Meet Your DA – Steve Wolfson

District Attorney Steve Wolfson has lived in Las Vegas for over 40 years.  As Clark County’s elected DA, he leads the largest and busiest law firm in the state of Nevada.   His office has nearly 700 employees, 175 of which are Deputy District Attorneys assigned to the office’s four unique divisions, including the Criminal Division that handles over 60,000 criminal cases each year.

DA Wolfson started his legal career in Las Vegas serving as a Law Clerk in the Clark County District Attorney’s office before being promoted to Deputy District Attorney—a position he held for five and a half years. He then worked as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for nearly two years and was in private practice as a criminal defense attorney for over 25 years, also serving as a Las Vegas City Councilman for eight years before being appointed by the Board of County Commissioners to be the Clark County District Attorney in February of 2012.  In 2014 he was elected to that position by a wide margin and successfully re-elected in 2018 and again in 2022 to another four-year term.

Since taking office, DA Wolfson’s top priorities have been diversifying his staff, increasing community outreach and education, and creating opportunities to improve the criminal justice system.  Innovation and integrity are keys to this vision, which has led the office to establishing the first of its kind pre-charge diversion program, the first Conviction Review Unit in the state, and collaborating with the successful Hope For Prisoners program at the pre-entry stage of a criminal case in the hopes of improving prison recidivism rates.

As District Attorney, he has an engaged and open-door policy, which allows him to meet with many individuals and groups throughout the community who have unique concerns and ideas regarding their interaction with the D.A.’s office and the justice system in general. He has served on many boards and commissions in an effort to improve the justice system, and the Clark County community in general.  He is a member of the Nevada District Attorney’s Association, Prosecutors Against Gun Violence, Hope for Prisoners, the Commission on Statewide Rules of Criminal Procedure, Metro’s Multicultural Advisory Council, and various State Bar of Nevada committees.

DA Wolfson graduated from California Western School of Law in San Diego before beginning his legal career and entering public service.   He has been married to former District Court Judge Jackie Glass (ret.) for over 35 years. Together, they have two grown daughters.