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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada voters have approved a measure to create a state appellate court to handle some of the thousands of cases currently backlogged before the state Supreme Court.
Its passage of Question 1 on Tuesday means that three judges will be appointed by the governor to hear cases appealed to the seven-member Supreme Court, and designated by justices for appellate court review.
Until now, the Supreme Court has been the only appeals court in the state.
High court justices would still have the option of reviewing appeals court decisions.
Nevadans for a Court of Appeals, with backing by big law firms and several casino companies, spent more than $214,000 in support of the measure.
It had no organized opposition.
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