Overview
- Multiple outlets reported that Glass died in Las Vegas on Friday and that her daughter, Rachel Wolfson, announced the death on Facebook with a series of posts shared Saturday.
- She was 70 and is survived by her husband, Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson, and two daughters, Rebecca Wolfson and Rachel Wolfson, who have publicly paid tribute.
- Glass rose to national attention after presiding over the 2008 Las Vegas armed-robbery and kidnapping trial of O. J. Simpson and sentencing him to serve nine to 33 years in prison.
- Her career began in journalism, moved to roughly two decades in private legal practice, included election to Nevada’s Eighth Judicial District bench in the early 2000s through 2011, and later led to hosting the syndicated show Swift Justice and working as a mediator and arbitrator.
- Elected officials, local lawyers and broadcasting groups offered condolences and praised her courtroom reputation, and family spokespeople have not released an official cause of death as further details remain pending.