Michael P. Gibbons

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Michael P. Gibbons

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Nevada Court of Appeals Department 2
Tenure

2015 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

10

Compensation

Base salary

$165,000

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2022

Appointed

December 17, 2014

Education

Bachelor's

University of California, Los Angeles

Law

University of Idaho College of Law

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Michael P. Gibbons is a judge for Department 2 of the Nevada Court of Appeals. He assumed office on January 5, 2015. His current term ends on December 31, 2028.

Gibbons ran for re-election for the Department 2 judge of the Nevada Court of Appeals. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Gibbons was appointed to the court by Governor Brian Sandoval on December 17, 2014.[1][2] Gibbons was sworn in on January 5, 2015, and named chief judge of the court. His term as chief ended on January 1, 2017.[3][4]

Gibbons was one of three judges appointed to form the court, which was created in 2014 by a voter-approved constitutional amendment.[5][6]

Michael P. Gibbons is the brother of Nevada Supreme Court Justice Mark Gibbons.[7]

Education

Gibbons received his undergraduate degree from the University of California at Los Angeles and his J.D. from the University of Idaho College of Law.[8]

Career

From 1994 until he joined the Nevada Court of Appeals bench in 2015, Gibbons served as a judge for the Ninth Judicial District Court in Douglas County, Nevada.[9][10][11] Gibbons was re-elected to the Ninth Judicial District Court in June 2014, but was then appointed to the Nevada Court of Appeals in December of that year. Before his judicial career, Gibbons served as a chief deputy district attorney in Douglas County and was a law clerk for District Judge Howard D. McKibben.[8][10]

Elections

2022

See also: Nevada intermediate appellate court elections, 2022

General election

General election for Nevada Court of Appeals Department 2

Incumbent Michael P. Gibbons won election in the general election for Nevada Court of Appeals Department 2 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Michael P. Gibbons (Nonpartisan)
 
74.7
 
651,985
 Other/Write-in votes
 
25.3
 
220,597

Total votes: 872,582
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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Michael P. Gibbons advanced from the primary for Nevada Court of Appeals Department 2.

2016

Gibbons ran unopposed for election to his seat on the Nevada Court of Appeals.[12]

Election results

November 8 general election
Incumbent Michael P. Gibbons ran unopposed in the Nevada Court of Appeals, Department 2 election.
Nevada Court of Appeals, Department 2, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Michael P. Gibbons Incumbent (unopposed) 71.93% 694,869
Write-in votes 28.07% 271,124
Total Votes (100% reporting) 965,993
Source: Nevada Secretary of State Official Results

2014

See also: Nevada judicial elections, 2014
Gibbons ran for re-election to the Ninth Judicial District Court.
Primary: He was elected without opposition in the primary on June 10, 2014.
[13][11][14] 

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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