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Case Summary for Complaint # 1270


Name: Kenneth R. Eiesland

Title: Judge

Court: Clark District Court

County: Clark

Discipline: Reprimand

Method of Resolution: Stipulation

Discipline Date: 10/01/1993

Canons Violated:1, 2(A), 3(B)

Summary: Pursuant to a stipulation and agreement with a judge, the Commission publicly reprimanded a judge for using the telephone in his court chambers to make numerous long distance phone calls for personal matters not related to the business of the court and for having court personnel prepare his personal correspondence using county equipment and supplies on three to five occasions over the eight years he has served as a judge. After the Commission sent the judge a statement of allegations, the judge had reimbursed the county for the use of staff and equipment.

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