Abbi Silver

Abbi Silver (born December 3, 1964) is an American attorney who served as a justice of the Nevada Supreme Court from 2019 to 2022.

Education

Silver received her Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 1986 and her Juris Doctor from Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles, California.

Career

After graduating law school, she worked as a judicial law clerk for Earle White, Jr. on the Eighth Judicial District Court. She then joined the Clark County District Attorney's Office and was ultimately assigned as the Chief Deputy District Attorney of the Special Victims Unit. During tenure at the District Attorney's office, she tried more than one hundred jury trials. On January 3, 2017, she became Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals.

Nevada Supreme Court

Silver faced no challengers in the primary for the seat being vacated by Michael L. Douglas. She ran unopposed in the general election on November 8, 2018. She assumed office on January 7, 2019. On August 26, 2022, she announced her resignation from the Supreme Court, citing "'unforeseen circumstances' and a desire to spend more time with her family[.]", effective September 29, 2022.