Mark Gibbons

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
Chief Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court
In office
January 1, 2019 – January 6, 2020
Preceded byMichael L. Douglas
Succeeded byKristina Pickering
In office
January 1, 2014 – January 1, 2015
Preceded byKristina Pickering
Succeeded byJames Hardesty
In office
January 1, 2008 – January 1, 2009
Preceded byA. William Maupin
Succeeded byJames Hardesty
Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court
Seat D
In office
2002 – January 4, 2021
Preceded byCliff Young
Succeeded byDouglas W. Herndon
Personal details
Born (1950-12-12) December 12, 1950
Whittier, California, U.S.
EducationRio Hondo College
University of California, Irvine (BA)
Loyola Marymount University (JD)

Gibbons earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from University of California, Irvine and he 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
  1. "Mark Gibbons". NNDB. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  2. "Justice Mark Gibbons". nvcourts.gov. Archived from the original on 2018-01-01. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
  3. "Mark Gibbons - Judgepedia". Judgepedia. Archived from the original on February 15, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
  4. Nevada Supreme Justice Mark Gibbons can preside over appeals heard by brother
Legal offices
Preceded by
Cliff Young		 Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court
Seat D
2002–2021		 Succeeded by
Douglas W. Herndon
Preceded by
A. William Maupin		 Chief Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court
2008–2009		 Succeeded by
James Hardesty
Preceded by
Kristina Pickering		 Chief Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court
2014–2015
Preceded by
Michael L. Douglas		 Chief Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court
2019–2020		 Succeeded by
Kristina Pickering
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