Judge in hospital; husband charged

Oh my goodness! Sounds like he may have had enough of something, her mouth/attitude maybe. But they should separate from each other and not stay in this situation at all!!!!! What is wrong with these "educated" people. So much for education and "knowing" the law....

How sad. I guess what her bailiff had to say was the truth and her hubby just "snapped" . We see so much of this; just look at the current case being covered on In Session!

A woman was nearly murdered after being beaten by her husband with a frying pan. Perhaps the problem with America is that of the others here who have left comments condoning violence. No one deserves to be beaten nearly to death. We have a judicial system to deal out punishment.

Is society being so hard on this female judge because of her actions toward those under her authority or because of her physical appearance? As a woman who lost 100 lbs and now weigh a slim 128, I know what it is like to be discriminated against because of "obesity". Either way it disgusts me that the above comments (left by women I might add), seem to defend some "animal" that took a frying pan to a women...No matter what she may or may not have done, there is no excuse for physical violence and it shocks me that even needs to be said!!

Both of them are unhealthy mentally/physically but they are human and deserve some sort of hope in their future. Someone, somewhere (perhaps family/friends/physicians/law enforcement) dropped the ball. I'm not suggesting either of them are without personal responsibility but thank God I have received help from many before ever reaching this very sad result.

I don't condone attempted murder but what drove this poor man to that point???her mouth maybe....
She sure proved herself to have a lousy attitude in court and how she treated her co-workers.It always comes back to bite you eventually...

Judge Halverson needs to take time off and deal with her 'hefty' issue's.

I was stunned as I saw this at the top of the page. From all appearances her husband seemed doting, dutiful and loving towards his wife. Although one can only imagine the stress the disciplinary hearing contributed to their relationship. This case seems to have taken on a life of it's own.

Beth, excellent reporting, continue to update us on this case, which has given American's a different view of our justice system.

I believe this judge is very unhappy with herself and because she is miserable she makes any living creature as miserable as her. I believe the baliff she may be the one with the problem, being her position she uses it to hide after her destructive behavior. Why would her husband try to beat her to death, did she ask for assistance suicide because of her obesity, she can't do it herself or maybe he did not feed her that particular day. STRONG EVIDENCE.

I do not feel sorry for Ed, he could leave at anytime. He stood with her and if she was abusive then he should have pressed charges against her or filed for divorce. We all know how utterly impossible this woman is and that is NO means to be beat. No human deserves this type of treatment. I do not like this lady nor do I believe she is telling the truth in her case. She is a very ugly person inside. As for her outward appearance we all have something we don't like about ourselves, soo to put her down for that you are putting yourself in that same category as her. KARMA always comes back and bites you in the *%#&^!!!! I wish her a speedy recovery. When she gets out she'll probally end up going back with him, who else is going to take care of her the way he did. You reap what you sow.

I hope she get some counseling to control herself, so no one else feels the need to hurt her like that. He need to plead temporary insanity.

Maybe her husband did not prepare her dinner as HOT as she likes it.. He must have snapped!!!

The interesting part of this story are the details that aren't included such as the fact that she is being suspended for making her staff do things like rub her feet and covering her with blankets while she napped on her motorized scooter. Just from her physical appearance alone it appears that the Honorable Halverson is lacking in good judgment. Obviously attempted murder is serious, but if she treated her court staff this way, imagine how she treated her husband!

As in all cases, there are TWO sides. After watching the entire proceedings in Las Vegas before the commission, Judge Halverson had a defnite attitude problem. Also, reflecting on what was said about her actions in the courthouse, one can only imagine how she may have ruled her home and husband. Granted, his actions are severe, but one has to wonder if she may have provocated the situation. I guess we will find out in due time.

calling the judge names and being cruel are not necessary-true i believe she abused her power and verbally abused her baliliff–however this does not mean we should be happy she was beaten by her husband--she will be JUDGED and i look forward to hearing the outcome of her situation in all aspects of her life

You should see the story in the Las Vegas Sun. Ed isn't so meek at all. But even so, If there wasn't the element of serious injury present, this would be hysterical.

Hello People
What is wrong here? The woman is in the hospital , he tried to kill her , there is so much violence in this world and you are saying this is ok because (the last straw)?????
Why could he not walk away?? the violence in this world has to stop.
I Hope the Judge Elizabeth Halverson will be ok.
No one deserves this! NO ONE !!

