Name: John P. Wulle
Title: Judge
Court: Clark County Superior Court
County: Clark
Discipline: Reprimand
Method of Resolution: Decision
Discipline Date: 12/14/2012
Canons Violated:1995 Code: Canons 3(A)(2) and 3(A)(3); 2011 Code: Rules 1.1, 2.8(A) and (B)
Summary: The Commission conducted a public hearing on allegations that Judge John Wulle of the Clark County Superior Court violated Canons 3(A)(2) and 3(A)(3) of the 1995 Code, and Rules 1.1, 2.8(A) and (B) of the 2011 Code of Judicial Conduct by engaging in impatient, undignified and discourteous conduct towards litigants who appeared before him on four occasions. Judge Wulle was previously censured by the Commission in 2007 for intemperate conduct at a conference he attended in his capacity as a judge. The panel weighed aggravating and mitigating factors and determined the appropriate sanction was to reprimand the judge. The panel required that, should Judge Wulle undertake any part time or pro tem service as a judge after his retirement in January 2013, that he undergo an anger management evaluation and receive professional counseling to the satisfaction of the Commission.
Case Documents Available:
Amended Commission Decision filed 1/9/2013.
Order Authorizing Amended Decision filed 12/18/2012.
Commission Decision filed 12/14/2012.
Letter re: Amended Answer to Statement of Charges filed 6/4/2012.
Amended Answer to Statement of Charges filed 4/30/2012.
Answer to Statement of Charges filed 3/15/2012.
Statement of Charges filed 2/22/2012.