The Nevada Judiciary announced leadership transitions as Justice Douglas W. Herndon officially begins his two-year term as chief justice of the Nevada Supreme Court, succeeding Justice Elissa F. Cadish. In addition, Judge Bonnie A. Bulla assumes her appointed role as chief judge of the Nevada Court of Appeals for a four-year term.
As chief justice, Herndon will step into the role of administrative head of the Nevada judiciary and the official public voice of the Supreme Court.
Herndon has served on the Nevada Supreme Court since his election in 2020. Before his tenure on the Supreme Court, he served as a district court judge in the Eighth Judicial District Court in Clark County for 15 years, where he presided over civil and criminal cases and was the chief judge of the court’s Criminal Division and Homicide Case Team.
Bulla succeeds Judge Michael P. Gibbons. Bulla was appointed to the Nevada Court of Appeals in 2019 by Governor Steve Sisolak, previously serving as discovery commissioner for the Eighth Judicial District Court in Clark County.
Bulla will oversee the administrative functions of the Court of Appeals and provide leadership to ensure timely and fair resolution of appeals.
Bulla has been president of the Southern Nevada Association of Women Attorneys and of the Howard D. McKibben Chapter of the American Inns of Court. She also held the offices of clerk and speaker of the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division.
Cadish will remain on the Nevada Supreme Court as she begins a new six-year term as justice. Gibbons will also continue to serve on the Nevada Court of Appeals.