Sometimes, I read the newspaper and wonder in amazement, "Really? Seriously? That just can't be true. Nobody would actually do that would they?" Here is an article that appeared in today's Los Angeles Times regarding a Nevada judge.
If the allegations against Elizabeth Halverson are true, then the judge often handled her staff with the temperament of a toddler.
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 on her shoes, massage her neck and cover her with a blanket before her nap.
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Oh, and she's running for reelection.
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Halverson, who took the bench in January 2007, said in an interview that many of the accusations were either rookie mistakes blown out of proportion or just plain false. She's being singled out, she said, because she is a grass-roots candidate and "not somebody in the juice machine.
"Here's somebody who just got on the bench. . . . How could they be so horrible that they should be removed?" Halverson said. "I think this is the kind of thing that makes
people look at the justice system and be concerned."
2 comments:
The operative word for this article is, "If this were true".. the facts are it is NOT true.
Your article is one sided and does not give a true picture of this very involved case.
Judge Halverson is being railroaded. You forgot to mention how her assistant made complaints about the judge after she was caught fixing tickets and removing people from Jury duty.
You forgot to mention how Cheif Judge Kathy Hardcastle has a vendetta against Hardcastle that goes back several years when Halverson ran against her then Husband Gerald Hardcastle.
You forgot to mention the Baliff only made these allegations after he was pressured by human resources at the Regional Justice Center.
You really should not quote inaccurate articles without investigaing further.
Bad, bad reporting on your part.
I'm not a reporter, I'm a quoter of the Los Angeles Times. I will certainly agree with you on one underlying theme - I've never thought of the Los Angeles Times as the most accurate and unbiased source of news either.
However, you are simply wrong on a couple of points. The piece that I quoted reads, "Her former bailiff said..." - that is absolutely true. There is no disputing the fact that those are the accusations. Also note, that to be as fair as possible, the sections I quoted 1) noted that accusations have not been proven true; 2) included a paragraph with the judge claiming it was all blown out of proportion or false. Really, I this was an extremely fair post given that I could have just included the middle paragraph that is so juicy.
If Halverson supporters want to post some links in the comments to "fair" articles - feel free. Sounds like an exciting soap opera. I'm sure you understand why we wouldn't take your anonymous allegations against others too seriously without some sort of verification.
It is nice to be getting read. Now we have campaign staff trying to defend their candidate against our blog! Wife and I have hit the big time!
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