Las Vegas judge banned for life over handcuffing public defender

‘Former Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Conrad Hafen has agreed never to hold judicial office in Nevada again, accepting public censure from the disciplinary commission over – among other things – ordering a public defender to be handcuffed during a trial.
Hafen agreed to the decision by the Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline, admitting he failed to “act at all times in a manner that promotes public confidence in the independence, integrity, and impartiality of the judiciary;” uphold the law and “perform all duties of his judicial office fairly and impartially;” and was not “patient, dignified and courteous to litigants, jurors, witnesses, lawyers, court staff, court officials and others he dealt with in his official capacity.”
The commission based their findings on four incidents involving Hafen handing down punishments for contempt of court. Three of the incidents involved Clark County Deputy Public Defender Zohra Bakhtary.’
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