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Douglas Herndon Chief Justice
Chief Justice, Nevada Supreme Court · Seat D
Background: Before being appointed to the Nevada Eighth Judicial District Court, he worked in the Clark County district attorney’s office, including nine years as chief deputy district attorney of the special victims unit. Herndon served on the Eighth Judicial District Court from 2005 to 2021.
At a glance
- Court
- Nevada Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- Seat D
- Chief justice
- Yes
- How they joined the court
- Elected (first elected 2020)
- Appointed by
- Not applicable (elected)
- Appointment date
- Not applicable (elected)
- Took office
- January 4, 2021
- Current term ends
- January 3, 2027
- Next election or retention vote
- November 3, 2026 (general election)
- Last election
- June 9, 2026
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Nonpartisan
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Not listed
- Education
- Bachelor's: Texas A&M University, 1986
- Law: Washington and Lee University School of Law, 1990
- Prior offices
- Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Department 3 (2005 - 2021)
- Profession
- Not listed
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Nonpartisan electionVoters elect the justices; no party label appears on the ballot.
Summary of facts listed on Douglas Herndon’s Ballotpedia page (retrieved Oct 26, 2026) · Photo: Ballotpedia. “Not listed” means Ballotpedia didn’t list it in a form this site could read; check Ballotpedia for the latest.
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