Opinion ID: 1880792
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 6

Heading: count 1: battery

Text: Count 1 of the complaint alleges, On or about August 11, 1994, Jones was riding in an elevator with Judge Jane Prochaska... from the employee parking lot of the Douglas County Courthouse and pressed and rubbed up against Prochaska's body, including her breasts. As Jones left the elevator, he said `fuck you' to Prochaska . The complaint also alleges that sometime between August 12, 1994, and August 11, 1995, Jones rammed Judge Jane Prochaska with his elbow, shoving her into the corner of the elevator and causing her to stumble. The special master concluded that the allegations of battery were not proved by clear and convincing evidence. However, the special master did not make any conclusions regarding the allegation that Jones used intemperate language during one of the incidents. Prochaska testified that as she exited the elevator following the alleged battery, she heard Jones say fuck you as the doors were closing and that she also heard the word bitch. According to Jones, Prochaska called him names during the incident. The commission adopted the findings of the special master that the alleged battery was not proved by clear and convincing evidence, but found by clear and convincing evidence that the intemperate language was intentionally spoken, in violation of Canons 1, 1A, 2, 2A, and 3B(4) of the Code of Judicial Conduct, and that such conduct is prejudicial to the administration of justice as prohibited by § 24-722(6). We agree with the commission that the use of intemperate language did occur and that such a conclusion is supported by clear and convincing evidence in the record. We further adopt the findings of the commission regarding the violations of Canons 1, 1A, 2, 2A, and 3B(4) of the Code of Judicial conduct and § 24-722(6) in that Jones' conduct was prejudicial to the administration of justice.