Washoe County Judge Chuck Weller was fined $2,500 and ordered to write apology letters and attend training classes, after making inappropriate remarks about women at a meeting on domestic violence last year.
The Reno Gazette-Journal reports that the Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline ruled that Weller’s comments violated his duty to promote trust, impartiality and integrity.
The family court judge was at a meeting of the Washoe County Domestic Violence Task Force in February 2017 when made the remarks in question.
The disciplinary commission found Weller demonstrated a pattern of being misunderstood and misinterpreted, which it described as a “communication deficit.”
Weller had admitted to making inappropriate remarks during a two-day hearing. Weller was ordered to take a training course within one year at his own expense. He must also write apology letters and pay a fine to the Domestic Violence Resource Center within 60 days.
If he fails to comply with the order, he could be permanently be removed from the bench, according to a court document.