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Nevada judge accused of demanding royal treatment
AP via SFGate ^ | 5/9/8 | KEN RITTER, Associated Press Writer

Posted on 05/09/2008 11:34:59 AM PDT by SmithL

LAS VEGAS, (AP) -- Elizabeth Halverson is a judge. But the way courthouse staffers see it, she expects to be treated like a queen.

Her former bailiff, for example, says Halverson made him feel like a "houseboy." He says the judge — who is obese and uses a motorized scooter to get around — made him put her shoes on her feet, massage her back, cover her with a blanket for naps and make sure her oxygen tank was filled. He says she asked him, "Do you want to worship me from near or afar?"

Halverson also surrounded herself with her own hired guards, saying she did not trust the courthouse security force to protect her. Another time, she allegedly had her husband sworn in so that she could ask him under oath if he had completed chores at home.

Since then, the 50-year-old Nevada district judge has been locked out of her Las Vegas courtroom, suspended from the bench and brought up on judicial-misconduct charges that include not only misusing her position and treating her staff like personal valets, but also tainting juries and falling asleep on the bench.

(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...


TOPICS: Government; US: Nevada
KEYWORDS: activistjudge; badjudge; elizabethhalverson; judge
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1 posted on 05/09/2008 11:35:00 AM PDT by SmithL
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suspended from the bench

That's one helluva bench, I'll tell ya.

2 posted on 05/09/2008 11:38:34 AM PDT by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
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To: SmithL
"Do you want to worship me from near or afar?"

LOL. What a piece of work! Glad she's off the bench.

3 posted on 05/09/2008 11:38:44 AM PDT by KJC1
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To: SmithL

Ok, regardless of the good or bad, or right or wrong, I got a good giggle reading this excerpt. What a priss! :D Note to the honorable judge: there are no queens in the USA. Try Britain.


4 posted on 05/09/2008 11:39:25 AM PDT by republicanequestrian
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To: KJC1

5 posted on 05/09/2008 11:39:44 AM PDT by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
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To: SmithL

Do we know who appointd her? Or are District Judges elected?


6 posted on 05/09/2008 11:40:39 AM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia (Rush on McCain: "We're so screwed.")
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To: Puppage

Guilty!


7 posted on 05/09/2008 11:40:50 AM PDT by San Jacinto
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To: SmithL

I love this state.


8 posted on 05/09/2008 11:40:54 AM PDT by The KG9 Kid
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To: SmithL
He says the judge — who is obese and uses a motorized scooter to get around...

She should look into a career as a Wal-Mart greeter, since she probably won't be a judge much longer.

9 posted on 05/09/2008 11:41:11 AM PDT by lesser_satan (Save the earth. Make biofuels out of eco-fascists.)
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To: SmithL

This reads like a portent of the Clinton II presidency.


10 posted on 05/09/2008 11:41:25 AM PDT by Michael.SF.
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

Elected. Just answered my own question.

Reading the article helps. ;-)


11 posted on 05/09/2008 11:42:25 AM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia (Rush on McCain: "We're so screwed.")
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To: SmithL
This posting was calling for a picture, which I am sorry to say follows. Hugh BARF Alert!!!


12 posted on 05/09/2008 11:43:03 AM PDT by jws3sticks (Hillary can take a very long walk on a very short pier, anytime, and the sooner the better!)
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To: SmithL

Philosopher kings.


13 posted on 05/09/2008 11:44:06 AM PDT by TheWasteLand
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This judge sounds like a real fruitcake. Here's a piece on her from a year ago.

Judge Halverson banned from courthouse

14 posted on 05/09/2008 11:44:55 AM PDT by jazusamo (DefendOurMarines.org | DefendOurTroops.org)
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To: jws3sticks

Where’s the judge? Is she behind that bus?


15 posted on 05/09/2008 11:44:59 AM PDT by TheWasteLand
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To: Puppage

Sorry, this may be a little un-PC but here it goes. How can a person disabled enough to require a scooter and oxygen expected to have a mind that is oxygen fed enough that they have enough gray matter to make intelligent decisions that affect a person’s liberty? The folks I have been around that require oxygen, while very social, are concentrating on breathing so much they cannot process complex items.

One of my peeves is judges appointed for life with no way to relieve them when their health fails ( at least not while a Republican is in office ).


16 posted on 05/09/2008 11:45:57 AM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

They are elected directly by vote of the public.


17 posted on 05/09/2008 11:46:27 AM PDT by Just another Joe (Warning: FReeping can be addictive and helpful to your mental health)
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To: SmithL

GUILTY!!!!

AAaauuuugghhhh!!!!


18 posted on 05/09/2008 11:48:17 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Islam is a religion of peace, and Muslims reserve the right to kill anyone who says otherwise.)
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"Jeffrey Stempel, a law professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, said he is troubled by what appears to be an attempt to "micromanage" a judge.

"Judicial removal should generally be reserved for corruption and complete incompetence or inability to do the job," Stempel said. "One question you have to ask is, `Is this judge so bad we have to remove her before the voters have a chance to do so?'""

In a word - YES!

19 posted on 05/09/2008 11:48:20 AM PDT by Abathar (Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
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To: jws3sticks
"Beep, beep... Out'of'my way... 500lbs of big momma love machine coming through..."


20 posted on 05/09/2008 11:49:27 AM PDT by avacado
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