Hearing panel spares Clark County Commissioner Justin Jones' law license; opting for reprimand after disciplinary hearing over deleted texts

Clark County commissioner receives public reprimand, keeps law license

A disciplinary panel declined to strip Clark County Commissioner Justin Jones’ law license, an action the State Bar of Nevada had requested.

Hearing panel spares Clark County Commissioner Justin Jones' law license; opting for reprimand after disciplinary hearing over deleted texts

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- A volunteer hearing panel opted to spare Clark County Commissioner Justin Jones' law license, rejecting the state bar counsel's urge to disbar Jones for deleting text messages related to a controversial real estate development project near Red Rock Canyon. Moreover, it rejected outright the state bar's claim that Jones bribed then-county-commissioner and eventual Democratic Governor Steve Sisolak. Jones, the commissioner for …

Clark County Commissioner Keeps Law License Despite Scandal, Taxpayers Foot $80M Bill

What Happened? Clark County taxpayers are on the hook for $80 million while an elected official gets just a slap on the wrist. Commissioner Justin Jones, who has been in office since 2019, deliberately deleted text messages related to a controversial housing project near Red Rock Canyon. Despite this, on Monday a hearing panel decided...