List of justices of the Supreme Court of Nevada
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Territorial Supreme Court
- George Turner (1861–1864)
- Horatio M. Jones (1861–1864)
- Gordon N. Mott (1861–1864)
- Powhatan B. Locke (1864–1864)
- John W. North (1864–1864)
Statehood
Following is a list of the Supreme Court of Nevada justices.
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 | [42] | |
| 1 | 1 | James F. Lewis | November 8, 1864 | January 7, 1867 | [42] |
| 2 | 2 | H. O. Beatty | January 7, 1867 | November 9, 1868 | [43] |
| 3 | 1 | James F. Lewis | November 9, 1868 | January 6, 1873 | [42] |
| 4 | 3 | Bernard C. Whitman | January 6, 1873 | January 4, 1875 | [42][44] |
| 5 | 4 | Thomas P. Hawley | January 4, 1875 | January 6, 1879 | [42][44] |
| 6 | 5 | William H. Beatty | January 6, 1879 | January 3, 1881 | [42][44] |
| 7 | 6 | Orville R. Leonard | January 3, 1881 | January 1, 1883 | [42][44] |
| 8 | 4 | Thomas P. Hawley | January 1, 1883 | January 5, 1885 | [45][44] |
| 9 | 7 | Charles H. Belknap | January 5, 1885 | January 3, 1887 | [46][44] |
| 10 | 6 | Orville R. Leonard | January 3, 1887 | January 7, 1889 | [47][44] |
| 11 | 4 | Thomas P. Hawley | January 7, 1889 | September 27, 1890 | [48][44] |
| 12 | 8 | Rensselaer R. Bigelow | December 2, 1890 | January 5, 1891 | [49][44] |
| 13 | 7 | Charles H. Belknap | January 5, 1891 | January 2, 1893 | [50][44] |
| 14 | 9 | Michael A. Murphy | January 2, 1893 | January 7, 1895 | [51][44] |
| 15 | 8 | Rensselaer R. Bigelow | January 7, 1895 | January 4, 1897 | [52][44] |
| 16 | 7 | Charles H. Belknap | January 4, 1897 | January 2, 1899 | [53][44] |
| 17 | 10 | McKaskia Stearns Bonnifield | January 2, 1899 | January 7, 1901 | [54][44] |
| 18 | 11 | William A. Massey | January 7, 1901 | September 1, 1902 | [55][44] |
| 19 | 12 | Thomas V. Julien | September 15, 1902 | January 5, 1903 | [56][44] |
| 20 | 7 | Charles H. Belknap | January 5, 1903 | January 2, 1905 | [57][44] |
| 21 | 13 | Adolphus L. Fitzgerald | January 2, 1905 | January 7, 1907 | [58][44] |
| 22 | 14 | George Frederick Talbot | January 7, 1907 | January 4, 1909 | [59][44] |
| 23 | 15 | Frank H. Norcross | January 4, 1909 | January 2, 1911 | [60][44] |
| 24 | 16 | James G. Sweeney | January 2, 1911 | January 6, 1913 | [61][44] |
| 25 | 14 | George F. Talbot | January 6, 1913 | January 4, 1915 | [62][44] |
| 26 | 15 | Frank H. Norcross | January 4, 1915 | January 1, 1917 | [63][44] |
| 27 | 17 | Patrick McCarran | January 1, 1917 | January 6, 1919 | [64][44] |
| 28 | 18 | Benjamin W. Coleman | January 6, 1919 | January 3, 1921 | [65][44] |
| 29 | 19 | John A. Sanders | January 3, 1921 | January 2, 1923 | [66][44] |
| 30 | 20 | Edward A. Ducker | January 2, 1923 | January 5, 1925 | [67][44] |
| 31 | 18 | Benjamin W. Coleman | January 5, 1925 | January 3, 1927 | [68][44] |
| 32 | 19 | John A. Sanders | January 3, 1927 | January 4, 1929 | [69][44] |
| 33 | 20 | Edward A. Ducker | January 4, 1929 | January 5, 1931 | [70][44] |
| 34 | 18 | Benjamin W. Coleman | January 5, 1931 | January 2, 1933 | [71][44] |
| 35 | 19 | John A. Sanders | January 2, 1933 | January 7, 1935 | [72][44] |
| 36 | 20 | Edward A. Ducker | January 7, 1935 | January 4, 1937 | [73][44] |
| 37 | 18 | Benjamin W. Coleman | January 4, 1937 | January 2, 1939 | [74][44] |
| 38 | 21 | E. J. L. Taber | January 2, 1939 | January 6, 1941 | [75][44] |
| 39 | 20 | Edward A. Ducker | January 6, 1941 | January 4, 1943 | [76][44] |
| 40 | 22 | William Edwin Orr | January 4, 1943 | January 1, 1945 | [77][44] |
| 41 | 21 | E. J. L. Taber | January 1, 1945 | January 6, 1947 | [78][44] |
| 42 | 23 | Edgar Eather | January 6, 1947 | January 1, 1949 | [79][44] |
| 43 | 24 | Charles Lee Horsey | January 1, 1949 | January 2, 1951 | [80] |
