The DJ has 9th Circuit opens misconduct probe of Judge Ryan Nelson -- Chief Judge Mary H. Murguia of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a judicial misconduct inquiry Monday into Judge Ryan D. Nelson after media reports revealed he faces misdemeanor battery and property damage charges stemming from a confrontation in an Idaho Falls parking lot. ... According to the Idaho State Journal, Nelson argued with another Idaho Falls resident over a parking space, allegedly knocking the man's sunglasses from his face and then stepping on them during the confrontation.
Bloomberg Law has Ninth Circuit Judge Nelson Charged With Misdemeanor Battery and Ninth Circuit Reviewing Judge Charged With Misdemeanors
Law.com has 9th Circ. Judge Faces Inquiry, Charges After Idaho Altercation