Halverson Answers Charges
Channel 8 has nicely posted Judge Halverson’s Answer to the charges filed by the Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline. Answers themselves are rarely interesting, but the affirmative defenses show some creative lawyering, what with the first amendment and other constitutional claims thrown in. The Judge also raises the American with Disabilities Act, which should make for an interest discussion of suitable accommodations for a sleepy judge.
The Answer made the ABA's website. Las Vegas Judge Denies Misconduct Allegations, Cites ADA
As with so many answers filed in Nevada, a number of the so called affirmative defenses aren’t actually affirmative defenses. The Nevada Supreme Court kindly defined the term recently in CCSD v. Richardson, See my post on that case here. Judge Halverson might want to review that case.
