NRS2.030. Election; Chief Justice. [Effective on the date on which the voters approve a constitutional amendment establishing an intermediate court of appeals.]

      1.  The justices of the Supreme Court shall be chosen at general elections by the qualified electors of the State. Except as provisionally limited in subsection 2, each justice shall hold office for the term of 6 years from and including the first Monday of January next after the election. The senior justice in commission shall be Chief Justice and in case the commissions of any two or more of the justices shall bear the same date, they shall determine by lot who shall be Chief Justice.

      2.  On October 1, 1967, the Governor shall appoint two additional justices for terms expiring on the first Monday in January 1969. Their successors shall be chosen as follows:

      (a) One justice shall be chosen at the general election in 1968, for a term of 4 years from and including the first Monday in January 1969.

      (b) One justice shall be chosen at the general election in 1968, for a term of 6 years from and including the first Monday in January 1969.

      3.  At the general election in 1968, in addition to the justices chosen pursuant to subsection 2, one justice shall be chosen to succeed the justice whose term of office, current on October 1, 1967, expires on the first Monday in January 1969. At the general elections in 1972 and 1974, and every sixth year respectively thereafter, two justices shall be chosen. At the general election in 1970, and every sixth year thereafter, one justice shall be chosen.

      [Part 1:108:1866; B § 2599; BH § 1636; C § 1782; RL § 2765; NCL § 4765] + [Part 9:108:1866; B § 2607; BH § 1644; C § 1790; RL § 2773; NCL § 4773] + [3:19:1865; B § 912; BH § 2427; C § 2510; RL § 4830; NCL § 8372] + [11:108:1866; B § 2609; BH § 1646; C § 1792; RL § 2775; NCL § 4775]—(NRS A 1967, 835; 1997, 1529, effective on the date on which the voters approve a constitutional amendment establishing an intermediate court of appeals)