1. For the Informed Constituent

2. Nevada’s Current System Nevada Supreme Court Trial Courts

3. Nevada’s Current System 84% of appeals take longer than 1 year 40% take longer than 2 years Ideally each justice should average 100 written opinions per year Our justices currently average over 300 hundred opinions per year

4. Currently 40 States have a court of appeals Nevada is the most populous state that does not have a court of appeals Some of the states with a court of appeals include: Similar States

5. The Proposed Court How will the Nevada Court of Appeals function? What will the Nevada Court of Appeals Look Like? How did this get on the ballot?

6. Judicial Push Down Nevada Supreme Court Trial Courts Appellate Court Filtration Process Predetermined Criteria

7. The Court of Appeals Will: Speed up the appeals process! An “express lane” to justice

8. The Court of Appeals Will: Improve the quality of justice. The Supreme Court will be able to focus on more substantive issues

9. The Court of Appeals Will: Have a Minimum of three judges Have Statewide jurisdiction Utilizes existing infrastructure Supreme Court Building (Northern NV) Regional Justice Center (Southern NV)

10. Additional Benefits An efficient judicial system will be better for all Nevadans – individuals and businesses.

11. How This Got On The Ballot Bipartisan support Voted on unanimously by both houses of the legislature twice

12. Concerns Additional Expenses? Funded through filling fees! Will use existing facilities Amendment is permissive. Increased Bureaucracy? No additional steps in the judicial process No new government – improves existing government

13. Vote YES!!!