Deborah Agosti

Deborah Ann Agosti (born c. 1952) is a former justice of the Supreme Court of Nevada from 1999 to 2005. She was one of the first one hundred women attorneys in Nevada.

Early life and education Agosti grew up in Toledo, Ohio and attended Central Catholic High School. She graduated from the University of Toledo with a Bachelor of Arts in 1973 and from the University of Toledo College of Law with a Juris Doctor in 1976.

Career Agosti served less than one year as a deputy public defender in Montgomery County, Ohio before moving to Nevada.

Near the end of her term, Agosti was criticized for writing an opinion that temporarily let the Nevada Legislature approve tax hikes without the mandatory two-thirds' supermajority.

Agosti cited health reasons for choosing not to run for re-election in 2004, although her announcement came two weeks after her retention score had dropped to 44 percent. Agosti was succeeded by Ron Parraguirre.