Ron Parraguirre

Ron Parraguirre
Current Court Information:
Nevada Supreme Court
Title:	Justice
Service:
Active:	2004-2016
Chief:	2010
Past position:	Nevada Eighth Judicial District Court
Past term:	1999-2004
Past position:	Judge
Personal History
Party:	Republican
Law School:	San Diego School of Law, 1985

Ron D. Parraguirre is a justice on the Nevada Supreme Court; he served as the Chief Justice of the court in 2010. He is the youngest member of the Court and was elected on November 2, 2004.

2010 election

See also: Nevada judicial elections, 2010

Parraguirre won re-election to another 6-year term after running unopposed.

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, 82% recommended Judge Parraguirre for retention.

Education

Parraguire received his J.D. from the San Diego School of Law in 1985.

Career

After graduating from law school, Parraguirre first worked for Senator Paul Laxalt, then was counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee. He served in this position for two years, then joined his father's private practice in Nevada. Parraguirre's first judicial position was on the Las Vegas Municipal Court, a position he was elected to in 1991. He was appointed to the 8th District Court by Governor Kenny Guinn in 1999. He stayed in this position until joining the Nevada Supreme Court in 2004.

Awards and Associations

• 2004 President, Nevada District Judge Association
• Nevada State-Federal Judicial Council
• Supreme Court Funding Commission
• Access to Justice Resource Center
• Supreme Court Jury Improvement Implementation Committee
• District Court Settlement Conference Committee

Elections

2004

• Parraguirre won election to the Nevada Supreme Court with 52.98% of the vote.

• In his 2004 race for the Nevada Supreme Court, Parraguirre raised $661,397 total. Of that, the top three contributors according to industry were Gambling and Casinos, $169,884; Lawyers and Lobbyists, $165,064; and Real Estate, $32,400. For a complete summary of Judge Parraguirre's judicial contributions, visit Follow The Money: Ron D. Parraguirre

Notable rulings

Workers’ comp after suicide

In an unanimous decision written by Parraguirre, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled that death benefits can be given in certain instances of suicide, specifically, if an injured employee commits suicide as a result of an on-the-job injury. Parraguirre called it a "chain of causation" test--the appeals officer said "death benefits were not available to the family because the suicide was a deliberate decision and was not an act of insanity." The Supreme Court sent the case back to the hearing officer to consider the standard Parraguirre referred to, which would allow survivors a greater chance of recovering death benefits of a relative who commits suicide after a job injury.

External links

• Nevada Judiciary, Chief Justice Ron D. Parraguirre
• Project Vote Smart, Chief Justice Ron D. Parraguirre (NV)
• Las Vegas Review Journal, "Court upholds death penalty in two cases", March 4, 2010
• Review Journal: Ronald D. Parraguirre Judicial Performance Evaluation 2000: Summary of Results]

References