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Richard A. Gammick Sr

Deceased

Bar #1510 - ATTORNEY Deceased

Admitted
9/27/1982
Law school
McGeorge

In Memoriam

Richard A. Gammick - 1946 to May 14, 2026

Richard A. Gammick, the longtime Washoe County district attorney, built a layered civic career that ran from the police beat to the head of the prosecutor's office. He became a Reno police officer in 1973 while attending the University of Nevada, Reno, earned a business degree there, and graduated from the McGeorge School of Law in 1982. He was also a decorated veteran, having served a combat tour in Vietnam with the United States Army and later in the Nevada National Guard.

Before his election as district attorney, he served as a deputy district attorney and spent a decade as chief deputy district attorney in Washoe County, and also worked as deputy Reno city attorney and legal advisor to the Reno Police Department - a breadth of experience that shaped his reputation across Nevada law enforcement and the bar. He died on May 14, 2026, at age 79; tributes to his service were entered into the Congressional Record.

Richard A. Gammick Obituary (MemoriTree)

Discipline history

No discipline on record.

Record last verified Jun 16, 2026

Appellate record

Handled 44 Supreme Court of Nevada cases on record.

Results in appellate decisions and orders

68% won of 28 decided cases
Won 19Mixed 2Lost 7
Civil cases
33% of 3
Criminal cases
73% of 22
Court-order requests
67% of 3
Details by role (challenging vs. defending a ruling)
  • Civil cases - Challenging a ruling: won 0 of 2
  • Civil cases - Defending a ruling: won 1 of 1
  • Criminal cases - Challenging a ruling: won 1 of 1
  • Criminal cases - Defending a ruling: won 15 of 21 (2 mixed)
  • Court-order requests - Requesting a court order: won 1 of 2
  • Court-order requests - Opposing a court-order request: won 1 of 1

Appellate courts uphold far more rulings than they overturn, so lawyers who mostly defend rulings tend to show higher won-shares than lawyers who mostly challenge them. This breakdown lets you compare like with like.

Won means the court ruled the way this side asked. Mixed means the court agreed in part. Cases that were dismissed or have no clear result are listed but not counted. Based on the court's published decisions and unpublished orders; coverage is still being extended.

  • 63787 - Brant v. State (Dec 24, 2014)Ruling upheldWon - defended the ruling case details
  • 60172 - Artiga-Morales v. State (Oct 2, 2014)Ruling upheldWon - defended the ruling case details
  • 62819 - Major v. State (Aug 28, 2014)Ruling upheldWon - defended the ruling case details
  • 60065 - Brown v. McDaniel (Aug 7, 2014)Ruling upheldWon - defended the ruling case details
  • 58345 - Sanchez-Dominguez v. State (Feb 27, 2014)Ruling overturnedLost - defended the ruling case details
  • 55817 - Perez v. State (Nov 27, 2013)Ruling upheld case details
  • 61029 - Paley v. Second Jud. Dist. Ct. (Oct 3, 2013)Request deniedWon - opposed the court order case details
  • 58947 - Holmes v. State (Aug 22, 2013)Ruling upheldWon - defended the ruling case details
  • 56151 - Newman v. State (Apr 18, 2013)Partly overturnedMixed - defended the ruling case details
  • 55695 - Redrock Valley Ranch, LLC v. Washoe County (Jul 7, 2011)Ruling upheldWon - defended the ruling case details

Case data via YourNevadaJudges.com - Nevada appellate decisions and orders

Profile data from official public records, last verified Jun 16, 2026. Request a correction via the corrections page.