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In case you forgot or are somehow blissfully oblivious to all of the campaign signs around town, we are in the midst of a judicial election campaign. The primary election is on June 10, 2014, with early voting starting on May 24, 2014. That means its time to check in on the races. Your can see a full list of candidates on the primary ballot here. For the official list of candidates for each office (including those not at issue in the primary, check here.)
Over in district court, 17 of our judges are unopposed, while several departments only have two candidates that are already ready to face off this fall. However, in Departments 2, 22, 24, and 28, there are three or more candidates which means that the primary is going to be instrumental in determining which two candidates in each department move on to the next round of voting. Two of those departments feature all challengers, while Departments 22 and 28 have Judges Susan Johnson and Ron Israel fighting for a chance to seek to retain their place on the bench. A defeat for either of them in the primary stage would be a serious blow. (For more information on candidates in district court races, see Terry Coffing’s
edjudicateclarkcounty website. It may not be entirely up to date yet, but we like what he is doing and want to encourage it.)
In family court, seven of the judges are unopposed, with six departments having three or more candidates for your consideration. The hotly contested departments for the primary include Departments B (with 8 candidates!), C, J, L, P, and T. Because of the cutthroat nature of family court, we won’t be surprised to see at least one incumbent lose in the primary.
What insights do you have on the elections so far? Are you hearing rumors about any one candidate out fundraising all the others? Are the candidates with the most signs the ones most likely to win or is there some other factor that will decide the winners? Have you been attending fundraisers and contributing money to all the candidates just in case? Can you predict which incumbents (if any) won’t survive the primary?
Stoffel should win he is alleged to have perjuied an affidavite in distict court and get this acted as his clients only material wittness while being her advocate. Then caused his clients suit to be dismissed for failure to comply with the discovery orders. In my opinion he is the poster child for corruption in the courts so he obviously meets the requirements to be a family court judge already proved his corrupt
WTF????
Your constant bitter comments on this blog just make me question your sanity. I'm starting to feel bad for Stoffel, and I don't even know the guy.
I find it hard to believe that 8:45 wasn't an adversary in the case with Stoffel. I don't know of anyone who bothers to have this much "dirt" on someone or make an allegation of perjury without some well founded basis. Perhaps my moral compass is too tightly adjusted but that post was a little overboard.
It seems like the shittiest lawyers in town are always the ones that say that I've committed perjury in my affidavits. I wonder if there's a class out there, attended by all of the unsuccessful solos, where this is a litigation tactic: "feel free to throw out frivolous and easily disprovable allegations of perjury."
I would not trust the source of disparaging information regarding Jason Stoffel; may even be from his opponent's camp. The two candidates had a "heated" discussion and subsequent confrontation at the recent Family Law conference. When a sitting judge's conduct tilts off kilter as it did, there is a problem. Stoffel is seeking to be on his opponent's permanent recusal list.
When you represent a client and have their case thrown out for failure to provide discovery after being compelled to 3 times that is at least a violation of ethics. When you fabricate an affidavit as a material witness for your client while being her only advocate is an ethics violation at the least. When you perjury yourself in an affidavit, That an eyewitness can testify that your affidavit was perjury that is at least an ethics violation. I would not vote for him
this site is about dirt and rumors, let it flow or shut down the blog
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE don't let Jacob Hafter win!
Amen
Please, please, please do not elect Craig Friedberg. This guy is a turkey.
That's a funny comment given that as a new lawyer Miley was known as "Big Bird". Pretty sure that Big Bird is even bigger and dumber than a turkey! Also pretty sure that Miley failed the bar exam.
Only this inane comment would come from Friedberg…..
I did not pass the bar on the first try, and I still have high I.Q. What is your point? Other than being a jerk….
MILEY FAILED THE BAR?? (feigned look of surprise)
Who cares? I would still vote for Judge Miley over Craig Friedberg.
I will pass on Craig Friedberg
I love a man who uses parens to be sarcastic
I suspect Judge Pollock will have a difficult time getting past the primary.
I will agree, I believe that Rena Hughes is the best qualified candidate for this race.
Thanks for the opinion, Rena and/or Rena's campaign manager.
Should I say this? I didn't know about this blog until today, and I don't have a campaign manager. Thanks Anonymous 12:52 p.m.
Assuming you're the actual Rena Hughes, why should I vote for you instead of Ken Pollock? I can think of several reasons why I don't want Ken Pollock as a judge, but can you tell me why you would be a better choice?
NewlyMintedAttorney – thank you for your question. Please visit my website ElectRenaGHughes.com, and if you have any questions after that, you can email me. I'm in the book.
Having appeared numerous times before Judge Pollock and having had Rena Hughes as opposing counsel on more than 1 case I can think of several reasons Rena is the better candidate – more family law experience, better ability to understand a complex argument, and better application of common sense are just 3 of these.
Does anyone else keep getting emails from Romeo Perez? I had a couple of interactions with him over the years, none of them I would consider to be positive and for the last few months I get about an email every week or two from a general email associated with his campaign. Not sure how he got my address (personal email) in the first place or why he would be contacting me (other than the obvious of campaign cash) or why this is his approach unless he's sending them to everyone in So. Nevada.
