Three Attorneys Apply to Fill Vacancy in the First Judicial District

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Three Attorneys Apply to Fill Vacancy in the First Judicial District

September 19, 2024

Chief Justice Elissa Cadish announced this afternoon the Nevada Commission on Judicial Selection received three applications from individuals who wish to fill the judicial opening in Department 1 of the First Judicial District Court.

This Commission will convene to determine the outcome of this vacancy. Department 1 is vacant through the resignation of the Honorable James Russell at the end of October of this year.

First Judicial District Department 1

Name	Age	City of Residence	Employer	Job Title
Mark Krueger	55	Carson City	Office of the Nevada Attorney General	Chief Deputy Attorney General and Consumer Counsel
Joel W. Locke	47	Carson City	Allison MacKenzie, Ltd.	Attorney, Treasurer, Director
Jason Woodbury	51	Carson City	Carson City District Attorney	District Attorney

Nevada attorneys with 10 years of legal experience, including two years of Nevada practice, were encouraged to apply for the opening.

The Commission is composed of seven permanent members - the Supreme Court Chief Justice, three non-attorneys appointed by the Governor, and three attorneys appointed by the State Bar of Nevada. Neither the Governor nor the State Bar may appoint more than two permanent members from the same political party and cannot appoint two members from the same county. For District Court vacancies, two temporary members are appointed from the judicial district where the vacancy occurs - a non-attorney by the Governor and an attorney by the State Bar - bringing the Commission membership to nine.

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