9th Circuit Judge Charged with Battery and Injury to Property After Heated Clash in Idaho Falls Parking Lot
Misdemeanor battery and property damage charges filed against Ninth Circuit Judge Ryan Nelson following a video-recorded parking lot clash.
- Ryan Douglas Nelson, a judge for the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, faces two misdemeanor charges following an April 2 confrontation in an Idaho Falls parking lot involving a man's glasses.
- During the April 2 dispute, Nelson allegedly grabbed a man's glasses, threw them across the parking lot, and stomped on them; he pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor battery and malicious injury to property in May.
- Chief U.S. Circuit Judge Mary Murguia of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals released an order Monday initiating a judicial misconduct inquiry to maintain public confidence in the judiciary's ability to address misconduct.
- Nelson is scheduled for a pre-trial conference on June 18, while attorney Curtis Smith stated his client "maintains a presumption of innocence" regarding the personal charges.
- Critics note the public only learned of the charges months after the April 2 incident, while Professor Arthur Hellman has documented Nelson's extensive history of at least 28 traffic citations over 20 years.
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