Talk about blaming the victim! The verdict is still out on her behavior as a judge, but being beaten with a frying pan is not the current punishment for any crime I'm aware of. Especially inappropriate to a woman that requires a wheelchair and breathing apparatus.

Sadie is right. Crappy judge, crappy nasty person, finally it will catch up with you. Looks like it caught up with her. Although I feel like she deserved to be bashed with a pan, what Ed should have done and what I and others have done in crappy marriages is pay your money and walk away. Not worth going to prison over a piece of manure like her. Being her is enough punishment. Our society does not allow rough justice. If it did, we would all revert to pistols at high noon on main street. Nobody wants Deadwood again.

It doesn't matter what this judge may have did or said there is never an excuse for domestic violence. Men don't just "snap" they are in full control of their actions and there is no way in hell I feel sorry for her husband. I hope he get life in prison. Its really sad how many people are siding with the batterer instead of the victim. And then we wonder why so many women stay in abusive relationships, because its– because dense people have a tendency to believe its the victims fault!

You reap what you sew!!! She has sewn so much misery and harm to other peoples' lives....came back to bite her!!!

She is one of those poisonous button-pushers, pretending to be blissfully unaware of what an ugly heart she has and how much she hurts the people around her. I hope she spends the rest of her life in the hospital and finds herself in the meantime.

...Her poor husband. I feel so sorry for him.

I have to agree with the other comments . Sorry but she did seem to be a hard person to deal with. Not only at work but obviously at home too. Poor man, I definitely would not want to live with her let alone work with her. What goes around comes around !!!!! All that aside , I do wish her the best. I hope she will recover from her injuries quickly.

Good Lord, it's hard to imagine how anyone would justify someone beating their wife with a frying pan! He's not been convicted, but get a grip–it's not defensible under any circumstances to beat someone with a frying pan unless in direct physical danger from that person. And look at who's in the hospital. It's not him!

These comments are terrible and irresponsible. Violence in a relationship, by the woman or the man, is never acceptable. His behavior is simply unacceptable and he should be severely punished. I pray that she recovers quickly and fully.

If you're writing a story about two married people, please use their first and last names. To say that "Halverson was arrested for attacking Halverson" is confusing.

"Halverson, a Clark County District Court judge" – Now, this would be, um, Elizabeth. Right?

"Halverson’s attorney" – This would be...

I give up.

"Halverson’s current condition is unknown at this time." I hope he and she are doing alright.

How sad, no matter how mean a person is, there is no excuse for being so violent.

He should have just left!!

I think a little different from reading the story and the comments that are posted....I think that her in employment sucks...I read many stories that have shown negative charactistics and lacks equality when performing a position that has the authority as herself...however...It wrong for any person within a relationship should to harm to there significant other. Attempted murder (are you kidding me) 1st degree felony assault....(For sure)

I agree with the first poster, her behavior is catching up with her and although her husband will be tried for his crime, I suspect that the true cause of her attack is from something that started and came from within her.

I'm not surprised at this at all. I felt sorry for her husband when people testified about all the rotten things she called her husband. He sat their in the hearing with a weird look on his face. Tried to smile about it, but he looked so embarrassed. Judge Halverson should be greatful to have a husband stand by her. Seeing how she can't even put on her own shoes, imagine what else he had to do for her everyday. Then she treats him like a whipping boy and insults him in front of everyone.

No one has the right to hurt another person, but she is a VILE person. Her lack of respect and her arrogance made me want to smack her around. She is a miserable person who will always be lonely and it is all her own fault.

Hate to have some of you on a jury. Not a lot of information is out yet and look at some of the comments. Pathetic.

I guess poor Ed didn't get her lunch hot enough for her liking!?!?!? That poor man would rather be in prison then serve a "life sentence" w/ Judge Halverson!

WOW, that's deep, I have been watching that case and she is very mean and I believe that she deserved to be kicked in the butt and taken off the bench but no one deserves to be injured like this.

Her husband had to snap, but he could have just left her, that would have hurt her the most, now he has not only hurt her but now he has ruined his life.

