Kris Pickering

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Mary 'Kris' Pickering
Nevada Supreme Court Justice
Assumed office
2008
Term ends
2014
Private practice attorney
In office
1980-2008
Political party
Republican

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Mary "Kris" Pickering is current justice of the Nevada Supreme Court. She was elected to this position in November 4, 2008 to a term ending in 2014.

Education

Pickering received her B.A. from Yale University in 1974 and her J.D. from the University of California, Davis in 1977.[1]

Legal career

After law school Kris returned to Reno to clerk for United States District Judge Bruce Thompson. She entered private practice, first with the firm Lionel Sawyer & Collins and then Morris Pickering & Peterson. She worked in private practice until her election to the Nevada Supreme Court in 2008.[2]

2010 judicial survey

The Las Vegas Review Journal conducted a judicial performance evaluation in 2010. The survey asked state attorneys to rate judges on a variety of criteria. Of the 796 respondents, 65% recommended Judge Pickering for retention. [3][4]

2008 election

General election results

  • For seat B, Kris Pickering was the winner, taking 353,841 votes (42%) as compared to Deborah Schumacher who received 329,090 votes (39%). Fully 159,715 voters (19%) chose a candidate other than the two listed on the ballot.[5]

Primary election

See Nevada Supreme Court elections for more details on the court race.

Mary "Kris" Pickering was the overall August 12 primary winner for spot (seat B) on the Nevada Supreme Court. Her opponents were Don Chairez, Deborah Schumacher and Nancy Allf. They competed to fill the seat vacated by the retirement of William Maupin. She will face Deborah Schumacher, who was the second highest vote recipient, in the November genreral election.[6],[7],[8]

External links

References


The Nevada Project on Judgepedia
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