Michael P. Gibbons

Michael P. Gibbons is a Judge of the Nevada Court of Appeals, currently serving as chief judge.

Michael P. Gibbons
Chief Judge of the Nevada Court of Appeals
Assumed office
March 21, 2019
Preceded byAbbi Silver
Judge of the Nevada Court of Appeals
Assumed office
January 5, 2015
Appointed byBrian Sandoval
Preceded byposition established
Personal details
EducationUniversity of California at Los Angeles
University of Idaho College of LawJ.D.

Education and career

Gibbons received his undergraduate degree from the University of California at Los Angeles and his J.D. from University of Idaho College of Law in 1980. After law school, Gibbons clerked for judge Howard D. McKibben. Gibbons then served as a chief deputy district attorney for Douglas County. In 1994, Gibbons was elected to the Ninth Judicial District Court. He was reelected four consecutive times.

In December 2014, he was appointed to the newly created Court of Appeals.[1] In March 2019, Gibbons replaced judge Abbi Silver as chief judge.[2]

Gibbons is the brother of justice Mark Gibbons, currently serving on the Nevada Supreme Court. [3]

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