Speaker Biography The Honorable Mark Gibbons

State of Nevada Court of Appeals

Justice Mark Gibbons (Ret.)  sat on the Nevada Supreme Court for eighteen years and served as chief justice of the Supreme Court of Nevada in 2008, 2014 and 2019.  He retired from the bench in 2021 as the longest-serving Justice, and now is a JAMS mediator, arbitrator, and referee/special master. Previously he spent six years on the Eighth Judicial District Court bench where he was unanimously elected as chief judge of the Civil, Criminal and Family divisions. In that role, he created the specialized Construction Defect Court to expedite the resolution of construction defect cases. He was known for his record-setting number of jury trials and for his role on the Business Court Task Force Committee which created the model for the district court business courts specializing in business and corporate litigation. Prior to his service on the bench, Justice Gibbons focused his private law practice primarily on litigation, including construction disputes, mechanic’s liens and corporate governance. He was trial counsel for more than 100 bench trials. He has also been trial counsel for a number of jury trials, representing both plaintiffs and defendants.