Las Vegas judge, facing discipline, defends herself at hearing

Las Vegas judge testifies, defends herself at judicial discipline hearing

District Judge Erika Ballou is accused of defying the Nevada Supreme Court and violating the Nevada Code of Judicial Conduct.

Las Vegas judge, facing discipline, defends herself at hearing

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- Erika Ballou, the embattled district court judge who repeatedly defied state supreme court orders to send a criminal defendant back to jail, commented publicly for the first time Thursday, defending her actions in a criminal case that led to the district attorney calling for her removal from the bench. At a public hearing of the state Commission on Judicial Discipline, Ballou defended her actions in a case regarding a woman—M…