12 Attorneys Apply to Fill Department C Vacancy in the Eighth Judicial District

March 10, 2023

Justice Lidia Stiglich announced this afternoon the Nevada Commission on Judicial Selection received 12 applications from individuals who wish to fill the judicial opening in Department C of the Eighth Judicial District Court.

This judicial nominating commission will nominate a panel of three to fill the vacant seat. The Department C vacancy is through the resignation of the Honorable Rebecca Burton in late December of last year. The applicants in alphabetical order are as follows:

Nevada attorneys with 10 years of legal experience, including two years of Nevada practice were encouraged to apply for the opening. Interviews to fill vacancies are scheduled for March 30, 2023, in Las Vegas. The interviews will be streamed live through the Supreme court’s YouTube channel and are open to the public. After the interviews, the Commission will nominate three finalists for the vacancy to forward to Governor Joe Lombardo.

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 and cannot appoint two members from the same county. For District Court vacancies, two temporary members are appointed from the judicial district where the vacancy occurs – a non-attorney by the Governor and an attorney by the State Bar – bringing the Commission membership to nine.

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