Abbi Silver Explained

Abbi Silver
Office:Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court
Seat F
Term Start:January 7, 2019
Term End:September 30, 2022
Predecessor:Michael L. Douglas
Successor:Patricia Lee
Office1:Chief Judge of the Nevada Court of Appeals
Term Start1:January 3, 2017
Term End1:January 7, 2019
Successor1:Michael P. Gibbons
Office2:Judge of the Nevada Court of Appeals
Term Start2:December 17, 2014
Term End2:January 3, 2017
Appointer2:Brian Sandoval
Predecessor2:position established
Successor2:Bonnie A. Bulla
Office3:Judge of the Eighth Judicial District Court of Nevada
Term Start3:2008
Term End3:2014
Office4:Judge of the Las Vegas Justice Court
Term Start4:2006
Term End4:2008
Office5:Judge of the Las Vegas Municipal Court
Term Start5:2003
Term End5:2006
Birth Date:3 December 1964
Party:Republican[1]
Education:University of Nevada (BA)
Southwestern Law School (JD)

Abbi Silver (born December 3, 1964) is an American attorney who served as a justice of the Nevada Supreme Court from 2019 to 2022.

Education

Silver received her Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 1986 and her Juris Doctor from Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles, California.[2]

Career

After graduating law school, she worked as a judicial law clerk for Earle White, Jr. on the Eighth Judicial District Court. She then joined the Clark County District Attorney's Office and was ultimately assigned as the Chief Deputy District Attorney of the Special Victims Unit. During tenure at the District Attorney's office, she tried more than one hundred jury trials.

State judicial service

Silver was elected to the Las Vegas Municipal Court in 2003, the Las Vegas Justice Court in 2006, and to the Eighth Judicial District Court in 2008, and again in 2014. She was appointed to the Nevada Court of Appeals by Governor Brian Sandoval on December 17, 2014, and was sworn in on January 5, 2015.[3] On January 3, 2017, she became Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals.[4] [5]

Nevada Supreme Court

Silver faced no challengers in the primary for the seat being vacated by Michael L. Douglas.[6] She ran unopposed in the general election on November 8, 2018.[7] She assumed office on January 7, 2019. On August 26, 2022, she announced her resignation from the Supreme Court, citing "'unforeseen circumstances' and a desire to spend more time with her family[.]", effective September 29, 2022.[8]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Morrison . Jane Ann . Judge lands Nevada Supreme Court seat after no one else files . . February 3, 2018.
  2. Web site: Judge Abbi Silver . nvcourts.gov . December 29, 2018.
  3. Web site: Gibbons first chief appeals court judge . January 5, 2015 . www.recordcourier.com . en-US . December 29, 2018.
  4. Web site: Cherry to take turn as chief of Nevada Supreme Court; Silver to lead Court of Appeals . December 27, 2016 . KSNV . December 29, 2018.
  5. Web site: Alumna Appointed Chief Judge of the Nevada Court of Appeals . December 21, 2016 . Southwestern Law School . en . December 29, 2018.
  6. Web site: Nevada appeals court judge unopposed for state high court . February 5, 2018 . Reno Gazette Journal . en . December 29, 2018.
  7. Web site: Nevada Supreme Court undergoes post-election changes . November 7, 2018 . www.kolotv.com . english . December 29, 2018.
  8. News: Silver resigning from Nevada Supreme Court . August 26, 2022 . Las Vegas Review-Journal . en . September 3, 2022.