Nancy Saitta

Nancy Saitta was an Associate Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court from Las Vegas, Nevada.

Nancy Saitta
Associate Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court (Seat G)
In office
January 1, 2007  August 12, 2016
Preceded byNancy A. Becker
Succeeded byLidia S. Stiglich

Education

Justice Saitta attended Wayne State University for her undergraduate degree and law degree earned in 1983 and 1986 respectively.

Career

She began her judicial career in 1996, when she was appointed to a seat on Las Vegas Municipal Court.[1] Two years later, she was elected to the District Court bench.[1] As district judge, she created the Complex Litigation Division.

She was first elected to the Nevada Supreme Court in 2006 and was reelected in 2012. Having served 10 years on the Nevada Supreme Court, Justice Saitta announced her retirement in an official letter to Governor Brian Sandoval effective August 8, 2016.[2]

References

  1. German, Jeff (2016-06-27). "Nevada Supreme Court Justice Nancy Saitta is stepping down". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
  2. "Justice Nancy M. Saitta Announces Retirement". Nevada Judiciary. 2016-06-27. Retrieved 2016-12-11.


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