Joe Vadala, Deputy Attorney General, will receive the vacancy appointment.

Coffing and Atkin are clearly better and more experienced attorneys than he is, but these appointments are never about finding the best and most experienced attorney.

Vadala meets two critical factors for an appointment. First, he satisfies diversity concerns. Secondly, there is always a huge advantage for attorneys in the public, law enforcement sector. Usually, it is an Assistant District Attorney, but since none were advanced, a Deputy Attorney General will fit the bill.

If posters wish to insist I'm wrong and intend to let me know how wrong I am, I welcome the debate. But please don't waste everyone's time with how good Coffing or Atkin may be as attorneys. It doesn't made a damn bit of difference. Attorneys in the private sector, no matter how capable they are, need to have some real political juice, or fit certain appointment criteria(often, diversity is the main criteria at issue) before they can get appointed.

So, tell me how Atkin or Coffing make sense from a political perspective, and then I may be quite persuaded. But if you instead emphasize their abilities as attorneys, that proves my point.

BTW, the inside political word is that Vadala is the only horse on the track. We will see how reliable that intel. is.

Same juice and outstanding qualifications as the last time Coffing was passed over.

I was in the mood for some biting sarcasm to start the work week, and 9:34 fits the bill.

I don't know Vadala but think Coffing would be a great addition.

Not sure that it would in fact result in that substantial of an income difference for Valdala. Per TransparentNevada he earned $124.6k last year in his state position (and state employees receive a 3% COLA every year + unknown if he has hit the cap for merit increases). Judges receive $160k per year and other than the 2% longevity increase they receive for service after 4 years (cap of 22%, total pay of $195.2k) they can not receive a raise during their term of office. The legislature denied the judges request for a raise and they will start new terms prior to the legislature returning to session. Unless there is a special session, increase the longevity benefit, or again do the "library district" game to give a raise in violation of the constitution, the judges will not be able to receive a pay raise until 2027.

Additionally, Valdala would, as a judge, lose the ability to maintain outside employment. His application references co-ownership of a business which he may also have to divest from.

Taken as a whole, if there is a financial loss from becoming a judge, it would be relatively minor in his case.