Three Las Vegas Judges Face High Court Review
Fair Courts E-lert
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Author: Don Woutat
Source: Los Angeles Times
Date: 6/23/2006
Article reports that the Nevada Supreme Court has asked three Las Vegas judges, whose ethics dilemmas the Los Angeles Times revealed in a series of articles, to respond to allegations of favoritism and other unethical behavior. Chief Justice Robert Rose said that the Supreme Court will decide whether to take further action after hearing the judges_ responses and further reviewing the allegations. The Times article focused on conflicts of interest, favoritism, and judicial canons violations by eight current or former district court judges and a sitting federal judge. The Supreme Court is reviewing the three senior judges it appointed and oversees, but the Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline has the authority to investigate the other judges spotlighted in the articles. Chief Justice Rose said that Nevada needs to expand the state agency that investigates judges and removes senior judges from cases.