
| Miles N. Pike | 1959–1961 |
| Frank McNamee | 1958–1965 |
| Charles Merton Merrill | 1951–1959 |
| Milton Benjamin Badt | 1947–1966 |
| Edgar Eather | 1947–1958 |
| Charles Lee Horsey | 1945–1950 |
| William Edwin Orr | 1939–1945 |
| E.J.L. Taber | 1935–1947 |
How a justice reaches this court. Justices of the Supreme Court of Nevada are chosen in nonpartisan elections to 6-year terms. Nevada voters have repeatedly declined to adopt a merit-selection system, so the court remains elective. Selection methods vary by jurisdiction and have changed over time; this page reflects the court’s current method (source: National Center for State Courts). Open any justice to see their tenure and whom they succeeded.
Source: Current roster: Nevada Appellate Courts (nvcourts.gov) — The Supreme Court of Nevada Justices and CourtListener / Free Law Project (bulk data); selection method from the National Center for State Courts. Data as of 2026-07-02 (official roster); historical bench 2026-03-31 (CourtListener bulk snapshot). Verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).