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NRS 2A.050 Chief Judge. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall appoint one judge of the Court of Appeals to be the Chief Judge. (Added to NRS by 2013, 1704)

NRS 2A.060 Resignation of office. Resignation of office by a judge of the Court of Appeals must be made to the Governor and to the Court Administrator. The Governor shall notify the Court Administrator as soon as practicable upon his or her acceptance of the resignation or retire…

NRS 2A.070 Vacancy filled by Governor; term. When any vacancy occurs in the office of judge of the Court of Appeals, the Governor shall fill the same by granting a commission, which expires at the next general election by the people and upon the qualification of his or her succes…

NRS 2A.080 Salary. 1. Until the first Monday in January 2029, the annual base salary of each judge of the Court of Appeals is $165,000. On the first Monday in January 2029 and on the first Monday of every sixth year thereafter, the annual base salary of his or her successor in of…

NRS 2A.090 Service of judges as supplemental district judges. The judges of the Court of Appeals shall also serve as ex officio supplemental district judges, and in that capacity shall perform such judicial duties as may be designated in the rules adopted by the Supreme Court, Se…

NRS 2A.100 Pensions. 1. Any judge of the Court of Appeals who has served as a justice of the Supreme Court, judge of the Court of Appeals or judge of a district court in any one or more of those courts for a period or periods aggregating 22 years and has ended such service is, af…

NRS 2A.110 Retirement because of incapacity, disability or advanced age. 1. A judge of the Court of Appeals who has served as a justice of the Supreme Court, judge of the Court of Appeals or judge of a district court in any one or more courts for a period or periods aggregating 5…

NRS 2A.120 Benefits for surviving spouse. 1. If a judge of the Court of Appeals at the time of his or her death had retired and was then receiving a pension under the provisions of NRS 2A.100, or if at the time of his or her death the judge had not retired but had performed suffi…

NRS 2A.130 Benefits for surviving child. 1. Each child of a deceased judge of the Court of Appeals is entitled to receive payments equal in amount to the payments provided in NRS 286.673 for the child of a deceased member of the Public Employees’ Retirement System. 2. In determin…

NRS 2A.140 Benefits for survivor beneficiary and additional payees. 1. A judge of the Court of Appeals may designate, in writing, a survivor beneficiary and one or more additional payees to receive the payments provided pursuant to this section if the judge is unmarried on the da…

NRS 2A.150 Application and administration of provisions concerning pensions, retirement and benefits. The provisions of NRS 2A.100 to 2A.150, inclusive: 1. Apply only to a judge of the Court of Appeals or a surviving spouse or surviving child of a judge of the Court of Appeals wh…

NRS 2A.160 Jurisdiction; review by Supreme Court. The Supreme Court shall fix by rule the jurisdiction of the Court of Appeals and shall provide for the review, where appropriate, of appeals decided by the Court of Appeals. (Added to NRS by 2013, 1708)

NRS 2A.170 Power on appeal. The Court of Appeals may reverse, affirm or modify the judgment or order appealed from as to any or all of the parties, and may, if necessary, order a new trial, and in a criminal action, order the new trial to be had in the proper place. On a direct a…

NRS 2A.180 Regular sessions; issuance of writs. The Court of Appeals shall: 1. Hold such regular sessions during each calendar year as are necessary to dispose of its business. 2. Always be open for the issuance of writs. (Added to NRS by 2013, 1708)

NRS 2A.190 Assignment of submitted cases; written decisions and opinions. 1. Immediately upon a case being submitted to the Court of Appeals it must be assigned to one member of the court for the preparation of an opinion. 2. All opinions and decisions rendered by the Court of Ap…

NRS 2A.200 Judge not to practice law. A judge of the Court of Appeals shall not act as attorney or counsel in any court except in an action or proceeding to which the judge is a party on the record. (Added to NRS by 2013, 1708)

NRS 2A.210 Absence from State; forfeiture of office. A judge of the Court of Appeals shall not absent himself or herself from this State for more than 90 consecutive days. A violation of the provisions of this section shall work a forfeiture of office. (Added to NRS by 2013, 1708…

NRS 2A.220 Power to take and certify acknowledgments and affidavits. The judges of the Court of Appeals have power in any part of the State to take and certify: 1. The acknowledgment of conveyances and the satisfaction of a judgment of any court. 2. An affidavit to be used in any…

NRS 2A.230 Use of facsimile signature: Conditions and restrictions. 1. Each judge of the Court of Appeals may use a facsimile signature produced through a mechanical device in place of the judge’s handwritten signature whenever the necessity arises and upon approval of the Court …

NRS 2A.240 Clerk. The Clerk of the Supreme Court is ex officio clerk of the Court of Appeals. (Added to NRS by 2013, 1709)

NRS 2A.250 Bailiff. The Bailiff of the Supreme Court is ex officio bailiff of the Court of Appeals. (Added to NRS by 2013, 1709)

NRS 2A.260 Other employees. The Court of Appeals, or a majority thereof, is authorized to employ stenographic clerks, law clerks, legal assistants, legal secretaries and other necessary employees within the limits of the appropriation made for the support of the Court of Appeals.…