Nevada § 5.020 - Municipal judges: Election; term; oath; qualifications; justice of the peace as ex officio municipal judge
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 5.020 — Municipal judges: Election; term; oath; qualifications; justice of the peace as ex officio municipal judge, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 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: (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.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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