Former Judge Jackie Glass, Who Sentenced O.J. Simpson, Dies at 70

Former Clark County District Judge Jackie Glass, who presided over the high-profile sentencing of O.J. Simpson and later hosted the television court show "Swift Justice," has died. She was 70. Glass died on Friday afternoon, August 28, 2026, in Las Vegas, according to reports confirmed by her family.

Her daughter, Rachel Wolfson, announced the news in a social media post on Friday night. "RIP my rock, I don't know how I'll do this life without you," Wolfson wrote. "I love you so much mommy Jackie Glass, I'll see you again someday." Glass is survived by her husband, Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson, and two daughters, municipal court judge Rebecca Wolfson and Rachel Wolfson.

Glass, a former journalist and radio reporter in Las Vegas, built a distinguished legal career after graduating from the University of San Diego School of Law in 1984. She co-founded the firm Wolfson Glass with her husband before being elected to the Nevada Eighth Judicial District Court in 2002. During her time on the bench, she helped establish the Clark County Mental Health Court in 2003 to improve the justice system's approach to mental illness.

She received national attention in 2008 when she...