Lidia Stiglich | |
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Chief Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court | |
In office January 2, 2023 –January 2, 2024 | |
Preceded by | Ron Parraguirre |
Succeeded by | Elissa F. Cadish |
Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court | |
Assumed office December 5,2016 | |
Appointed by | Brian Sandoval |
Preceded by | Nancy Saitta |
Personal details | |
Born | Walnut Creek,California,U.S. | November 12,1969
Political party | Democratic [1] |
Education | University of California,Berkeley (BS) University of California,Hastings (JD) |
Lidia Shenade Stiglich [2] (born November 12,1969) is an American attorney and jurist serving as a justice of the Supreme Court of Nevada since 2016. [3] She was appointed by Governor Brian Sandoval on November 10,2016. [4] [5]
Stiglich earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration,with a concentration in finance,from the University of California,Berkeley. [6] While at UC Berkeley,she was a member of the intercollegiate softball team. [6] Stiglich later received her Juris Doctor from the University of California,Hastings College of the Law. [6]
Prior to her appointment to the Supreme Court,Stiglich served as district court judge of the Second Judicial District Court. [6] As the presiding judge in Department Eight of the district court,Stiglich heard civil and criminal trials. [6] In addition to the duties in Department Eight,she served as the probate judge for the district and was also the co-founder and presiding judge of the Youth Offender Drug Court. [6] This specialty court was designed for the young adult population (ages 18 to 24) who are opiate/heroin users,as an alternate sentencing/rehabilitation program. [6]
Stiglich was the chair of the Court Automation Enhancement Project (CAEP) Committee,the co-chair of the Criminal Justice Advisory Committee (CJAC),the co-chair of the Civil Bench/Bar Committee,and an at-large board member of the Nevada District Judges Association. [6] Stiglich served on the Washoe County Law Library Board of Trustees,is a master member of the Bruce R. Thompson Inns of Court,and was formerly an alternate member of the Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline. [6] Stiglich is a member of the Nevada Supreme Court's Indigent Defense Commission and the Commission on Statewide Rules of Criminal Procedure. [6] Stiglich has previously served as a member on the Supreme Court's Commission on Statewide Rules of Criminal Procedure,Jury Instruction Subcommittee and the Nevada Legislature's Advisory Commission on the Administration of Justice,both as a member and on the Victims of Crime Subcommittee. [6] She is a member of the Washoe County,Nevada Bar Association,the Northern Nevada Women Lawyers Association,and the National Association of Women Judges. [6]
Stiglich was the founder and managing partner of Stiglich &Hinckley,LLP. [6] In addition to her role at the firm,she also served as special counsel to Lieutenant Governor Brian Krolicki,where she advised on legal matters related to economic development,tourism,cultural affairs,and special projects. [6] Stiglich is admitted to practice law in Nevada and California. [6]
In addition to her professional affiliations,Stiglich participates in several community organizations. [6] She is a member of the Reno Sunrise Rotary,serves as a board member for Friends of Nevada Mansion,and is a member of the Sierra Nevada Ballet Board of Directors. [6]
Stiglich is a faculty member at the National Judicial College and an instructor at the University of Nevada,Reno. [6] She has also been an adjunct law professor at the John F. Kennedy University School of Law,Golden Gate University School of Law,and New College of California School of Law. [6]
Stiglich is openly gay, [7] which as of 2021,makes her one of eleven openly LGBT judges serving on U.S. state supreme courts.
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