J wrote on May 08, 2008 05:03 PM: Is she still being paid? Of course, she wants money for the next six years. This is a joke.

David wrote on May 08, 2008 02:13 PM: The alternative is to press on for her removed for incompetance. She does not deserve her $160,000 paycheck.

vicky wrote on May 08, 2008 01:28 PM: I'm with you NLV Resident. This has nothing to do with her appearance, or her own infractions she won't own up to (not judicial ones either). Frankly, I'm tired of paying this woman's salary to sit at home and post all of the "she's being railroaded" posts under 10 different names. Seriously, is she truly the Joan of Arc of the RJC? Now, she wants to stay in office for 4 more years when she hasn't completed the first 2 because of suspension. I'm not paying for 4 more years of her sitting and collecting free money. She knew it was 2 years when she filed and now has a problem with it? Now, the decision will be taken from the voters' hands if this goes through. Whatever happened to actually earning the money? Doesn't this make her just as bad as those she is fighting against? Let the voters decide if you are truly genuine. The voters voted her in for a two year term. If it's longer, the voters should have a say. They didn't vote her in for 6, they voted her for 2 years.

NLV Resident wrote on May 08, 2008 12:26 PM: There is also a provision in the constitution requiring all judges to be elected at the same time -- its not just about the salaries. Therefore, the Legislature, when creating new seats, must define the terms of those seats to coincide with the election dates of other judges in the same district. And Halverson did KNOW the terms of the office when she filed, so, once again, she's spinning the facts to suit herself. This is not about her physical appearance; this about her lack of legal credibility and inability to perform the judge. I just wish the citizens had a better way to vet the judicial candidates to ensure we don't elect idiots like Halverson and Del Vecchio, who also filed for re-election!

MediaWatcher wrote on May 08, 2008 11:24 AM: These comments are so sad. Everybody hates Halverson so no matter what the validity of the arguments, which were presented to the Supreme Court by the Independent American Party last JANUARY. Facts are facts no matter who presents it. The judges are ripping us off to up their pay. If they where so honest, why didn't they try to amend the Constitution to increase their pay? Stop blaming the messenger and start looking at the message. If Halverson didn't file, we would still be getting ripped off cause when the IAP- a taxpayer friendly group filed, they were told that they had no standing to enforce the Constitution. Someone has to stop these runaway politicians. A flawed messenger is better than no messenger.

TimeRanger wrote on May 08, 2008 10:12 AM: Since Halverson has virtually NO CHANCE of being re-elected, she HAS to file this suit just so she has a paycheck until she is either forcibly removed from the bench or '12, whichever comes first.

You just don't get it. wrote on May 08, 2008 08:09 AM: For those that have had the unfortunate experience of being railroaded through the civil court system by unsavory judges you know Halverson was set up. And you know who did it.



For those of you that do not have this up close and personal experience first be thankful and second do your homework. If the voters did their homework you would see a pattern of behavior that goes on at that courthouse that is appalling. Until the lid blows off of it I suppose many will be duped. Those that know can tell you Halverson is not the problem. She just won't play into the activities that go on so they must remove her so she doesn't end up blowing the whistle on the rest of them.

To Robert Walker wrote on May 08, 2008 08:05 AM: "Except only attorneys can become judges in Nevada. And, thankfully, I ain't one of them."

That's not true. You can be a Justice of the Peace without a law degree in some parts of the state:

NRS 4.010 reads: "A justice of the peace must have a high school diploma or its equivalent as determined by the State Board of Education and ... In a county whose population is 400,000 or more, a justice of the peace in a township whose population is 100,000 or more must be an attorney who is licensed and admitted to practice law in the courts of this State at the time of his election or appointment and has been licensed and admitted to practice law in the courts of this State, another state or the District of Columbia for not less than 5 years at any time preceding his election or appointment. In a county whose population is less than 400,000, a justice of the peace in a township whose population is 250,000 or more must be an attorney who is licensed and admitted to practice law in the courts of this State at the time of his election or appointment and has been licensed and admitted to practice law in the courts of this State, another state or the District of Columbia for not less than 5 years at any time preceding his election or appointment."

Robert Walker wrote on May 08, 2008 06:44 AM: I wanna be a judge. Get elected, fall asleep in court, get suspended with pay, go out and get a real job, life could be good. Except only attorneys can become judges in Nevada. And, thankfully, I ain't one of them.

Just Weird wrote on May 08, 2008 06:29 AM: How come it's taking so long to get this broad to a hearing? We're paying her to figure out new ways to manipulate the system.
It's time for Princess Leia to pull the chain on Jabba already.

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