Judge facing election challenge calls Republican endorsement mailer 'an oversight'

[RandySF]

Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Joe Sciscento says a campaign mailer stating he is “Endorsed by the Republican Party” was a mistake made by his campaign management team or the printer contracted by his campaign. Sciscento, who has been on the bench for 15 years, faces a challenge from Clark County Chief Deputy Public Defender Kristal Bradford.

“I know that mailer went out and it was an oversight,” Sciscento said during an interview Wednesday, adding he has not seen a complaint filed by Veterans in Politics with the Nevada Judicial Discipline Commission. “It got by. I don’t know how. But we pulled everything back, we made the changes, and that piece has been brought back with the change.”

Nevada Supreme Court rule 4.1, which addresses political campaign activities, prohibits a judge or judicial candidate from seeking, accepting, or using endorsements or publicly stated support from a political organization.

A similar endorsement appears on campaign materials for Madilyn “Leavitt” Cole, a Clark County prosecutor who is seeking to oust Justice of the Peace Cynthia Dustin-Cruz. Veterans in Politics filed two complaints against Cole – one with the Judicial Discipline Commission and another with the State Bar of Nevada.




https://nevadacurrent.com/2024/09/27/judge-facing-election-challenge-calls-republican-endorsement-mailer-an-oversight/