The R-J’s latest input on the continuing saga:
Jane Anne Morrison comments: Judicial commission might have a say on Halverson controversy
and an update on another of Judge Halverson’s legal pending legal matters: Deadline nears in judge's yard battle
The Halverson v. Hardcastle dispute provides wonderful ammunition for supporters of merit selection of judges. John C. Smith at the R-J weighs in again today with “As justice center rumbles, the case for appointing judges grows by the day.”
The Sun offers this editorial: Turmoil in the Courthouse.
As reported here last week, Nevada Supreme Court Justice Mark Gibbons had disclosed in a court filing conversations he had had with court personnel regarding issues relating to Judge Elizabeth Halverson. Yesterday, Halverson moved to disqualify Gibbons from sitting on her pending case before the high court.
Since Halverson challenges the authority of a chief judge to make case assignments, and since Gibbons disclosed that he had suggested that Halverson’s docket could be restricted to civil cases, the move is not surprising.
Supreme Court Justice Micharl Cherry had already recused himself from involvement in the case.
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