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Elissa Cadish
Justice, Nevada Supreme Court · Seat C
Background: From 1989 to 1991, Cadish clerked for Judge Philip Pro in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada. She worked as a private attorney from 1991 to 2007.
At a glance
- Court
- Nevada Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- Seat C
- Chief justice
- No
- How they joined the court
- Elected (first elected 2018)
- Appointed by
- Not applicable (elected)
- Appointment date
- Not applicable (elected)
- Took office
- January 7, 2019
- Current term ends
- January 6, 2031
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- November 5, 2024
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Nonpartisan
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Strong Democrat (2020 study of justices' pre-court partisan activity)
- Education
- Bachelor's: University of Pennsylvania, 1986
- Law: University of Virginia School of Law, 1989
- Prior offices
- Nevada Eighth Judicial District Court (2007 - 2019)
- Profession
- Not listed
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Nonpartisan electionVoters elect the justices; no party label appears on the ballot.
Summary of facts listed on Elissa Cadish’s Ballotpedia page (retrieved Oct 26, 2026) · Photo: Ballotpedia. “Not listed” means Ballotpedia didn’t list it in a form this site could read; check Ballotpedia for the latest.
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