Bloomberg Law
Sept. 20, 2019, 7:45 PM UTC

Nevada Attorney Who Said State Judges Told Lies Suspended

Melissa Heelan Stanzione
Melissa Heelan Stanzione
Reporter

A Nevada attorney who said that several state judges “affirmatively fabricated a lie” was suspended for six months by the Supreme Court of Nevada.

Judge Lidia S. Stiglich wrote for the state’s high court that attorney James A. Colin “made statements in pleadings to the court concerning the integrity of several justices that he knew to be false or with reckless disregard for their truth or falsity and that he engaged in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice.”

The trouble started when Colin represented a criminal defendant in his appeal from a denial of his second postconviction petition for ...

Learn more about Bloomberg Law or Log In to keep reading:

Learn About Bloomberg Law

AI-powered legal analytics, workflow tools and premium legal & business news.

Already a subscriber?

Log in to keep reading or access research tools.