Bonnie A. Bulla Explained

Bonnie A. Bulla
Office:Judge of the Nevada Court of Appeals
Term Start:February 13, 2019
Appointer:Steve Sisolak
Predecessor:Abbi Silver
Birth Place:Phoenix, Arizona
Education:Arizona State University

Bonnie A. Bulla is a judge on the Nevada Court of Appeals. Originally appointed to the position, Bulla subsequently won election to a full term in November 2020.

Education and career

Bulla grew up in Phoenix, Arizona and received her undergraduate degree in economics from Arizona State University in 1984 and her J.D. from ASU's Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law in 1987. After law school, Bulla moved to Nevada and entered private practice. Bulla's work included the litigation following the 1988 PEPCON disaster.[1]

In 2007, Bulla was appointed as the Discovery Commissioner for Clark County’s Eighth Judicial District Court. There she resolved pretrial arguments regarding production of evidence in civil cases.[2] In 2019, she was appointed by Governor Steve Sisolak to the Court of Appeal to fill a vacancy created by the election of Abbi Silver to the Nevada Supreme Court.[3] [4] In 2020, Bulla stated that another three-judge panel should be added to the Court of Appeals.[2]

Elections

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Notes and References

  1. News: Horne . Robert . Bulla’s Background Perfect Fit for Court of Appeals . 22 February 2022 . Nevada Lawyer . June 2021.
  2. News: Ferrara . David . Attorney challenging appointed incumbent in first appellate court race . 25 February 2022 . Las Vegas Review-Journal . September 30, 2020.
  3. https://gov.nv.gov/News/Press/2019/Governor_Sisolak_Appoints_Commissioner_Bonnie_A__Bulla_to_Nevada_Court_of_Appeals/ Governor Sisolak Appoints Commissioner Bonnie A. Bulla to Nevada Court of Appeals
  4. https://thenevadaindependent.com/election/2020/judicial/nv-appeals/dept-3/bonnie-bulla Bonnie Bulla
  5. https://silverstateelection.nv.gov/Judicial/ 2020 Election Results
  6. News: Election Results 2020 . 22 February 2022 . Las Vegas Review-Journal . April 29, 2021.