1. The Commission has exclusive jurisdiction over the public censure, removal, involuntary retirement and other discipline of judges which is coextensive with its jurisdiction over justices of the Supreme Court and must be exercised in the same manner and under the same rules.
2. Any complaint or action, including, without limitation, an interlocutory action or appeal, filed in connection with any proceeding of the Commission must be filed in the Supreme Court. Any such complaint or action filed in a court other than the Supreme Court shall be presumed to be frivolous and intended solely for the purposes of delay.
3. The Supreme Court shall appoint two justices of the peace and two municipal judges to sit on the Commission for formal, public proceedings against a justice of the peace or a municipal judge, respectively. Justices of the peace and municipal judges so appointed must be designated by an order of the Supreme Court to sit for such proceedings in place of and to serve for the same terms as the regular members of the Commission appointed by the Supreme Court.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 936; A 1983, 108; 1995, 800; 1997, 1094; 2005, 305; 2009, 1338; 2015, 951)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 1 - Judicial Department Generally
NRS 1.010 - Courts of justice.
NRS 1.030 - Application of common law in courts.
NRS 1.040 - Written proceedings to be in English language; abbreviations and figures.
NRS 1.050 - Places of holding court; stipulations of parties.
NRS 1.055 - Telephone number of judge to be published in telephone directory.
NRS 1.060 - Adjournment on absence of judge.
NRS 1.070 - Places of holding court may be changed.
NRS 1.080 - Parties to appear at place appointed.
NRS 1.095 - Lactation room in courthouse; requirements. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
NRS 1.100 - Courts, judges and clerks may administer oaths.
NRS 1.116 - Removal of data stored on electronic waste.
NRS 1.117 - Electronic filing, storage and reproduction of documents filed with courts.
NRS 1.130 - Nonjudicial days; transaction of judicial business.
NRS 1.140 - Courts required to have seals.
NRS 1.150 - Clerk of district court to procure seal; form of seal.
NRS 1.180 - Documents to which seal affixed.
NRS 1.190 - Impression or electronic reproduction of seal.
NRS 1.200 - Original jurisdiction not lost by subsequent legislation.
NRS 1.210 - Powers of court respecting conduct of proceedings.
NRS 1.260 - Vacancy not to affect action.
NRS 1.270 - No judge or justice of the peace to have partner practicing law.
NRS 1.330 - Appointment; tenure; salary.
NRS 1.340 - Assistants: Appointment; compensation.
NRS 1.350 - Private law practice prohibited.
NRS 1.363 - Report concerning equity in workplace; transmittal; confidentiality.
NRS 1.370 - Provision of records and information; unauthorized disclosure.
NRS 1.380 - Duties of Court Administrator.
NRS 1.390 - Compensation of members and employees.
NRS 1.410 - Public officers and employees to cooperate with Commission.
NRS 1.4253 - "Admonish" defined.
NRS 1.4257 - "Censure" defined.
NRS 1.426 - "Commission" defined.
NRS 1.4263 - "Complaint" defined.
NRS 1.4267 - "Formal statement of charges" defined.
NRS 1.427 - "Incapacitated" defined.
NRS 1.4291 - "Letter of caution" defined.
NRS 1.4292 - "Removal" defined.
NRS 1.4293 - "Remove" defined.
NRS 1.4294 - "Reprimand" defined.
NRS 1.4295 - "Special counsel" defined.
NRS 1.4296 - "Suspend" defined.
NRS 1.430 - Compensation of members and employees.
NRS 1.445 - Appointment of alternate members to Commission.
NRS 1.450 - Assistants; witnesses; expenses.
NRS 1.460 - Public officers and employees to cooperate with Commission; service of process.
NRS 1.462 - Proceedings before Commission; applicable rules.
NRS 1.464 - Reports: Annual; biennial; contents; confidentiality.
NRS 1.4657 - Required actions upon receipt of complaint; letter of caution.
NRS 1.466 - Issuance and enforcement of subpoenas.
NRS 1.4677 - Forms of discipline.
NRS 1.468 - Deferral of formal disciplinary action.
NRS 1.469 - Authorized statements by Commission when subject matter becomes public.
NRS 1.4695 - Rules to be adopted to establish privileged status of certain communications.
NRS 1.500 - Fees of interpreters and translators.
NRS 1.540 - Unlawful acts; civil action or recovery prohibited for certain violations.