Smith-Peterson, Jessica

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Description: Jessica Smith-Peterson currently serves the community as a Chief Deputy Public Defender at the Clark County Public Defender’s Office in Las Vegas, Nevada. She has served on several boards as a former national student board member for the American Constitution Society (ACS) , former national secretary for the National Urban League Young Professionals (NULYP) and alumna and former alumni council member for Young People For (YP4), a national social justice incubator for college aged people through ...
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General Election 2024

Justice Of The Peace for Dept. 4 of the Las Vegas Justice Court

Candidate	Results
Baucum, Suzan (NP)	141859 (27.09%)
Heap, Hilary Leigh (NP)	69629 (13.29%)
Stoberski, Holly (NP)	68264 (13.03%)
Leavitt, James Dean (NP)	126909 (24.23%)
Smith-Peterson, Jessica (NP)	117081 (22.35%)

Received 22.35% of the vote between 5 candidates and lost the general election.

Judging The Judges: Jessica Smith-Peterson

Las Vegas Review Journal

Jan 1, 2026

Interviewee

Jessica Smith-Peterson: Las Vegas Justice Court, Department 4

Perspectives, Aug 20, 2024

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Jessica Smith-Peterson joins special host Scott Coffee for a discussion on her candidacy for Department 4 of the Las Vegas Justice Court. The views and opinions of any candidates running for judicial office are their own. As a policy, Our Nevada Judges ensures all judicial candidates are extended an invitation. You can join as a member by clicking this link here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJPb0hCUcufpuk7QhxVxwKA/join For inquiries, feel free to contact us through www.ournevadajudges.com