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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.

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TOPICS: Government; US: Nevada
KEYWORDS: activistjudge; badjudge; elizabethhalverson; judge
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To: SmithL
Talk about putting 50 pounds of bull crap in a 15 pound bag. The picture says it all.

Let's hope someone checks out her expense account, too. My bet is they'll find a lot of special expenses for bon-bon's.

21 posted on 05/09/2008 11:49:50 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: E. Pluribus Unum

Is that an oxygen bubble under her chin? She looks ready to blow up.

22 posted on 05/09/2008 11:50:32 AM PDT by bert (K.E. N.P. +12 . The Bitcons will elect a Democrat by default)
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To: Puppage

Maybe if she was thin people would think she’s just a funny broad.


23 posted on 05/09/2008 11:51:04 AM PDT by donna (We live in this fog of political correctness, where everything is perpetual deception.-John Hagee)
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To: Puppage

I was hopin’ that there wouldn’t be a photo requirement to this thread.

Yikes.


24 posted on 05/09/2008 11:52:48 AM PDT by sitetest (If Roe is not overturned, no unborn child will ever be protected in law.)
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To: SmithL
From another source:
Regularly dined on BBQ ribs and Italian food with deliberating jurors—while engaging in a freewheeling Q and A about the case and the law

Elected by the county voters and, sadly, a Republican.

25 posted on 05/09/2008 11:53:15 AM PDT by antiRepublicrat
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To: sitetest
I was hopin’ that there wouldn’t be a photo requirement to this thread.

I should be ashamed of myself.

26 posted on 05/09/2008 11:56:59 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

Hell, all I have to do is show up for trial with cheesecake and I’ll win hands down.


27 posted on 05/09/2008 11:57:46 AM PDT by domenad (In all things, in all ways, at all times, let honor guide me.)
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To: antiRepublicrat

There’s someone that would inspire a lot of confidence and respect in the court.


28 posted on 05/09/2008 12:02:40 PM PDT by paul51 (11 September 2001 - Never forget)
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To: jws3sticks

Jabba the Judge


29 posted on 05/09/2008 12:04:48 PM PDT by AppyPappy (If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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To: Puppage

Looks like the blanket was just pulled off her head in that pic.


30 posted on 05/09/2008 12:09:51 PM PDT by tsmith130
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To: AppyPappy
Jabba the Judge

LOL! This woman's got serious problems, but her behavior erodes my sympathy.

31 posted on 05/09/2008 12:11:16 PM PDT by American Quilter (AIDS....drugs.......abortion......don't liberals just kill you?)
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To: Puppage
That's one helluva bench, I'll tell ya.

Must have been built by Norm.


32 posted on 05/09/2008 12:15:57 PM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (Do I really need to use the Sarcasm Tag?)
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To: antiRepublicrat

“Elected by the county voters and, sadly, a Republican.”

Republican, yes, but as far as conservative, I don’t think that applies, especially to her eating habits.

Although, that isn’t the reason she should be removed.


33 posted on 05/09/2008 12:16:17 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (I reserve the right to misinterpret the comments of any and all pesters)
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To: SmithL

Guilty!^10th


34 posted on 05/09/2008 12:17:25 PM PDT by Doomonyou (Let them eat lead.)
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To: SmithL

“She has submitted a report from a therapist who diagnosed her with an adjustment disorder, anxiety and depression.”

0_o


35 posted on 05/09/2008 12:18:21 PM PDT by happinesswithoutpeace (You are receiving this broadcast as a dream)
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To: SmithL
...said her attorney, John Arrascada. "It's apparent that some people believe her physical appearance somehow makes her unable to perform her duties as a judge." He added: "Last time I checked, being a judge doesn't require a beauty contest."

But in this case, well make an exception.

36 posted on 05/09/2008 12:19:13 PM PDT by Doomonyou (Let them eat lead.)
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To: Doomonyou

RINO - seems to come to mind . . .


37 posted on 05/09/2008 12:21:40 PM PDT by Rdev
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To: antiRepublicrat
Regularly dined on BBQ ribs and Italian food with and deliberating jurors

Fixed.

38 posted on 05/09/2008 12:24:30 PM PDT by highimpact (Abortion - [n]: human sacrifice at the altar of convenience.)
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To: SmithL
suspended from the bench

With what? A derrick?

39 posted on 05/09/2008 12:24:35 PM PDT by Non-Sequitur
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To: Rdev

Yeah, A real one.


40 posted on 05/09/2008 12:25:13 PM PDT by Doomonyou (Let them eat lead.)
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