Overview
- Clark County Judge Lyndsey Brunette launched her bid Thursday, becoming the first declared candidate for the April 2027 election to replace retiring Justice Annette Ziegler.
- Her launch video vowed to apply the law fairly and to protect personal health care rights, language past liberal contenders used to signal support for abortion rights.
- With Justice-elect Chris Taylor set to be sworn in August 1, the court shifts to a 5-2 liberal majority projected to last through at least 2030.
- Brunette has served as a Clark County judge since 2018 after winning election as district attorney in 2012 as a Democrat, and she previously worked in Minneapolis under then–county attorney Amy Klobuchar.
- Conservative groups have not coalesced around a challenger, a recruiting struggle that could further strengthen liberal control in a race that will influence high-profile state issues.