February 12, 2025
Chief Justice Douglas Herndon announced this afternoon the Nevada Commission on Judicial Selection received 5 applications from individuals who wish to fill the judicial opening in Department 2 of the Seventh Judicial District Court.
This Commission will nominate a panel of three to fill the vacancy. Department 2 is vacant through the retirement of the Honorable Gary Fairman in early April of this year. The applicants in alphabetical order are as follows:
- April R. Bradshaw (Age 46)
- City of Residence: McGill
- Employer: White Pine County District Attorney’s Office / Bradshaw Law Group
- Job Title: Deputy District Attorney / Owner
- Jane Margaret Eberhardy (Age 64)
- City of Residence: Ely
- Employer: Jane Eberhardy Law LLC
- Job Title: Owner
- Dylan V. Frehner (Age 48)
- City of Residence: Pioche
- Employer: Lincoln County District Attorney’s Office
- Job Title: District Attorney
- David D. Loreman (Age 65)
- City of Residence: Spring Creek
- Employer: Loreman Law
- Job Title: Owner / Sole Proprietor
- John W. Muije (Age 69)
- City of Residence: Wells
- Employer: John W. Muije Law
- Job Title: President / Solo Practitioner
Nevada attorneys with 10 years of legal experience, including two years of Nevada practice, were encouraged to apply for the opening. Interviews to fill this vacancy are scheduled for March 11, 2025, in Ely. The interviews will be streamed live through the Supreme Court’s YouTube channel and are open to the public. After the interviews, the Commission will nominate three finalists to Governor Joe Lombardo.
The Commission is composed of seven permanent members – the Supreme Court Chief Justice, three non-attorneys appointed by the Governor, and three attorneys appointed by the State Bar of Nevada. Neither the Governor nor the State Bar may appoint more than two permanent members from the same political party and cannot appoint two members from the same county. For District Court vacancies, two temporary members are appointed from the judicial district where the vacancy occurs – a non-attorney by the Governor and an attorney by the State Bar – bringing the Commission membership to nine.
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