Progressive groups file complaint against Vegas judge who told defendants they could vote for Trump [View all]

Progressive groups file complaint against Vegas judge who told defendants they could vote for Trump if they complete probation

Three progressive groups have filed complaints against the Clark County judge who told several felons last year that they would be able to vote for President Donald Trump in the 2020 election if they met their probation requirements and that the president could “use your vote.”

The Fair Elections Legal Network, PLAN Action and ACLU Nevada filed three separate complaints with the Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline on Friday over comments made by Clark County District Court Judge Susan Johnson to at least three defendants in her court about voting for Trump if they meet their probation requirements and have their civil rights restored.

An attached letter to the complaints asked the commission to discipline Johnson’s “off-hand campaigning from the bench” by either issuing a formal reprimand or prohibiting her from deciding any future civil rights restoration cases.

“Judge Johnson clearly crossed a line by publicly endorsing President Donald Trump’s reelection bid and abused the prestige of her office to suggest that three defendants appearing before her could or should vote for the President in 2020,” the groups said in a joint letter. “Not only were her comments prohibited public statements, worse, they were made from the bench in her capacity as a judicial officer.”

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