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Jacqueline M. Bluth

NV · Eighth Judicial District Court Judge, Department 6

Jacqueline Bluth has been a Clark County district judge since 2019. She was a chief deputy district attorney who prosecuted child abuse cases in the Special Victims Unit.

Where Jacqueline M. Bluth stands, based on their records

Supports

Public Safety and Crime Control (3 records)

Track record

Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control

Public Safety and Crime Control · 3 support
  • Testified to a Nevada Senate subcommittee in support of A.B. 49 provisions addressing child abuse and substantial bodily harm.

    May 8, 2015Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us

    Also on this bill

    • March 6, 2015 · Presented lawmakers with a detailed list of traumatic brain injuries for A.B. 49 after consulting a pediatric abuse specialist. (Supports Public Safety and Crime Control)
    • February 13, 2015 · Testified to Nevada lawmakers on A.B. 49, describing gaps in child-abuse penalties for traumatic brain injuries. (Supports Public Safety and Crime Control)
  • Presented lawmakers with a detailed list of traumatic brain injuries for A.B. 49 after consulting a pediatric abuse specialist.

    March 6, 2015Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us

    Also on this bill

    • May 8, 2015 · Testified to a Nevada Senate subcommittee in support of A.B. 49 provisions addressing child abuse and substantial bodily harm. (Supports Public Safety and Crime Control)
    • February 13, 2015 · Testified to Nevada lawmakers on A.B. 49, describing gaps in child-abuse penalties for traumatic brain injuries. (Supports Public Safety and Crime Control)
  • Testified to Nevada lawmakers on A.B. 49, describing gaps in child-abuse penalties for traumatic brain injuries.

    February 13, 2015Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us

    Also on this bill

    • May 8, 2015 · Testified to a Nevada Senate subcommittee in support of A.B. 49 provisions addressing child abuse and substantial bodily harm. (Supports Public Safety and Crime Control)
    • March 6, 2015 · Presented lawmakers with a detailed list of traumatic brain injuries for A.B. 49 after consulting a pediatric abuse specialist. (Supports Public Safety and Crime Control)

Track record — General

General · 8 records
  • Co-filed a Nevada Supreme Court petition to amend Eighth Judicial District Court practice rules; the court adopted amendments in 2024.

    October 23, 2023

    Source: nvbar.org

  • Received the Las Vegas Police Protective Association’s endorsement for the 2020 Department 6 judicial election.

    October 14, 2020

    Source: lvppapac.com

  • Received the Asian American Group’s endorsement for the 2020 Department 6 judicial election.

    September 10, 2020

    Source: asianamericangroup.org

  • Sentenced a Medicaid false-claims defendant to suspended prison time and ordered $100,000 in restitution.

    June 22, 2020

    Source: ag.nv.gov

  • Sentenced a Medicaid false-claims defendant to suspended jail time and ordered $200,000 in restitution.

    June 15, 2020

    Source: ag.nv.gov

  • Sentenced a telemarketing fraud defendant to consecutive prison terms totaling 36 to 96 months and ordered $109,628.41 in victim restitution.

    December 19, 2019

    Source: ag.nv.gov

  • Sentenced a Medicaid false-claims defendant to suspended prison time and ordered more than $142,000 in restitution.

    October 2, 2019

    Source: ag.nv.gov

  • Was appointed to Department 6 of Clark County’s Eighth Judicial District Court; she took office on April 29.

    March 26, 2019

    Source: nvcourts.gov

Track record — Legal Competence

Legal Competence · 1 favorable · 3 unfavorable
  • Dismissed a police union’s bid to hide officer names and badge numbers from review-board notices; Nevada’s Supreme Court affirmed.

    August 20, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence

    Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov

  • Admitted unauthenticated text messages at Omar Talley’s murder trial. Nevada’s Supreme Court found error but affirmed the conviction as harmless.

    December 4, 2025Unfavorable on Legal Competence

    Source: nvcourts.gov

  • Sentenced Clifton Dawson as a habitual criminal. Nevada’s Supreme Court vacated the sentence because too few qualifying prior convictions were proved.

    November 21, 2024Unfavorable on Legal Competence

    Source: nvcourts.gov

  • Denied Michael Aragon’s petition to seal a criminal record. Nevada’s Supreme Court reversed and ordered the records sealed.

    December 3, 2020Unfavorable on Legal Competence

    Source: nvcourts.gov

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