Name: Edwin L. Poyfair
Title: Judge
Court: Clark County Superior Court
County: Clark
Discipline: Admonishment
Method of Resolution: Stipulation
Discipline Date: 12/01/1995
Canons Violated:2(B)
Summary: Pursuant to a stipulation and agreement, the Commission admonished a judge who, without subpoena or official summons but under threat of subpoena, signed a two-page affidavit that provided opinion evidence concerning the parenting skills of both parties in a pending matter. In the affidavit, the judge declared "I am currently a sitting superior court judge" and that his opinion was shared by other judges in the county.
Case Documents Available:
Stipulation and Agreement and Order of Admonishment filed 12/1/1995.