Las Vegas Sun

March 28, 2024

LETTER TO THE EDITOR:

Judge doesn’t belong on bench

I strongly disagree with Brian Greenspun’s July 24 column, “It’s 2022. The judge spoke the truth,” in which he praised and supported judge Erika Ballou’s comments to a criminal in her courtroom.

Ballou expressed anger, bitterness and hatred for law enforcement that has no place in the courtroom. A person in a position of authority, like Ballou, needs to be even-keeled, unbiased and circumspect, and she has none of these attributes. She is crass and hostile, not the temperament needed to adjudicate cases fairly.

Ballou should be immediately removed from her judicial duties. She is an embarrassment to the judiciary. It is shameful that Greenspun has chosen to laud and commend her for her egregious behavior.