If Ed was that good of a man he would not have done this to a woman maybe he just wasn't getting his way. you attract what you are. Just because two people seem so different on the outside to the whole world doesn't mean they are just a like in other ways. Maybe ED was a very manipulating person he wasn't getting what he wanted so he beat her. I am sure with her being a judge ,she made a lot of money to comfort Ed! He is showing his true colors or he would have walked away. Looks like the judge has the last laugh, Old Ed is in Jail now looks like for a long time. Maybe he will find out how it hurts when someone hits beats him in jail. What comes around goes around. Maybe she did treat others disrespectfully from what you could see But you could not see what Ed was up to because he was more manipulating by hiding his true self.As the old saying goes If you don;t like your partner take a look at your self , there is something in you that is attracting that person. I hope she recovers. And to answer your Question It is not about just educated people. What is wrong with us as people we get together in the sex and lust stages in our lives we don't focus on the love and forget about seeing if this person is compatable with us someone to grow with, So we end up like this –Hatred towards the very person that is the closesest to us that is sad!!!

Sadie,
Whatever trouble is in their relationship is not our concern. He broke the law by assaulting and battering another person. Her aestheitic appeal has no bearing on the matter. Would you love your husband any less if he developed cancer, lost a limb, was struck blind, or, as in her case, gained weight? If we are to castigate Judge Halverson, let it be for her performance on the bench, not her physical appearance.

I guess Ed already found her guilty. Seriously though,I heard the way she talked to the Prosecutor's in the case and wanted to hit her on a daily basis while she was testifying. I don't think violence is ok but I can imagine that she probably treated him like crap and belittled him until he did snap. He should have left her but i'm sure he was probably at his wits end with her just like her staff was,the bad thing about it is that he is gonna do some serious prison time for "attempted murder". The up side is that he will have alot of people in jail that will consider him their hero and alot on the outside as well. The thing that puzzles me is I wonder if Ed can call Michael Schwartz(Judge Halverson's defense attorney)as a character witness in his trial since he said he never saw any sort of violence on either side. I bet alot of the people who were witnesses against the Judge will gladly tell another jury why they think Ed isn't guilty of "attempted murder". In case Ed gets to read any of these comments, I feel very sorry that you were in that situation and I am pulling for you.

And this story is actually in Las Vegas, Nevada. Not New York. And Yeah she was a horrible judge.

I seriously think this was a plot by the judge herself to get sympathy for her situation. She has bullied so many others into doing things for her, and who's to say she didn't get her husband to beat the crap out of her. I don't feel sorry for her in the least. What comes around, goes around. I hope she enjoys the ride.

Karma bites.

All I can say is "wow." What's next in this legal soap opera? While I would like to see Halverson banned from forever seeking "judgeship" in the future, I hate to see her pulverized in this manner by good old Eddie. She, I'm sure, has driven him to distraction, but she should have known better than cohabiting with a known convicted felon. On the other hand, he may have been all she could get, as the saying goes, but look what it got her. Personally, I find the woman obnoxious, ignorant, and pathetic, but she didn't deserve this.

ouch!

Lousy judges and bad wives deserve to be beat to the point of hospitalization? Is that what these blogs are saying? If you have a bad judge, you don't reelect them. If you have a lousy wife, you get a divorce. Beating someone to the point of hospitalization as punishment is not okay. From what's presented in this article, what happened here is another case of domestic violence – which is terrible and cannot be spun any other way. She was not at fault and people should feel sympathy for her. He should be put in jail and people should feel disgusted by him. Why are all these blogs critizing her?

She is one unhappy person. Look at her, she's a bully and she takes out her pain on others! Ed is the one person, no one thought of. I bet she treated him the same way she treated her workers at the court house. I hope she gets what she deserves!

No one deserves to be abused. She was helpless against any attack. If he didn't like her he could have just left. She's not a 'pig'. She's a human. If her husband did this he deserves severe punishment for abusing a disabled person. Remember that Beth wrote that there were 'severe' injuries. There's nothing that someone can say that makes it ok to beat them nearly to death with a frying pan.

Easy people, the woman has a problem .It's plain to see . There is no excuse for murder , except self defense . I'm pretty sure he could have out run her . I don't understand where her superiors were, if she had any . She should not have been in the position she was in . She obviously cannot handle a job like that .

WHAAAT, you have got to be kidding, since when does a man have an excuse to hit a women? ( NEVER ) reguardless of your attitude there is no reason for this type of behavior. How hard is it to just walk away! No female diserves to get hit by a man. I dont care how big the women is, a man is a man.

the whole situation is very sad.

The writer of this article did not do a good job distinguishing between the battery and the ongoing judicial discipline hearings. At one point, it sounded like the judge, who was the victim, was being charged in her own attack. What the writer should have done was to reserve the part about the discipline hearings to the last paragraph and devote more lines to the attack which is the subject of the title line.

