Louie Dombrowski wrote on August 28, 2007 04:48 PM: There will be no fairness, or uniformity in enforcing the rules. Judge Lee Gates is the biggest offender, when it comes to being rude and unprofessional, and not one mention of what happened to the judicial complaints filed against him by the families of murder victims he treated like sh..

rob wrote on August 28, 2007 12:07 PM: I want you to know that I only put this in once and the website put it in 4 times

KJ wrote on August 28, 2007 12:06 PM: If the Supreme Court lets this incompetent judge stay than at election time the voters must replace Halverson and the entire Supreme court because they would be playing politics and not protecting the public

Ran wrote on August 28, 2007 12:03 PM: Nothing is bigger than Halverson except Halverson herself and if Nevada is 37 on the obesity list they did not count Halverson or we would be number one

Rob wrote on August 28, 2007 12:01 PM: Oldlawdog says this is bigger than Halverson but come on, NOTHING is bigger than Halverson. In the same issue, the RJ has an article that Nevada is 37 on the obesity list. Without Halverson we would be 50th!

oldlawdawg wrote on August 28, 2007 11:41 AM: Bill: NOTHING is as crooked as the State Bar of Nevada -- except, perhaps, the current Nevada Supreme Court.

oldlawdawg wrote on August 28, 2007 11:36 AM: This is bigger than just Halverson. Nevada is too "political" to allow any unelected "commission" power to remove judges from the bench, even if, and perhaps especially if, that removal is subject to judicial review by the Nevada Supreme Court. Unlike "at will" employees, judges are elected and hold their jobs by consent of the governed, not by appointment and consent of the government. Unlected "commissioners" appointed by politicians with their own agenda have no legitimate claim of authority to remove elected judges without a recall vote wherein the voters vested with sole constitutional authority to place a judge on the bench decide whether the person they elected should retain his/her position. ONLY the electorate have the right to determine who sits as a judge in this State, not elected or appointed government officials, a point on which the Nevada Constitution seems clear (with the exception of vacancies). Allowing unlected "commissioners," even and perhaps especially those appointed by an elected body,to remove an elected judge is a dangerous and arrogant userpation of our inviolate franchise which should readily appear unconstitutional regardless of the brand of "interpretation" employed in order to exault form over substance. I expect my vote to count and am tired of transient "commissioners" fronting for one branch of government or another in order to accomplish the "dirty work" our elected officials cannot openly accomplish themselves. Far from exempt,our judiciary engages in such practices unlike legislative or executive agencies due to the self-proclaimed and sole judicial authority to "say what the law is" and what the constitution means. Indeed,our elected judiciary is the most powerful and least accountable group of politicians in the mix, and must be reigned over by the People rather than some unelected "commission." Our current Supreme Court is proving the danger of unbridled power.

Bill wrote on August 28, 2007 11:09 AM: "Then no judge is safe"? How stupid of a statement is that? They shouldn't be "safe". They should be held accountable like everyone else. Leave it to Halverson's lawyers to say something lame like that. No slimy lawyer should be safe either.

Faith, the commission is probably as crooked as the Nevada BAR.

Candy wrote on August 28, 2007 08:30 AM: This commission should make all complaints public. The accusations against Judge Halverson are so kindergarten compared to what the other judges are doing on the bench. Manipulating the law for their well connected buddies. Lets take a closer look at what Spoor as doing. What about Mike Cherry's super bowl tickets?
This whole thing has the appearence of a smoke screen to hide what Spoor and company was up to. Hardcastle can not stand Halverson after Halveron filed an ethics complait against the shenanigans of the Hardcastles and Judge Sandra Pomrenze.

faith wrote on August 28, 2007 07:53 AM: This commission is extremely selective. IF and I say IF Judge Halverson has done the things she has been accused of I would say she is extremely unprofessional. This commission should take a good look at a REAL threat to this community Justice Nancy Saitta. Halverson might be unprofessional Nancy Saitta destroys lives. I urge each of you to go to your search bar and key in Anya Duke and after reading do the same with Scott Fau, or you can search under Judge Nancy Saitta. Nancy Saitta has had numerous complaints filed against her. Remember this commission is made up of their own. The actions of Nancy Saitta in both the Duke case and Fau Case are outrages.

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