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Case Summary for Complaint # 1921


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.

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