Elizabeth Halverson

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Morning Docket: 03.17.14

* Dewey feel bad for Zach Warren? Totally. In the saddest revelation about his indictment, it seems D&L’s head honchos “had trouble remembering who [he] was” before arraignment. [New York Times] * If you’re interested in going to law school (and if you want to pay off your loans), you’ll want to see the law schools where you’ll make the most bank after graduating. We’ll have more on this later. [Forbes] * Fred Phelps Sr., founder of the Westboro Baptist Church, is near death. Not for nothing, but it would probably be fitting if people picketed his funeral in SCOTUS-approved protest. [Kansas City Star] * The widow of Dustin Friedland, the attorney who was shot and killed during the Short Hills mall carjacking, has filed a wrongful death suit against the shopping venue’s owners. [Star-Ledger] * Elizabeth Halverson, the former judge who rolled into our lives on a motorized scooter and was removed from the bench in 2008 for her courtroom antics, died earlier this month. RIP. [Las Vegas Review-Journal] * Miley Cyrus is being sued… over her tongue. A man who helped build her tongue slide (a prop, not a sex maneuver) was injured — he claims he wasn’t warned about the potential dangers involved. [USA Today]

By Staci Zaretsky
Defamation

Former Judge Halverson Rolls Back Into the News

On her motorized Rascal scooter. From the Las Vegas Review-Journal: A one-time legal assistant to ousted District Judge Elizabeth Halverson won a $50,000 judgment Tuesday in the defamation case she filed against Halverson in 2007. District Judge David Wall on Tuesday ordered Halverson to pay the money and to return files to the assistant, Ileen […]

By David Lat
Elizabeth Halverson

Judge Halverson Has Sung

A tipster dubbed yesterday “the day legal comedy died.” From the Las Vegas Review-Journal: While the Judicial Discipline Commission weighs the fate of embattled District Judge Elizabeth Halverson, voters delivered their own verdict Tuesday, deciding Halverson must go. Halverson, who faces complaints of falling asleep on the bench and harassing her staff, received less than […]

By David Lat
Elizabeth Halverson

Breaking: Judge Halverson Passes Out; Hearing Postponed

This just in, from a West Coast tipster who has been following L’Affaire Halverson obsessively: Halverson passes out at hearing; adjourned due to medical reasons. Based on live observations… Update: More details from the AP: A disciplinary hearing for a suspended Nevada state judge has been postponed, after she reported she felt ill. The Nevada […]

By David Lat
Eliot Spitzer

What if They Mated: Legal All-Stars Edition

[Ed. note: This post is by MARIN, one of the finalists in ATL Idol, the “reality blogging” competition that will determine ATL’s next editor. It is marked with Marin’s avatar (at right).] From ergonomic wrist supports to dual computer monitors, law firms wring every ounce of productivity from the attorneys they haven’t axed (yet). But […]

By Marin
Elizabeth Halverson

Due Process for Judge Halverson?

America’s favorite plus-size jurist, Judge Elizabeth Halverson, is back in the news. The disciplinary hearing to remove her from the bench — figuratively, not literally — got underway today. Earlier this afternoon, from a Halverson-following reader: CNN.com has live video stream of the Judge Halverson trial/hearing. I just started listening to it, so there hasn’t […]

By David Lat
Elizabeth Halverson

The Eyes of the Law: One Angry Woman

Twelve Angry Men, move over; now there’s someone meatier. A juicy judicial celebrity sighting, from the Las Vegas Sun: Suspended District Judge Elizabeth Halverson returned to the Regional Justice Center on Friday — for jury duty. While waiting for an assignment, Halverson, who can’t roll through the courthouse on her motorized scooter without attracting attention, […]

By David Lat
Elizabeth Halverson

Judge Elizabeth Halverson 2008 Update

Judge Elizabeth Halverson has graced stomped through these pages many times before. But this is her first appearance of 2008. The LA Times recounts some Halverson highlights: Her former bailiff said he was forced to heat and serve her lunch, check the temperature of her ice water, brush lint from her robe, help her put […]

By Kashmir Hill
Elizabeth Halverson

Large and Still Not In Charge

Hello and good morning everyone. This is Billy Merck once again (yes, yes, “we hate you” and so forth; get it all out on the first post), filling in for Lat today. Don’t worry, we’re still going to be on the lookout for associate bonus announcements, so send them in if they happen and we’ll […]

By Billy Merck
Elizabeth Halverson

Non-Sequiturs: 07.25.07

* Can you invoke the Fifth Amendment if you’re a juror being voir dired? [Southern District of Florida Blog] * When it comes to the administrative state, you can run but you can’t hide. [DealBreaker] * The Elizabeth Halverson saga rolls on — and social studies teachers are grateful for the judicial soap opera: “My […]

By David Lat
Elizabeth Halverson

Judge of the Day: Elizabeth Halverson (again)

It’s time for a quick update on Judge Elizabeth Halverson. As you may recall, Judge Halverson — a Nevada state court judge, with her chambers in Las Vegas — was recently named our Judge of the Day. She achieved this honor after being banned from the courthouse by the chief judge. Anyway, we’re pleased to […]

By David Lat
Elizabeth Halverson

Judges of the Day: Elizabeth Halverson and Fred Axley

State court judges are like bratty kids, or pets that aren’t housebroken. You can’t take them anywhere. Because they’ve probably already been banned from where you were planning to take them. Even if the place in question is the courthouse. Consider the Honorable Elizabeth Halverson (at right). From the Las Vegas Review-Journal: The District Court […]

By David Lat