Judge Who Sentenced O.J. Simpson Dies at 70
Judge Who Sentenced O.J. Simpson Dies at 70
The News
Jackie Glass, the Las Vegas judge who sentenced O.J. Simpson to 33 years in prison and later hosted the syndicated court show "Swift Justice," has died at 70.
Glass died Friday afternoon in Las Vegas, according to TMZ. Her daughter, Rachel Wolfson, announced the death on Facebook. No cause was given.
"Rip my rock, I don't know how I'll do this life without you, I love you so much mommy Jackie Glass, I'll see you again someday," Wolfson wrote.
Timeline
Before the bench, Glass spent 18 years as a lawyer in private practice, including 12 years at Wolfson & Glass, the firm she founded with her husband, Steve Wolfson.
Glass is elected to the judgeship in Clark County, Nevada.
Glass sentences O.J. Simpson to 33 years in prison for armed robbery at a Las Vegas hotel — the case that made her a national name.
Glass takes over "Swift Justice" from Nancy Grace for the small-claims show's second season, with production moving from Atlanta to Los Angeles.
"Swift Justice" ends after Glass's season.
Simpson is granted parole.
Simpson dies in Las Vegas at 76 after prostate cancer.
Glass dies in Las Vegas at 70.
Reactions
The tribute that broke the news came from her own family. Wolfson followed her first post with a second carrying a series of images of her and her mother.
When Glass was announced as Nancy Grace's replacement on "Swift Justice," executive producer John Terenzio said he was "excited to introduce viewers to another true original Judge Jackie Glass — we are confident our viewers will enthusiastically embrace her."
Coverage of her death across the trade press and tabloids led with the same line: this was the judge who put Simpson away.
What's Next
No funeral or memorial arrangements have been announced, and the family has not released a cause of death.
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Glass is survived by her husband, Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson, and two daughters.
The Simpson sentencing in 2008 came 13 years after his acquittal in the Los Angeles murder trial, and Glass drew both praise and criticism for the length of the term she handed down. Simpson served roughly nine years before his 2017 parole.
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