We didn't have much coverage of the Halverson hearing yesterday. Couldn't find a link forever. It's a shame really. The Review-Journal reports Halverson broke down in tears when testifying and that the Commission dropped 3 of the 14 charges against Halverson. (Review-Journal)At the hearing Halverson's lawyer, Michael Schwartz, argued for the dismissal of all 14 counts against her, citing a combination of legal technicalities and lack of evidence.
The commission unanimously voted to dismiss some of the charges, including some involving the creation of a hostile work environment, improperly contacting a Family Court hearing master and failing to explain written order procedures to her clerks.
And then there were the tears:Her testimony Thursday was often redundant, so much so that the presiding
commissioner, District Judge Richard Wagner, frequently stopped Halverson in the
middle of her rambling answers and urged the lawyers to ask more pointed questions.Halverson addressed many of the allegations in the commission's complaint.
One count accuses Halverson of using the term "faux Jew" in front of two of her staffers. Halverson explained she used the term as a joke in comparing the two women, one who was a devout Jew and one who was not.
Halverson, 50, later broke into tears when testifying about finding evidence of what she called ticket fixing by her then-executive assistant, Ileen Spoor. "There were hundreds of tickets, and I thought, 'This is so inappropriate,'" she said. "I was stunned. I was devastated when I found out what was going on in my office."
When Nash Holmes asked Halverson why she cried, she said, "I didn't realize it still affected me so badly."
Halverson testified that she found e-mails on Spoor's computer showing a conspiracy among court employees to get the media to "print nasty articles" about her.
I'm guessing Halverson is pining for an Oscar or something. Considering how easy it is to schedule an attorney session for a speeding ticket, go to the session 1-3 months later, have the ticket transmogrofied into a parking ticket with a ~$90 cost - I have a hard time believing that it really affected her to a point of tears that her assistant was handing tickets out to attorneys to do this process. It's something every attorney in Nevada can do without having to peddle influence.
ReplyDeleteShe just seems to be demonstrating her desperation when she does crap like this. She's just upset that she didn't make it past the primary and will have to go into private practice doing anti-discrimination lawsuits.
A current cantidate for the NV Supreme Court and Halverson's former supervising judge, Don Chairez, today corroberated Halverson's "shock" at leaning of the ticket fixing file.
ReplyDeleteHe testited he was visitng Halverson's chambers when the file was first brought to her attention.
The strange thing about Judge Halverson is:
ReplyDelete1) she is getting counseling from her attorney's, but she is getting advise by Terry Figliuzzi aka Terry Mosley, who filed ethical charges against the father of her son, yet...Terry Figliuzzi aka Terry Mosley, who was getting E V I C T E D, from the home of Ingrassio located in the FOUNTAINS, was having ex parte communication with Judge Halverson, especially since this eviction case was be held in that DEPARTMENT...ISN'T THAT A VIOLATION?