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Mark Gibbons

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Mark W. Gibbons
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Prior offices
Nevada Supreme Court Seat D

Education

Bachelor's

University of California, Irvine, 1972

Law

Loyola University School of Law, 1975

Mark W. Gibbons was a judge for Seat D of the Nevada Supreme Court. He left office on January 3, 2021.

Gibbons announced in 2019 that he would not seek re-election in 2020.[1]

In 2019, Gibbons chose to share his duties as chief justice, which usually last for a two-year term, with Justice Kris Pickering. Gibbons served as chief justice in 2019 and Pickering became chief justice in 2020.[2]

Mark Gibbons is the brother of Nevada Court of Appeals Judge Michael P. Gibbons.[3]

Education

Gibbons earned his B.A. from the University of California at Irvine in 1972. He received his J.D. from Loyola University School of Law in 1975.[4][5]

Career

Elections

2020

See also: Nevada Supreme Court elections, 2020

Judge Gibbons did not seek re-election in 2020.

2014

See also: Nevada judicial elections, 2014
Incumbent Mark Gibbons ran unopposed in the Nevada Supreme Court, Seat D election.
Nevada Supreme Court, Seat D, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Mark Gibbons Incumbent (unopposed) 80.18% 374,631
Write-in votes 19.82% 92,624
Total Votes (100% reporting) 467,255
Source: Nevada Secretary of State Official Judicial Results

2008

Gibbons was re-elected to the supreme court in 2008. He raised $316,850 for his campaign.[6][7]

Candidate IncumbentSeatElection %
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Mark Gibbons ApprovedA YesSeat D54.8%
Thomas Christensen NoSeat D25.2%
None of these candidates Seat D19.9%


Election results are from the Nevada Secretary of State for the Primary Election and General Election.

2002

Gibbons was elected to the supreme court with 80 percent of the vote. He was unopposed in the general election.[8] He raised $288,330 for his campaign.[9]

Performance evaluations

2013

In 2013, the Las Vegas Review-Journal sponsored a survey of 902 lawyers who rated Nevada Supreme Court justices and judges located in Clark County. 86 percent of respondents voted in favor of keeping Gibbons on the bench. The average vote in favor of retention for all 88 judges evaluated was 71 percent.[10]

2010

The Las Vegas Review Journal conducted a judicial performance evaluation in 2010. The survey asked state attorneys to rate judges on a variety of criteria. Of the 796 respondents, 85 percent recommended Gibbons for retention.[11][12]

2008

Gibbons scored highest on the Las Vegas Review Journal's 2008 judicial survey. He was recommended for retention by 86% of respondents.[13]

Political ideology

See also: Political ideology of State Supreme Court Justices

In October 2012, political science professors Adam Bonica and Michael Woodruff of Stanford University attempted to determine the partisan ideology of state supreme court justices. They created a scoring system in which a score above 0 indicated a more conservative-leaning ideology, while scores below 0 were more liberal.

Gibbons received a campaign finance score of -0.28, indicating a liberal ideological leaning. This was more liberal than the average score of -0.22 that justices received in Nevada.

The study was based on data from campaign contributions by the judges themselves, the partisan leaning of those who contributed to the judges' campaigns, or, in the absence of elections, the ideology of the appointing body (governor or legislature). This study was not a definitive label of a justice, but an academic summary of various relevant factors.[14]

See also

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