Jennifer P. Togliatti

Jennifer Paige Togliatti (born 1967)[1] is a Senior Nevada state court judge who is a nominee to be a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada.

Jennifer P. Togliatti
Judge of the Eighth Judicial District Court of Nevada
In office
2002–2018
Personal details
Born
Jennifer Paige Togliatti

1967 (age 52–53)
Waterbury, Connecticut
EducationUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas (B.S.)
California Western School of Law (J.D.)

Education

Togliatti earned her Bachelor of Science from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and her Juris Doctor from the California Western School of Law.[2]

Togliatti previously served as a Deputy District Attorney for Clark County, Nevada.[2]

State court service

Togliatti spent nearly two decades as a judge on Nevada's Eighth Judicial District Court, serving as Chief Judge from 2011–2014. She was previously a Las Vegas Justice of the Peace. She is currently a Senior Judge on the Nevada District Court and a private mediator and arbitrator for complex civil litigation cases and mass torts.[2]

Nomination to district court

On October 16, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Togliatti to serve as a United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Nevada. On November 21, 2019, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Togliatti to the seat on the United States District Court for the District of Nevada vacated by Judge James C. Mahan, who took senior status on June 29, 2018.[3] Her nomination was welcomed by Nevada's two Senators, Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen.[4] On January 3, 2020, her nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate.[5] On February 13, 2020, her renomination was sent to the Senate again.[6] On March 4, 2020, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[7] On May 14, 2020, her nomination was reported out of committee by a 15–7 vote.[8] Her nomination is currently pending before the full United States Senate.

References
  1. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Jennifer Togliatti
  2. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees" White House, October 16, 2019 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. "Nine Nominations Sent to the Senate Today", White House, November 21, 2019
  4. "Trump to nominate Togliatti for Nevada federal judgeship - Las Vegas Sun Newspaper". lasvegassun.com. 2019-10-16. Retrieved 2019-10-17."Trump to nominate Togliatti for Nevada federal judgeship - Las Vegas Sun Newspaper". lasvegassun.com. 2019-10-16. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  5. "PN1304 - Nomination of Jennifer P. Togliatti for The Judiciary, 116th Congress (2019-2020)". www.congress.gov. 2020-01-03. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  6. "Eleven Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, February 13, 2020
  7. Nominations for March 4, 2020
  8. Results of Executive Business Meeting – May 14, 2020, Senate Judiciary Committee


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