Sobel, Jeffrey David

Jeffrey David Sobel (October 23, 1943 - June 9, 2006) was an elected judge in the Clark County District Court in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born in Chicago, Illinois and moved to Las Vegas in 1969, where he started his career as a deputy public defender, then became chief deputy in the Clark County Public Defender's Office. Sobel practiced law privately from 1973 to 1990, focusing on criminal defense and business and domestic litigation. He was elected to the Eighth Judicial District Court in 1990 and served until 2002, after which he worked as a private mediator and arbitrator. Sobel also served as president of the Nevada Trial Lawyers Association and as vice president of the American Board of Criminal Lawyers.