Jennifer P. Togliatti

Jennifer Paige Togliatti (born 1967) is the chairwoman of the Nevada Gaming Commission since 2021 and a former Senior Nevada state court judge who is a former nominee to be a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada.

Education

Togliatti earned her Bachelor of Science from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and her Juris Doctor from the California Western School of Law.

Legal career

Togliatti previously served as a Deputy District Attorney for Clark County, Nevada.

Expired nomination to federal district court

On October 16, 2019, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Togliatti to serve as a United States district judge for the United States District Court for the District of Nevada. On November 21, 2019, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Togliatti to the seat on the United States District Court for the District of Nevada vacated by Judge James C. Mahan, who assumed senior status on June 29, 2018. Her nomination was welcomed by Nevada's two senators, Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen. On January 3, 2020, her nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate. On February 13, 2020, her renomination was sent to the Senate again. On March 4, 2020, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee. On May 14, 2020, her nomination was reported out of committee by a 15–7 vote. On January 3, 2021, her nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate.

Potential renomination under Biden

She has been mentioned as possibly being renominated to the district court under President Joe Biden.

Nevada Gaming Commission

In October 2021, Togliatti was appointed by Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak as chairwoman of the Nevada Gaming Commission. She is the first woman to chair the commission.