Opinion ID: 1854995
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 13

Heading: Stand Up and Turn Around Comment

Text: Sometime in early fall of 1992, the Judicial Resources Commission met in Gering. On that day, Everts wore a sweater and jeans to work in the Alliance courthouse. Respondent noticed this and asked Everts to stand up from her desk, to which she complied. Once Everts was standing, respondent said, `Well, turn around.' According to Everts, she became embarrassed and uncomfortable. Respondent does not remember making these comments but adds that if he had to guess, he was concerned that Everts was not dressed appropriately for work. Aside from this educated guess about what happened, respondent did not dispute Everts' account of the incident. The master found that the incident occurred and that such conduct violated Canons 2 and 3(B)(4) of the Code of Judicial Conduct and § 24-722(6).