In November 2014, the voters of Nevada finally created a State Court of Appeals. Nevada had been one of only ten states with no state court of appeals. The idea had been rejected by the voters five times before 2014.
Little-discussed at the time was the existence of a 1997 law which said that if the state ever created a state court of appeals, the size of the Nevada Supreme Court would shrink from seven members to five. If that law is not changed, the court will lose two justices in 2019. See this story. Thanks to How Appealing for the link.
The vast majority of State Supreme Courts have seven members. There are just a handful that have nine members, and also just a few which have five members.
Isn’t it amazing how these two party legislators think they are so smart, that they write things into law, and then they find out how they have contradicted themselves. They are always saying the 3rd party candidates or Independent candidates don’t know how to govern. Remember the old saying, “those who live in glass houses, should not throw stones.” Wording might not be exactly right, but the meaning is the same.