Chief Justice Elissa Cadish announced this afternoon that the Nevada Commission on Judicial Selection has received three applications from individuals seeking to fill the judicial opening in Department 1 of the First Judicial District Court. The Commission will convene to determine the outcome of this vacancy, which arose following the resignation of the Honorable James Russell at the end of October this year.
Nevada attorneys with a minimum of 10 years of legal experience, including two years of practice within Nevada, were encouraged to apply for the position.
The Commission is composed of seven permanent members: the Supreme Court Chief Justice, three non-attorneys appointed by the Governor, and three attorneys appointed by the State Bar of Nevada. Neither the Governor nor the State Bar may appoint more than two permanent members from the same political party or from the same county. For District Court vacancies, two temporary members are appointed from within the judicial district where the vacancy occurs – a non-attorney by the Governor and an attorney by the State Bar – bringing total Commission membership to nine.
