Mark Gibbons (born December 12, 1950)[1] is a former justice of the Supreme Court of Nevada.[2] He was elected to the Nevada Supreme Court in 2002. Gibbons attended the University of California at Irvine and earned his bachelor's degree in 1972. He attended law school at Loyola University School of Law in Los Angeles and graduated in 1975.[3] He served as chief justice of the Supreme Court of Nevada in 2008, 2014 and 2019. Before being elected to the Nevada Supreme Court he served on the Clark County District Court as presiding judge in 1998 and Chief Judge in 2001.
Mark Gibbons | |
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| Chief Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court | |
| In office January 7, 2019 – January 6, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Michael L. Douglas |
| Succeeded by | Kristina Pickering |
| In office January 6, 2014 – January 5, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Kristina Pickering |
| Succeeded by | James Hardesty |
| In office January 7, 2008 – January 2, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | A. William Maupin |
| Succeeded by | James Hardesty |
| Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court Seat D | |
| In office 2002 – January 4, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Cliff Young |
| Succeeded by | Douglas W. Herndon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 12, 1950 Whittier, California, U.S. |
| Education | Rio Hondo College University of California, Irvine (BA) Loyola Marymount University (JD) |
Gibbons earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Irvine, and received his Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School.
Gibbons is the brother of judge Michael P. Gibbons, currently serving on the Nevada Court of Appeals. The Commission on Judicial Ethics ruled that Justice Gibbons could preside over appeals heard by his brother.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Mark Gibbons". NNDB. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ^ "Justice Mark Gibbons". nvcourts.gov. Archived from the original on 2018-01-01. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
- ^ "Mark Gibbons - Judgepedia". Judgepedia. Archived from the original on February 15, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
- ^ Nevada Supreme Justice Mark Gibbons can preside over appeals heard by brother
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