Jessica Walsh

Experience

Office of the Clark County District Attorney, Las Vegas, Nevada

Chief Deputy District Attorney | November 2005 – Present

2012-Present | Case Assessment Unit and Counterterrorism

• Supervisor of the Case Assessment Unit, where a team of ten attorneys review and assess requests to prosecute from over 25 law enforcement agencies from Clark County and federal jurisdictions to determine if charges will be filed. Personally assessed and reviewed over 45,000 felony submissions.

• One of two specialized attorneys that are assigned to assist in Counterterrorism investigations and the subsequent prosecution of domestic and international terrorism, to include the Counterterrorism Section of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and the Joint Terrorism Taskforce of the FBI.

• Trained over 4,000 officers/law enforcement personnel across multiple agencies within Clark County and with various federal agencies on case prosecution, what happens “After the Arrest,” report writing, preparing for courtroom testimony, updated legislation, and constitutional principles, such as search and seizure and Miranda.

• Additional responsibilities include search warrant duty, law enforcement search and seizure committees, legislative committee to include testifying before the legislature, best practices committee and subcommittee for pretrial services.

2005 – 2012 | Litigation Teams

• Assignments included General Litigation, Domestic Violence Unit, and Special Victims Unit.

• Presented over 35 felony trials to a jury and was involved in and responsible for over 3,000 felony prosecutions.

Experience prosecuting, assessing, and involvement in long term investigations over the past 17 years on a broad range of felony offenses, to include:

• Capital Murder

• Murder and Attempt Murder

• Acts of Terrorism and Terroristic Threats

• Threats to kill political officials, detectives and attorneys

• Organized Crime and Racketeering

• Political Corruption

• Robbery with a Deadly Weapon

• Commercial Robbery Series

• Gang Related Offenses

• Trafficking Controlled Substances and HIDTA investigations

• Domestic Violence

• Habitual Criminals

• Fraud and Theft Crimes

• Ex-Felon in possession of a Firearm

• Residential Burglary and Home Invasion

• Possession/manufacture of modified semi-automatic firearms and privately made firearms

• Possession and transport of silencers/machine guns

• Physical and Sexual Abuse against Children

• Child Sexual Abuse Material

• Sexual Assault

• Sex Trafficking

• DUI

Education

University of Toledo, College of Law – 2005

Toledo, Ohio | Juris Doctorate, magna cum laude

• Order of the Coif: Graduated in the top 8%

• University of Toledo Law Review: Technical Editor

• Dean’s Merit Scholar

• Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity: Public Relations Chair

Published Law Review Article

§ Note, Connecticut Department of Public Safety v. Doe: Sex Offenders’ Due Process under “Megan’s Law” and the Effectiveness of Sex Offender Registration, University of Toledo Law Review, Spring 2005, Volume 36, Number 3.

Walsh University – 2002

N. Canton, Ohio | Bachelor of Arts: Psychology – Community/Clinical

N. Canton, Ohio | Bachelor of Arts: Sociology – Applied Criminology and Criminal Justice

Awards and Acknowledgements

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

2020 – Exemplary Service:

o   Domestic violence training of over 400 sergeants and lieutenants

2021 – Unit Meritorious Service:

o   A counterterrorism investigation and successful prosecution and disruption of a suspect’s credible threat to execute a mass shooting and the recovery of illegally modified weapons, silencers, thousands of rounds of ammunition, tactical gear, and surveillance equipment

2022 – Unit Exemplary Service:

o   Operation “GRIP,” an initiative to reduce violent crimes by removing firearms from the Las Vegas Valley’s most dangerous offenders

Multiple letters of appreciation and commendable action

Nevada Advisory Counsel for Prosecuting Attorneys

2022 – William J. Raggio Award:

o   “Outstanding Service to the Administration of Justice in the State of Nevada”