Jennifer Togliatti

Jennifer Togliatti is a former senior judge on the Nevada District Court.

On November 21, 2019, President Donald Trump (R) nominated Togliatti to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Nevada.^[1] Togliatti's nomination was returned to the president at the sine die adjournment of the U.S. Senate on January 3, 2021. Click here for more information on Togliatti's federal judicial nomination.

The United States District Court for the District of Nevada is one of 94 U.S. District Courts. They are the general trial courts of the United States federal courts. To learn more about the court, click here.

Togliatti was a judge on the Eighth Judicial District Court in Nevada from 2002 to 2018.^[2] She retired on January 2, 2019.^[3]

Judicial nominations, appointments, and elections

United States District Court for the District of Nevada

See also: Federal judges nominated by Donald Trump

On November 21, 2019, President Donald Trump (R) nominated Togliatti to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Nevada.^[1] To read more about the federal nominations process, click here.

Nomination Tracker
Nominee Information
Name: Jennifer Togliatti
Court: United States District Court for the District of Nevada
Progress
Returned 409 days after nomination.
Nominated: November 21, 2019
ABA Rating: Unanimously well qualified
Questionnaire: Questionnaire
Hearing: March 4, 2020
QFRs: QFRs (Hover over QFRs to read more)
Reported: May 14, 2020
Confirmed:
Returned: January 3, 2021

Nomination

On October 16, 2019, President Donald Trump (R) announced his intent to nominate Togliatti to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Nevada.^[4] The president officially nominated Togliatti on November 21. Togliatti's nomination was returned to the president at the sine die adjournment of the U.S. Senate on January 3, 2020.^[1] The president renominated Togliatti on February 13.^[5] Togliatti's nomination was returned to the president at the sine die adjournment of the U.S. Senate on January 3, 2021.^[6]

Togliatti was nominated to replace Judge James Mahan, who assumed senior status on June 29, 2018.^[1]

Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen, both Democrats of Nevada, supported the nomination: "Over the course of her three decades of service in the Nevada legal community, Togliatti has ruled in some of the most difficult cases our state has seen, yet she maintains a reputation as a fair-minded and objective judge," they said.^[7]

The American Bar Association unanimously rated Togliatti well qualified for the position.^[8] To read more about ABA ratings, click here.

Nevada Eighth Judicial District Court (2002-2018)

Togliatti was a judge on the Eighth Judicial District Court in Nevada from 2002 to 2018.^[2] She was appointed to the court by Governor Kenny Guinn on April 23, 2002, to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Stephen Huffaker.^[9][10] Togliatti retired in 2018.^[11]

Togliatti served as chief judge of the court from 2011 to 2014.^[4]

2014 election

See also: Nevada judicial elections, 2014

Togliatti ran for re-election to the Eighth Judicial District Court (Dept. 9). She was elected without opposition in the primary on June 10, 2014.^[12][10] 

Las Vegas Township Justice Court (1998-2002)

Togliatti served as a justice of the peace on the Las Vegas Township Justice Court from 1998 to 2002.^[4][9]

Early life and education

Togliatti was born in Waterbury, Connecticut, in 1967. She received her B.A. from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, in 1989 and her J.D. from the California Western School of Law in 1993.^[13]

Professional career

• 2002-2018: Judge, Eighth Judicial District Court
• 1998-2002: Justice of the peace, Las Vegas Township Justice Court, Nevada
• 1994-1998: Deputy district attorney, Crimes Against Women and Children’s Unit, Clark County District Attorney's Office ^[9]

Awards and associations

Awards

• 2013: Star Award, Nevada Association of Court Executives
• 1999: Distinguished Women of Southern Nevada Recognition^[13]
• 1998: Equality NOW Award, Nevada Chapter of the National Organization for Women ^[14]

Associations

• Clark County Bar Association
• National Association of Women Judges
• Nevada District Attorney's Association
• Nevada District Judges Association
• Nevada Judges of Limited Jurisdiction Association
• Nevada Law Foundation
• Southern Nevada Association of Women Attorneys^[13]
• Southern Nevada Domestic Violence Court Task Force
• Adult and Youth Leadership Las Vegas, Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce
• Board of Director’s, Women’s Development Center ^[9]

2013 judicial performance evaluation

In 2013, the Las Vegas Review-Journal sponsored a survey of 902 lawyers who rated Nevada Supreme Court justices and judges located in Clark County. 80% of respondents voted in favor of keeping Togliatti on the bench. The average vote in favor of retention for all 88 judges evaluated was 71%.^[15]

About the court

District of Nevada
Ninth Circuit
Judgeships
Posts: 7
Judges: 7
Vacancies: 0
Judges
Chief: Miranda Du
Active judges: Richard Franklin Boulware II, Jennifer Dorsey, Miranda Du, Andrew Gordon, Gloria M. Navarro, Cristina Silva, Anne Rachel Traum Senior judges: Kent Dawson, Roger Hunt, Robert C. Jones, James Mahan, Howard McKibben

The United States District Court for the District of Nevada is one of 94 United States district courts. The court has locations in Las Vegas and Reno. When decisions of the court are appealed, they are appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit based in downtown San Francisco at the James R. Browning Federal Courthouse, but initial appeals are heard at the Richard Chambers Federal Courthouse in Pasadena, California.

The District of Nevada has original jurisdiction over cases filed within its jurisdiction. These cases can include civil and criminal matters that fall under federal law.

The jurisdiction of the District of Nevada consists of all the counties in the state of Nevada.

The federal nomination process

Federal judges are nominated by the president of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. There are multiple steps to the process:

• The president nominates an individual for a judicial seat.
• The nominee fills out a questionnaire and is reviewed by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
• The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing with the nominee, questioning them about things like their judicial philosophy, past rulings or opinions, etc.

• As part of this process, the committee sends a blue slip to senators from the home state in which the judicial nomination was received, allowing them to express their approval or disapproval of the nominee.

• After the hearing, the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote to approve or return the nominee.

• If approved, the nominee is voted on by the full Senate.
• If the Committee votes to return the nominee to the president, the president has the opportunity to re-nominate the individual.

• The Senate holds a vote on the candidate.

• If the Senate confirms the nomination, the nominee receives a commission to serve a lifelong position as a federal judge.
• If the Senate does not confirm the nomination, that nominee does not become a judge.

See also

• United States District Court for the District of Nevada
• United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
• Nevada District Courts
• Clark Nevada
• Judicial selection in Nevada

External links

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• United States District Court for the District of Nevada
• United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

Footnotes