| 44 | 25 | Milton B. Badt | January 2, 1951 | January 6, 1953 | [80][44] |
| 45 | 23 | Edgar Eather | January 6, 1953 | January 4, 1955 | [80] |
| 46 | 26 | Charles M. Merrill | January 4, 1955 | January 8, 1957 | [80] |
| 47 | 25 | Milton B. Badt | January 8, 1957 | October 1, 1959 | [80] |
| 48 | 26 | Charles M. Merrill | October 1, 1959 | October 1, 1959 | [81] |
| 49 | 27 | Frank McNamee | January 5, 1960 | January 3, 1961 | [80] |
| 50 | 25 | Milton B. Badt | January 3, 1961 | January 5, 1965 | [80] |
| 51 | 27 | Frank McNamee | January 5, 1965 | February 17, 1965 | [80] |
| 52 | 28 | Gordon R. Thompson | February 17, 1965 | January 7, 1969 | [80] |
| 53 | 29 | Jon R. Collins | January 7, 1969 | January 5, 1971 | [80] |
| 54 | 30 | David Zenoff | January 5, 1971 | January 2, 1973 | [80][44] |
| 55 | 28 | Gordon R. Thompson | January 2, 1973 | January 7, 1975 | [80] |
| 56 | 31 | Elmer M. Gunderson | January 7, 1975 | January 4, 1977 | [80] |
| 57 | 32 | Cameron McV. Batjer | January 4, 1977 | January 4, 1979 | [80] |
| 58 | 33 | John C. Mowbray | January 4, 1979 | January 3, 1981 | [80] |
| 59 | 31 | Elmer M. Gunderson | January 3, 1981 | January 1, 1983 | [80] |
| 60 | 34 | Noel E. Manoukian | January 1, 1983 | January 7, 1985 | [80] |
| 61 | 35 | Charles E. Springer | January 7, 1985 | January 6, 1986 | [80] |
| 62 | 33 | John C. Mowbray | January 6, 1986 | January 5, 1987 | [80] |
| 63 | 31 | Elmer M. Gunderson | January 5, 1987 | January 2, 1989 | [80] |
| 64 | 36 | C. Clifton Young | January 2, 1989 | January 7, 1991 | [80] |
| 65 | 33 | John C. Mowbray | January 7, 1991 | January 4, 1993 | [80] |
| 66 | 37 | Robert E. Rose | January 4, 1993 | January 3, 1995 | [80] |
| 67 | 38 | Thomas L. Steffen | January 3, 1995 | January 6, 1997 | [80] |
| 68 | 39 | Miriam Shearing | January 6, 1997 | January 5, 1998 | [80][44] |
| 69 | 35 | Charles E. Springer | January 5, 1998 | January 1, 1999 | [80] |
| 70 | 37 | Robert E. Rose | January 1, 1999 | January 2, 2001 | [80] |
| 71 | 40 | A. William Maupin | January 2, 2001 | January 6, 2003 | [80] |
| 72 | 41 | Deborah Agosti | January 6, 2003 | January 5, 2004 | [80] |
| 73 | 39 | Miriam Shearing | January 5, 2004 | January 1, 2005 | [80][44] |
| 74 | 42 | Nancy A. Becker | January 1, 2005 | January 1, 2006 | [80] |
| 75 | 37 | Robert E. Rose | January 1, 2006 | January 2, 2007 | [80] |
| 76 | 40 | A. William Maupin | January 2, 2007 | January 7, 2008 | [80] |
| 77 | 43 | Mark Gibbons | January 7, 2008 | January 2, 2009 | [80] |
| 78 | 44 | James Hardesty | January 2, 2009 | January 4, 2010 | [80] |
| 79 | 45 | Ron Parraguirre | January 4, 2010 | January 3, 2011 | [82] |
| 80 | 46 | Michael L. Douglas | January 3, 2011 | September 5, 2011 | [83][44] |
| 81 | 47 | Nancy Saitta | September 5, 2011 | May 7, 2012 | [84] |
| 82 | 48 | Michael Cherry | May 7, 2012 | January 7, 2013 | [84] |
| 83 | 49 | Kristina Pickering | January 7, 2013 | January 6, 2014 | [85] |
| 84 | 43 | Mark Gibbons | January 6, 2014 | January 5, 2015 | [86] |
| 85 | 44 | James Hardesty | January 5, 2015 | January 4, 2016 | [87] |
| 86 | 45 | Ron Parraguirre | January 4, 2016 | January 2, 2017 | [88] |
| 87 | 48 | Michael Cherry | January 2, 2017 | January 1, 2018 | [89] |
| 88 | 46 | Michael L. Douglas | January 1, 2018 | January 7, 2019 | [90] |
| 89 | 43 | Mark Gibbons | January 7, 2019 | January 6, 2020 | [91] |
| 90 | 49 | Kristina Pickering | January 6, 2020 | January 4, 2021 | [92] |
| 91 | 44 | James Hardesty | January 4, 2021 | January 5, 2022 | [93] |
| 92 | 45 | Ron Parraguirre | January 5, 2022 | January 2, 2023 | [94] |
| 93 | 50 | Lidia S. Stiglich | January 2, 2023 | January 2, 2024 | [95] |
| 94 | 51 | Elissa F. Cadish | January 2, 2024 | January 6, 2025 | [96] |
| 95 | 52 | Douglas W. Herndon | January 6, 2025 | present | [97] |
