LAS VEGAS — Jackie Glass, a former Las Vegas judge who later hosted the reality courtroom series Swift Justice, has died at the age of 70.
Glass died Friday, Aug. 28, in Las Vegas, according to a tribute shared by her daughter, Rachel Wolfson.
Before becoming a television personality, Glass spent eight years on Nevada’s Eighth Judicial District Court after winning election to the bench in 2002. She retired in 2011 and went on to host the second season of Swift Justice, a court show centered on small-claims disputes.
She also presided over the 2008 sentencing of former NFL star O.J. Simpson, who received a 33-year prison term following convictions for armed robbery and kidnapping linked to a 2007 incident at a Las Vegas hotel.
Tributes have poured in following news of her death. Las Vegas Mayor Shelley Berkley remembered Glass as a longtime friend and legal trailblazer, while U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto described her as an inspiring figure who dedicated her life to justice.
Glass is survived by her husband, Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson, and their daughters, Rachel Wolfson and Las Vegas Municipal Judge Rebecca Wolfson.