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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: avacado

The poor little scooter!


41 posted on 05/09/2008 12:34:28 PM PDT by shorty_harris
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To: happinesswithoutpeace; SmithL
“She has submitted a report from a therapist who diagnosed her with an adjustment disorder, anxiety and depression.”

My name's Dewey Oxberger. My friends call me "Ox". You might have noticed I've got a slight weight problem.

Anyway, I went to this doctor. Well, he told me I swallowed a lot of aggression..."

...Along with a lot of pizzas!

Dewey Oxberger (John Candy) in Stripes
42 posted on 05/09/2008 12:35:50 PM PDT by philled (Rest in Peace, Sgt Merlin German. www.merlinsmiracles.com)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia
All judges in Nevada are elected unless it is a special situation to fill an open seat for some reason. In that event the Judge has to run for the seat in the next election that is regularly scheduled. Candidates do NOT have to declare party affiliation.
43 posted on 05/09/2008 12:39:41 PM PDT by mad_as_he$$ (Will this thread be jacked by a Mormon?)
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To: Non-Sequitur

ROTFLMAO!!


44 posted on 05/09/2008 12:44:43 PM PDT by tsmith130
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To: SmithL

Being so obese you can’t even walk - can’t even breathe - shows a lack of self control that should disqualify from any job passing judgement on others.


45 posted on 05/09/2008 12:48:53 PM PDT by CGTRWK
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To: Puppage

I didn’t know Jabba the Hutt had a wife! And here she is —living in Las Vegas!


46 posted on 05/09/2008 12:50:07 PM PDT by Polyxene (For where God built a church, there the Devil would also build a chapel - Martin Luther)
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To: Rdev
RINO - seems to come to mind . . .


47 posted on 05/09/2008 12:53:28 PM PDT by Doomonyou (Let them eat lead.)
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To: SmithL

Q: What do you call someone who graduates last in her law school class?

...

A: Your honor.


48 posted on 05/09/2008 12:57:26 PM PDT by Arguendo
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To: SmithL

I don’t think it’s any accident she presides in the Capital of the Buffet.


49 posted on 05/09/2008 12:58:04 PM PDT by JennysCool (They all say they want change, but theyÂ’re really after folding money.)
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To: SmithL

She has submitted a report from a therapist who diagnosed her with an adjustment disorder, anxiety and depression. And she produced a letter from her physician, Dr. Michael Jacobs, who said she is diabetic, uses a wheelchair because of arthritis in her feet and knees, and needs oxygen to counteract the effects of sleep apnea.

Exactly the judge I want hearing a case of mine....NOT!


50 posted on 05/09/2008 1:02:23 PM PDT by sheana
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To: tsmith130
Looks like the blanket was just pulled off her head in that pic.

LOL!

51 posted on 05/09/2008 1:03:30 PM PDT by KJC1
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To: highimpact

ROTFL!


52 posted on 05/09/2008 1:05:30 PM PDT by JRochelle (Keep sweet means shut up and take it.)
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To: SmithL
Q. What do you call a Lawyer with an I.Q. of 50?

A. "Your Honor"

53 posted on 05/09/2008 1:32:31 PM PDT by muir_redwoods (Free Sirhan Sirhan, after all, the bastard who killed Mary Jo Kopechne is walking around free)
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To: Non-Sequitur
suspended from the bench

With what? A derrick?

Now that's funny.

54 posted on 05/09/2008 1:33:34 PM PDT by muleskinner
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To: Doomonyou

OMG!!!!


55 posted on 05/09/2008 3:00:59 PM PDT by starlifter
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To: starlifter

That’s before make-up.


56 posted on 05/09/2008 3:20:20 PM PDT by Doomonyou (Let them eat lead.)
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