Jessica E. Whelan
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- Nevada Office of the Attorney General
- Admitted
- 5/9/2018 (8 years, 4 months)
- Law school
- Harvard University
- Location
- Las Vegas, NV
Contact and address
Record last verified Aug 16, 2026
Discipline history
No discipline on record.
Record last verified Aug 16, 2026
Appellate record
Handled 37 Supreme Court of Nevada / Court of Appeals of Nevada / U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit cases on record.
Results in appellate decisions and orders
- Civil cases
- 90% of 10
- Criminal cases
- 100% of 2
- Court-order requests
- 55% of 11
Details by role (challenging vs. defending a ruling)
- Civil cases - Challenging a ruling: won 2 of 2
- Civil cases - Defending a ruling: won 7 of 8
- Criminal cases - Challenging a ruling: won 1 of 1
- Criminal cases - Defending a ruling: won 1 of 1
- Court-order requests - Requesting a court order: won 3 of 8
- Court-order requests - Opposing a court-order request: won 1 of 1
- Court-order requests - Defending a ruling: won 2 of 2
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 Based on the court's published decisions and unpublished orders; coverage is still being extended.
- 25-75169th Cir. - KalshiEX, LLC v. Assad, et al. (Aug 28, 2026)Ruling upheldWon - defended the ruling case details
- 92004 - STATE, DEPT. OF CORR. VS. DIST. CT. (HENDERSON) (CIVIL) (Mar 12, 2026)Request deniedLost - sought the court order case details
- 89600 - OUR NEV. JUDGES, INC. VS. DIST. CT. (THE DOE 1 TRUST) (CIVIL) (Feb 26, 2026)Request deniedWon - defended the ruling case details
- 90968 - DIST. JUDGE VS. FORD (CIVIL) (Feb 13, 2026)Request deniedWon - defended the ruling case details
- 91246 - THOMSON, JR. VS. STATE, OFFICE OF THE LABOR COMM'R (CIVIL) (Nov 19, 2025)Dismissednot counted case details
- 89977 - STATE, DEP'T OF CORR. VS. DIST. CT. (CAPERONIS) (CIVIL) (Nov 13, 2025)Request deniedLost - sought the court order case details
- 87500 - CLARK CNTY. DEPUTY MARSHALS ASS'N. VS. CLARK CNTY. (Oct 23, 2025)Ruling upheldWon - defended the ruling case details
- 88350 - PONDER VS. STATE, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERV. (Jun 18, 2025)Ruling upheldWon - defended the ruling case details
- 87189 - HOHL MOTORSPORTS, INC. VS. STATE, DEP'T OF TAXATION (Feb 10, 2025)Ruling overturnedLost - defended the ruling case details
- 86544 - SAMANTHA INC. VS. STATE, DEP'T OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERV.'S (Jan 4, 2025)Ruling upheldWon - defended the ruling case details
Case data via YourNevadaJudges.com - Nevada appellate decisions and orders; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit dockets via CourtListener (Free Law Project)
In the news
Are Nevada regulators illegally keeping Kalshi out of state? Federal judges skeptical - The Nevada Independent
“…ban on Kalshi from operating in Nevada, which is set to expire on Friday. Jessica Whelan, chief deputy solicitor general for the Nevada Attorney General's Office…”
thenevadaindependent.com - Apr 16, 2026 - read article
Kalshi outcome contracts banned in Nevada
“…be offered. Election and entertainment contracts Deputy Attorney General Jessica Whelan said Nevada law also prohibits betting on election outcomes and certain…”
reviewjournal.com - Apr 4, 2026 - read article
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