Trot out Karen Black. I smell a Movie of the Week!

Miriam,

Just because you're educated doesnt mean you can control your own inequities and emotions any better than anyone else with the same potential.

I do not believe in any man abusing a woman but I also dont believe in a woman abusing a man. From where I stand it looks to me like the latter was probably happening. Although I wish the best for Judge Halverson and hope she recovers from her injuries quickly, I cant help but wonder with the way she acted in court just how she would act at home behind closed doors. I guess the old adage "what goes around comes around" is in order here.

I watched all of the hearing. If only one half of what the witnesses said were true, she is a very demeaning person. She really does not deserve to be a lawyer, let alone a judge. The comments she made about her husband were evil. I can see that he had enough, she was probably taking it out on him that she lost the election and was about to lose her bench seat. Hopefully, he will elect a jury trial on the charges and all this maltreatment of him will come out at trial. I for one would not find him guilty.

I wonder if this has anything with the fact the he agreed to answer questions about her of his own accord? As everyone knows a spouse can not be forced to testify against his/her partner, but they can volunteer. Rumor was he was going to answer some tough questions.

I bet even the prosecutor will feel sympathy for the husband and charge him with lesser degrees than attempted murder. This kind of case will have to be prosecuted but the prosecutors will be able to choose what to charge him with - I wouldn't be surprised if this poor guy is just charged with simple assault. I mean this "judge" deserved what she got and never should have been put on the bench. I'm a registered paralegal and have seen my share of bad judges but this one takes the cake - the whole cake LOL!

My impression of Halverson was always that of the psychotic neighbor lady who bullies everyone she encounters. In this case, her neighborhood happened to be the whole of Las Vegas. Normally, I would never say to blame the victim- but how far can you push someone before they lose their cool? Is there a point where the provocation is so intense where you have to say, "Well, what did you think he was going to do?!"

After reading of this woman's dispicable treatment of her Nevada court bailiff, such as making him rub her feet, wait on her like an indentured servant, and insulting him constantly, I would think justifiable attempted homicide would be more appropriate. Imagine how she treated the poor husband – he must have snapped.

well
here it goes
what goes around and come around
and that the ways it is babe

I live in Las Vegas, where she was a judge, and it is disgusting to have the county pay her $130,000 a year to do this garbage. And she was elected!

No excuse for violence what-so-ever. Best of luck on her recovery.

Well, what can one say: "What goes around, comes around". Ed snapped OR was something said to him that was the last straw. There is more to the story than what has been reported, that I am sure.

He bagged her with a drying pan and she is in a wheel chair?
Well lif wioth her could not have been the peaches and cream story she has been tyring to portray lol

There is NEVER an excuse to cause physical injury to someone. I know she is probably are real pain as seen in the televised hearing but, no matter the situation it is not ok to hit someone. I hope that she recovers alright and I hope he goes to jail for a long time. What kind of "man" is he if he chooses to beat up on someone who cannot defend themselves. Shame on him!

Hey, what am I missing here? He tries to kill her and you all are commenting that she must have caused it? Seriously? Are you all abusive husbands or something? Only an abuser blames the victim. No matter what she did, unless she was in the process of trying to kill him, could justify him trying to kill her. PERIOD.

I know she had some charges, but is she not the victim? Your names look like you are women too?

I am sorry she was battered physically, truly I am. Was the husband battered verbally, threatened in some way? I mean the pressure of all this is a bit much for both of them. Maybe she should step down and resolve her issue's first.

Has anyone thought that this all may have been set-up to garner simpathy from the commission that is trying to get her removed from the bench? I would not be surprised if she is allowed to stay on the bench that her husband just is set free. That may be the deal she set with him. He will get out as soon as she is a judge again. That is also what meek men do.

I know it may sound cruel, but it seems to me that what goes around comes around, and this nasty, hateful woman has ALOT of bad karma waiting for her.

This lady was a judge but is married to an ex felon. That should say it all about her character. I heard she was a real witch.

no matter how awful the treatment, how disconnected the relationship, he should have walked away. Why the violence?

How could anyone defend a criminal action that sent his wife to the hospital? There is no excuse for such a thing, regardless of their marital situation. A criminal act is a criminal act. There is no such thing as "deserving" to be the target of such a crime.

