Reader comments: Did judge abuse position?

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samhill | 6:08 a.m. May 11, 2008
"'Judicial removal should generally be reserved for corruption and complete incompetence or inability to do the job,' Stempel said."

If the blatently poor judgement repeatedly demonstrated by "Judge" Halverson don't disqualify her to be a judge, what in the world would? Her ridiculous behavior shows her judicial inompetance and is ample and in fact, the best reason to remove her from office.

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District Court Judge Elizabeth Halverson arrives for work at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas in 2007. She is facing misconduct charges that include tainting juries and falling asleep on the bench. (Gary Thompson, Associated Press)
Gary Thompson, Associated Press
District Court Judge Elizabeth Halverson arrives for work at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas in 2007. She is facing misconduct charges that include tainting juries and falling asleep on the bench.