Vegas Judge Accused of Trying to Make Discipline Case a ‘Laughingstock’

A hearing is being held today in the disciplinary case against embattled Judge Elizabeth Halverson.

The Las Vegas judge has been accused of judicial misconduct that includes mistreating staff and sleeping during trials. The hearing is expected to last a week, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports.

Special prosecutor Dorothy Nash Holmes claimed in a filing last week that Halverson is trying to make a "laughingstock" out of her disciplinary case, the Associated Press reports. The motion said Halverson had not specified the witnesses she intended to call and had not provided advance materials. The filing also said Halverson hadn’t submitted to a health evaluation by a psychiatrist selected by the commission.

Halverson has been suspended pending resolution of her case, but she continues to receive her annual salary of $130,000.