Halverson, Elizabeth

Cases	30
Videos	0
Articles	41
Endorsements	0

Eighth Judicial District Court

Dept.: 23

District Court Judge

Error Rate (civil/criminal):
33.33%42/22.22%72

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Elected District Court Judge to Dept. 23 of the Eighth Judicial District Court on Jan 1, 2007.
Removed by the Commission on Judicial Discipline on Nov 17, 2008.

Misconduct: Imposition Of Discipline by Commission On Judicial Discipline.

For sleeping during portions of multiple trials, multiple ex parte contacts with juries, commenting publicly on pending and impending litigation, demanding massages from staff, demeaning comments to staff, and undermining court security; removal from the bench and forever barred from serving in a judicial office.

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Non-Partisan Primary Election 2008

District Court Judge for Dept. 23 of the Eighth Judicial District Court

Candidate	Results
Miley, Stefany A	57436 (59.94%)
Landess, Jason T	29136 (30.41%)
Halverson, Elizabeth	9246 (09.65%)

Received 09.65% of the vote between 3 candidates and lost the primary election.

General Election 2006

District Court Judge for Dept. 23 of the Eighth Judicial District Court

Candidate	Results
Halverson, Elizabeth (NP)	151800 (50.32%)
Henderson, Bill (NP)	149892 (49.68%)

Received 50.32% of the vote between 2 candidates and won the general election.

Non-Partisan Primary Election 2006

District Court Judge for Dept. 23 of the Eighth Judicial District Court

Candidate	Results
Halverson, Elizabeth	39727 (27.57%)
Henderson, Bill	29157 (20.23%)
Gardner, Gerald	28141 (19.53%)
Wiese, Jerry A	20857 (14.47%)
Villani, Michael Pasquale	10211 (07.09%)
Federico, Michael A	8700 (06.04%)
Gale, Bruce L	7309 (05.07%)

Received 27.57% of the vote between 7 candidates and won the primary election.

General Election 2004

District Court Judge for Dept. D (Family Division) of the Eighth Judicial District Court

Candidate	Results
Hardcastle, Gerald W (NP)	225191 (51.41%)
Halverson, Elizabeth (NP)	212808 (48.59%)

Received 48.59% of the vote between 2 candidates and lost the general election.

Recent Cases

Number	Disposition Type	Jurisdiction	Publication	Disposition Date
52760	Affirmed	Supreme Court	Unpublished	Jan 31, 2011
48991	Affirmed In Part and Reversed In Part	Supreme Court	Unpublished	Jan 6, 2010
49672	Dismissed	Supreme Court	Unpublished	Nov 10, 2009
50341	Affirmed	Supreme Court	Unpublished	Jan 15, 2009
49415	Affirmed	Supreme Court	Unpublished	Sep 8, 2008
49577	Reversed	Supreme Court	Unpublished	Sep 8, 2008
52165	Writ Petition Declined	Supreme Court	Unpublished	Aug 6, 2008
49091	Reversed	Supreme Court	Unpublished	May 8, 2008

Recent Articles

Headline	Published	Publisher
Halverson's Suspension With Pay Mentioned As Commission On Judicial Discipline Suspends Judge Ballou For Insuboordination	Sep 23, 2025	KTNV
Halverson's Temporary Suspension Mentioned As Judge Fiore Faces Similar Possibility	Jul 18, 2024	Las Vegas Review Journal
Halverson Ban From Bench Mentioned As Panel Considers Suspension Of 2 Lawyers	Dec 21, 2019	Las Vegas Review Journal
Halverson's Mentioned As Panel Seeks To Suspend Judges For Cussing, Clothing And Coveting Clerks	Dec 18, 2019	Nevada Current
Halverson Mentioned As 1 Of 2 Suspensions In History Of Discipline Commission's Operation	Dec 18, 2019	Nevada Current
Utah Man Arrested For Killing Halverson's Ex-Husband	Jul 24, 2019	KNPR
Halverson Is Columnist's Most Disgraced Judge In Nevada History	Jul 26, 2017	Las Vegas Review Journal
Halverson Dies In Las Vegas	Mar 14, 2014	Las Vegas Sun