Nevada Revised Statutes 5.020 – Municipal judges: Election; term; oath; qualifications; justice of the peace as ex officio municipal judge
1. Except as provided in subsection 3 and NRS 266.405, each municipal judge must be chosen by the electors of the city within which the municipal court is established on a day to be fixed by the governing body of that city. The term of office of a municipal judge is the period fixed by:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 5.020
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
- Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
- Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
- person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
(a) An ordinance adopted by the city if the city is organized under general law; or
(b) The charter of the city if the city is organized under a special charter. Before entering upon his or her duties, a municipal judge shall take the constitutional oath of office.
2. A municipal judge must:
(a) Be a citizen of the State;
(b) Except as otherwise provided in the charter of a city organized under a special charter, have been a bona fide resident of the city for not less than 1 year next preceding his or her election;
(c) Be a qualified elector in the city; and
(d) Not have ever been removed or retired from any judicial office by the Commission on Judicial Discipline.
3. The governing body of a city, with the consent of the board of county commissioners and the justice of the peace, may provide that a justice of the peace of the township in which the city is located is ex officio the municipal judge of the city.
4. For the purposes of this section, a person shall not be ineligible to be a candidate for the office of municipal judge if a decision to remove or retire the person from a judicial office is pending appeal before the Supreme Court or has been overturned by the Supreme Court.