God Bless You Judge Halverson, i firmly believe in your innocence, and as for your husband please file for a divorce immediately, you deserve better than that . You have been through quite enough lately, I wish people would stop making opionions of you because of looks or the way you talk, you were one smart lady to make it to the top, dont give up now, our prayers are with you! Hope you get well fast, and to the bench even faster, Gods speed!!

Her husband seems like a loser! He should get the death penalty. What a piece of crap. I feel sorry for the judge.

Ed battered his wife. Ed is NOT a good guy, or someone we should feel sorry for. Ed's wife did not "have it coming". I am sick of reading these slanted comments that suggest that "POOR ED" has had enough, is a "GOOD" guy, and that his wife was a mean person who deserved it.

You know what, mean person or not, Ed has the ability to open the door and walk out - and NOBODY deserves to be hit with a frying pan. I suggest if you think differently that you ask Ed to give you a whack on the head to bring you to your senses about domestic abuse.

Shame on you who think differently in 2008 in America.

I am shocked to read some of these comments. Ladies, it is never alright for anyone to be beaten. It doesn't matter if she was mean, disrespectful, or a bad judge. With that kind of thinking that takes us back to the days when women were inferior to men. Think about it, those times were not that long ago. Shame on those of you that thinks anyone deserves to be beaten and hospitalized!

Well she doesn't have the people who worked for her in her court to push and Bully around so she did it with him full timeand he had enough and lost it,according to the Neighbors she miss treated him in the past,now that she's home all the time,he got the full Brunt of her fury,and hate.

Violence should never be condoned and should never be an option. If the husband was tired of this woman, he should have divorced her and be rid of her. In domestic violence cases, the final act that we hear/read about (which led to permanent disability or death) is often not the first time that the abuser hit/threatened the victim. We just hear/read about it after the victim ends up in the hospital or dead. This husband Ed likely hit his wife on many occasions, for many years, and like many domestic abuse victims, she never reported him. Everyone in the legal system knows this dynamic.

What the hell is the matter with you people? Just because she is a judge.....a lousy one at that, you people make it sound as if she deserved to be beat on. I am quite sure that is she was a slim pretty school teacher or librarian or even trash collector, everyone would be saying thing like...fry his azz, hang him in the town square; or let her beat him with a frying pan.
But just because she is a (very) fat judge, it seems to be just fine that her husband is beating her.

Perhaps, just perhaps, this judge who has been a victim of domestic violence should elicit compassion rather than condemnation? What you you think folks? Or are you all so ignorant that you think that that husband "must have had a reason?"

Amazing (and sad) how in this day and age people still support the use of violence to settle arguments. Grow up people! It is not ok in the schools, not ok in bars, and especially not ok against your wife.

This whole thing is repellent. I don't understand why, out of all the lawyers in Las Vegas, they can't come up with better candidates for judges than they do. At least this unprofessional goofball is off the bench. Hopefully she can concentrate on improving her health and repairing her personal life.

This is the same husband she allegedly made come into court and swear that he would do the chores. She seems like a hand full.

Ms Halverson is the PERFECT example of perhaps ALL the KNOWLEDGE one could hope for–BUT not ONE OUNCE of WISDOM.
She is pathetic.

Well, sounds like one of her whipping boys finally decided to give her what she had coming. I don't usually agree that a good tearing up is right but, those that had doubts about her finally see the real person. This is a good way to get even for her attitude without a lot of jail time and gets her real attitude into the public eye. Goodbye career for ole Elizabeth.

This is REALLY sad... as I read the comments from the 3 women above, I could NOT believe that they "sided" with the husband in this case by, lamely, "justifying what he did"! Comments like these will send a message to other men that it's O.K. to beat your wife.... no matter what the judge's "bad points" are, NO WOMEN deserves to be beaten like this. After all the years of fighting "domestic abuse", here we have 3 women who seems to "approve" of it, under certain circumstances. Come on people... it's STILL against the law and this guy did time before... but most important, HE made the choice to beat her, instead of just "walking away" sheesh! What if this had been your mother, sister, daughter or best friend....???? I hardly think your "opinions" would be the same. If you say they would be, then no doubt YOU have "problems" of your own! Your "comments" are the same as "kicking someone" when that person has already been beaten to the point of needing surgery... Shame on you women!

You people are evil. I cannot believe that 2 of 3 comments so far could suggest that this judge deserves attempted murder. You don't get the death penalty for being annoying, if indeed she was, which I guess you don't really know? For cryin out loud people, why does this even have to be said?

