Kris Pickering
Chief Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court
In office
January 6, 2020 – January 4, 2021
Preceded byMark Gibbons
Succeeded byJames Hardesty
In office
January 5, 2013 – December 31, 2013
Preceded byMichael Cherry
Succeeded byMark Gibbons
Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court
Seat B
Assumed office
January 5, 2009
Preceded byA. William Maupin
Personal details
Born
Mary Kristina Pickering

(1952-10-07) October 7, 1952 (age 71)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Political partyRepublican[1]
EducationYale University (BA)
University of California, Davis (JD)

Mary Kristina Pickering[2] (born October 7, 1952 in San Francisco, California)[3] is a justice of the Nevada Supreme Court.[4] She became the fifth woman to serve on the Court when she was sworn in on January 5, 2009.[5] She received a Bachelor of Arts at Yale University, and her Juris Doctor from the University of California, Davis School of Law. She became Chief Justice on January 6, 2020.[6] She previously served as chief justice in 2013.

References

  1. ^ Snyder, Riley (October 21, 2020). "Adelsons pour $500K into group backing Republican-aligned state Supreme Court candidate, other judicial candidates". Nevada Independent.
  2. ^ "Mary Kristina Pickering, Born 10/07/1952 in California". www.californiabirthindex.org.
  3. ^ "Class Action Lawsuits". www.classaction.org.
  4. ^ "Justice Kristina Pickering". Archived from the original on 2013-03-25. Retrieved 2009-12-21.
  5. ^ David McGrath Schwartz (January 5, 2009). "Pickering sworn in to Nevada Supreme Court". lasvegassun.com.
  6. ^ "Kristina Pickering Begins Term as 2020 Supreme Court Chief Justice". nvcourts.gov. January 2, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
Legal offices Preceded byA. William Maupin Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court 2009–present Incumbent Preceded byMichael Cherry Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nevada 2013 Succeeded byMark Gibbons Preceded byMark Gibbons Chief Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court 2020–2021 Succeeded byJames Hardesty


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