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Del Vecchio files motion to stay judicial discipline proceedings

Judge Nicholas DelVecchio has filed a motion to stay judicial discipline proceedings pending resolution of a related civil action that was filed in the Eighth Judicial District Court. The 21 page document provides his general responses to the allegations filed against him in a complaint by the Judicial Discipline Commission and includes a copy of the civil complaint. Among other things, Del Vecchio asserts the following: * He has not been accused of any wrongdoing from the bench, but has been accused of making offensive statements and using poor judgment. * He was in love with his former step-daughter/Judicial Executive Assistant and wanted to marry her. * The Clark County Office of Diversity found that DelVecchio's conduct did not arise to the level of sexual harassment under the law and there was insufficient evidence of retaliation...continue to full post

Full post as published by Harmful Error on April 10, 2008 (boomark / email).