Sean Alexander McClelland
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- Federal Public Defender's Office
- Admitted
- 10/6/2023 (3 years)
- Law school
- Duke University
- Location
- Reno, NV
Contact and address
Record last verified Jul 17, 2026
Discipline history
No discipline on record.
Record last verified Jul 17, 2026
Appellate record
Handled 9 U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit cases on record.
Results in appellate decisions and orders
Details by role (challenging vs. defending a ruling)
- Criminal cases - Challenging a ruling: won 0 of 1
- Criminal cases - Defending a ruling: won 0 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 Based on the court's published decisions and unpublished orders; coverage is still being extended.
- 25-64759th Cir. - United States of America v. Salazar Del Real (Aug 17, 2026)Ruling upheldLost - challenged the ruling case details
- 23-17039th Cir. - United States of America v. Steinman (Nov 13, 2025)Ruling overturnedLost - defended the ruling case details
- 23-9919th Cir. - United States of America v. Pheasant (Feb 19, 2025)Ruling overturnedLost - defended the ruling case details
- 25-62239th Cir. - Salazar Del Real v. United States of America case details
- 25-62249th Cir. - United States of America v. Enriquez case details
- 25-62149th Cir. - United States of America v. Jackson case details
- 25-64659th Cir. - United States of America v. Enriquez case details
- 25-64689th Cir. - United States of America v. Garcia case details
- 25-62299th Cir. - United States of America v. Garcia 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)
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Prominent witnesses testify in trial of Nevada man accused of threatening officials
“…that were the basis for the charges he faces, according to the prosecutor. Sean McClelland, a federal public defender for Gear, said elected officials often use…”
reviewjournal.com - Feb 21, 2026 - read article
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