To post 9:36 all you need to do is look at the court file to see it all read it first if you think it is a false allegation better yet look at the court room video tapes of the hearings. YOU MEAN LAWYERS DO NOT LIE and I have nothing to do with the case
In fact I am one of your peers
Please provide the case number. I will look at the file and report what I have found. Of course, this was the same information I always asked Lisa Willardson (RIP) to provide when she made wild allegations. Never got any case specific information to validate her claims.
https://www.clarkcountycourts.us/Anonymous/CaseDetail.aspx?CaseID=9104376
http://caseinfo.nvsupremecourt.us/public/caseView.do?csIID=30567
Oh, hey, it's a pro per brief, completed with god-awful long paragraphs with no internal structure, side commentary, and rambling thoughts. No way in hell I'll be spending my valuable time trying to decipher that hot mess.
I think you are missing the key does not matter it is a pro per case what matters is: the pro per guy is asking the Supreme Court to issue an opinion on an issue that effects all of use and the lawyer counter defendant and her attorney violated ethics. You would not have taken his case but at least he stands up for his rights. The two lawyers involved should be subject to disiplinary action. That is the gist of the appeal. Failure to provide discovery, abuse of process, fabrication of evidence, civil conspiracy and perjury by members of the bar, serious issues. And above all violation of attorney ethics
I think the point is the poster has reason to believe that if the allegations are true the attorney involved has no business being on the bench so put away your prejudice against pro per litigation, this case addresses a serious issue that needs to be addressed by the Court
@ 6:39. Before you make the comment "the two lawyers involved should be subject to disciplinary action" read the file. See D 422653. At one hearing, Defendant had to be removed from the courtroom. He want from being a pilot, offering private jet services to individuals to unemployed during the course of the divorce. Putting the pieces together and Defendant has a beef against his wife's counsel because he does not want to pay her Sargeant fees. I would not be surprised to learn that you are the Defendant. It's so easy to claim the other guy is a liar in attempt to get out complying with court orders. Ya gotta love Family Court.
Well I am not the Defendant but the case has nothing to do with his Divorce if you exam the pleadings it was the ex-wife's divorce attorney that sued him in Justice Court and in District Court. He counter sued for abuse of process. The Attorney involved that filed the suit against him conspired with her attorney and fabricated evidence and committed perjury if you look at the pleadings there is eye witness testimoney that the affidavit was perjury. In addition Judge Bulla dismissed the Plaintiff's case against the Defendant for refusal to provide compelled discovery and recommended tht the pro per litigant's action against the attorney go forward. The attorney out litigated the pro per defendant and got a summary judgement. The case is before the appeals court the question is a question of law that needs to be decided. The Defendant asked for Discovery mainly the proofs in the Plantiff's complaint, she had none she refused to produce them, so how can he prove what never existed was false. Read the appeal stop picking on pro per litigants he did not ask to be sued in Justice Court or district court it was Wendy Kazel ESQ that took things out of the family court and put them in Justice Court and District Court, He is lucky she could not take him to traffic court also. In addition I am also a pilot if you would havew checked the FAA records you would have seen that 4 months prior to the underlying divorce even being filed by his ex-wife he lost his FAA medical certificate was revoked. So thats why he was not flying jets anymore get your facts straight do the research. I am watching this case and in my opinion somebody should be disbarred. They did it to Gary Segal for a hell of a lot less years ago.
@ 6:39 and 12:42. Yup. Your the defendant. Caught the same typo's, poor grammar and use of unusual words in your 12:42 a.m. response as in the appeal. That is all the "proofs" needed.
you must be the counter-defendant then, hope you get disbarred you are a disgrace to the legal community
Can we all do a survey,who else has filed for a TPO and filed in District Court against your opponents client because they called you a bitch, i mean besides Wendy Kazel?
I was in the Courtroom when she bragged how she bought a Glock 9mm to use against the guy, even the Judge got a laugh out of her. I knew I did.
I have had the opportunity to attend various meet-in-greets for many of the judicial candidates and I have to say that I am impressed with Richard Scotti, running for Department 2, Joe Hardy, running for Department 24 and Susan Bush, running for Department 28.
Susan is high-strung and annoying. I like Monti Levy, though.
Would you say this about a male colleague? Annoying, maybe, but high-strung?
Depends. Are they high-strung? I can think of about half a dozen of my male colleagues that match the description.
Jonathan Macarthur is high-strung. He likes to cry in front of jurors.
I am sure I misspelled his name.
6:25 you are wrong. Susan is very smart and hard working professional. She is polite, kind but also knows how to run a firm. She and Monti started the firm despite being moms to little kids and the firm has been kicking some … since then. Susan would make a really good judge but turkeys like you will likely vote for some other turkey candidates that don't deserve the spot…. and for the record, no I am not Susan or her campaign manager.
Thank you 3:29. I was on the fence, but now you persuaded me not to vote for Susan!
Agreed with 1:03 p.m. I would add Sean Connell to that list. He would make a great judge and definitely wouldn't wear a green robe like his opponent. And hopefully the creepy basset hound portraits come down as well.
Sean Connell and Susan Bush? Didn't they work at the same firm for a while?
Does anyone pay attention to the law firms who sponsor judicial candidates' parties? I am laughing, because everyone single one of the judicial candidates Hutchinson and Steffen are sponsoring for one party, I am not going to vote for.
I happened to run into some judicial staff at Craig Kenny's party last year and a couple other RJC employees over the holidays. Between all the dirt I picked up from them and the stuff I hear when chatting with court recorders and clerks, I could write my own blog about a lot of the judges. Pick a random judge I will give you the goods.
Judge Tao?
Judge Tao is a solid, good judge. Doesn't always get it right, but is committed, dedicated and really tries to understand the facts and legal issues.
Judge Johnson?
She's a fox and most importantly NOT Jacob Hafter!
Pomrenze & Pollack HAVE to go. It is impossible to advise clients on cases in front of those two because you never have any idea what crazy direction they are going to take it.