Judge Jennifer Dorsey
FederalJudgeBar #6456 - JUDGE Federal
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- 10/13/1997 (28 years, 11 months)
- Law school
- Pepperdine University, School of Law
Discipline history
No discipline on record.
Record last verified Jul 4, 2026
Appellate record
Handled 7 Supreme Court of Nevada cases on record.
Results in appellate decisions and orders
- Civil cases
- 25% of 4
- Court-order requests
- 0% of 1
Details by role (challenging vs. defending a ruling)
- Civil cases - Challenging a ruling: won 0 of 2
- Civil cases - Defending a ruling: won 1 of 2 (1 mixed)
- Court-order requests - Opposing a court-order request: won 0 of 1
Appellate courts uphold far more rulings than they overturn, so lawyers who mostly defend rulings tend to show higher won-shares than lawyers who mostly challenge them. This breakdown lets you compare like with like.
Won means the court ruled the way this side asked. Mixed means the court agreed in part. Cases that were dismissed or have no clear result are listed but not counted. Based on the court's published decisions and unpublished orders; coverage is still being extended.
- 59837 - PRINCIPAL INVESTMENTS, INC. VS. HARRISON (Jan 14, 2016)Ruling upheldWon - defended the ruling case details
- 57641 - Club Vista Financial Servs. v. Dist. Ct. (May 17, 2012)Request grantedLost - opposed the court order case details
- 48429 - ADAVEN MGMT. VS. MOUNTAIN FALLS (Sep 11, 2008)Ruling upheldLost - challenged the ruling case details
- 44467 - ALLSTATE INS. CO. VS. THORPE (Nov 21, 2007)Partly overturnedMixed - defended the ruling case details
- 41094 - HANTGES VS. CITY OF HENDERSON (Jun 23, 2005)Ruling upheldLost - challenged the ruling case details
- 36434 - COHEN VS. MIRAGE RESORTS (Feb 7, 2003) case details
- 35013 - MCGHAN VS. MEDICAL DEVICE ALLIANCE C/W 34586 (Aug 25, 2000) case details
Case data via YourNevadaJudges.com - Nevada appellate decisions and orders
In the news
Former Las Vegas woman sentenced in $100M COVID-19 fraud scheme
“…government with respect to claims. She was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jennifer Dorsey. The Nevada U.S. attorney’s office said in a news release that…”
reviewjournal.com - Apr 7, 2026 - read article
'Are you admitting to a federal crime?' Daughter's testimony adds new wrinkle to Michele Fiore fraud trial
“…This prompted a swift objection from Fiore's attorney, Michael Sanft, and Judge Jennifer Dorsey called for a sidebar to address what had just happened. Federal prosecutors…”
ktnv.com - Oct 1, 2024 - read article
Judge slaps $335K penalty on Ronaldo accuser's Vegas lawyer
“…litigation absent the plaintiff’s counsel’s bad faith," U.S. District Judge Jennifer Dorsey said in a scathing, 18-page ruling. The judge in Las Vegas held plaintiff…”
ktnv.com - Feb 16, 2023 - read article
Las Vegas man pleads guilty to issuing hundreds of child pornographic images, videos
“…penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. U.S. District Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey scheduled sentencing for October 4, 2021. Acting U.S. Attorney Christopher…”
ktnv.com - Jun 30, 2021 - read article
Las Vegas tax preparer sentenced for preparing fraudulent tax returns over 7 years
“…of a false tax return. In addition to the prison term, U.S. District Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey sentenced Santa Ana to one year of supervised release. Acting U.S. Attorney…”
ktnv.com - Jun 21, 2021 - read article
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