Arrogance! There are quite a few judges that should be hit in the head with a frying pan. In fact you could start at the Supreme Court and work your way on down.

Hell, he did what I imagine thousands of people wanted to do to her. Set him FREE!

Had to click this link, wanted to make sure Madea, wasn't in court.

This is a unfortunate turn of events. I think this woman was grossly
unhappy with herself and thought she was above everyone and took
it out on everyone else. When you have a lot of staff, lawyers, and judges complain about you, somewhere in there, there is truth. If she was unhappy with the way she looked and felt, then she probably had
a very ugly disposition inside. I feel bad for all the people she treated
with contempt and showed it in court with the look of scorn on her face.

The Judge said alot of bad things about old Ed and made him look like a fool on National T.V. I guess he could not handle the stress of looking like a fool )

It would not surprise me if she orchestrated this to garner sympathy. She obviously knows that she is going to be removed from the bench for her behavior, or lack thereof. I think she wants to paint herself as poor disabled person who is now a victim of domestic violence. We all know that she controls and manipulates her husband anyway.

This sounds staged. She's prob trying to gain sympathy for her hearings. She doesn't sound like the most trustworthy person. This is funny though.

She is a lousy person! She is a judge what else would you expect. Her husband just had enough and if I was married to her i would have had enough a long time ago.

How can someone like this sit in judgment of others?

Abuse is abuse. It should not be tolerated or excuses made for it. Period. The comments on here from you women make me disgusted. Whether you disagree with her as a judge is one thing. No one deserves to go through this.

Sad situation..
This lady hated herself so much she punished others to make herself feel important. She is self destructive and her husband finally said enough she was about to destory him in the process. IMHO think she is trying to kill herself because she in not trying to improve her situation (health, marriage, or career).

Instead of hitting her, he should have said a prayer and walked out.

Some people are self destructive they are like cancer. They spread and take out their self hate to everyone else and sometimes the 1st targets are the people closest to them.

She should have never been on the bench in the first place. Anything less than removal will be a miscarriage of justice.

What does her being 'a pig' as Sadie (so eloquently and non prejudiced against morbid obesity) said, have to do with it? I know what the case is about, her unlawful treatment of others and abuse of authority...but what does it matter what she looks like?
That shows the world we live in. Looks are the bottom line. Killers better be good looking to get less jail time. Ugly is punishable by life either behind bars or even worse...free to roam about in the world.
She should be 'judged' by her actions not her physical condition. IF she had multiple sclerosis would you make fun of that too? Or would you concentrate on the ISSUE? Just wondering. God bless and do unto others. Amen.

I must admit, the thought crossed my mind that she might be manipulative enough to hit herself with a frying pan and then blame him. The lengths some people will go to to screw up someone else. I watched some of the hearings, and had mixed emotions. As someone who has lost 100+ lbs, I understand why she is so ugly inside. As a woman, I agree NO ONE DESERVES to be beat with a frying pan, of all things. I think she needs psychiatric help, and perhaps so does Mr. Halverson. Seems they've driven each other crazy.

The outcome for neither of the Halversons is going to be good. I would imagine that Ed provided a significant amount of support to Elizabeth in order for her to manage her daily activities. The support that he most certainly has been providing would have to have included care with personal hygiene (bathing, grooming , dressing), care of or for medical matters, moving about the house, cooking, cleaning, transportation - it seems unlikely that she could have managed many activities of daily living without 24/7 assistance. So what will happen now, who will replace Ed as full time care giver/attendant? I would predict that both will have new addresses in the not to distant future; for Ed this will be prison and for Elizabeth this will be a long term care facility. Will Elizabeth now be able to seek or claim long term disability financial support from the state? After all, she is still on the state's active payroll and within her legitimate term of office. Fascinating and pitiful what people can do to themselves and to others.

There is no mental condition known to american law as SNAPPING.
It is used as an excuse used unethical lawyers. The presumption of innocence is not understood by millions. The presumption of innocence is a presumption which comes into existence at the begining of the trial and NOT before. It simply means the burden of proof is on the prosecution tto prove the guilt of the accused. I am an attorney with more than 50 year of practice.

With a record like hers, how can she make judgement of others? I wonder how much abuse she put ole Ed through. We have not heard his side of the story. Enough already. TAKE HER OFF THE BENCH FOREVER. And Eddy needs to divorce her.