District Judge William Kephart has been accused of violating professional ethics codes by giving an on-camera interview last year about a case that was pending in the Nevada Supreme Court.
In February 2016, Kephart agreed to an interview with Channel 3 about Kirstin Lobato, who is serving a lengthy prison sentence for a brutal murder of a homeless man that gained national attention.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that at the time Kephart gave the interview, Lobato’s appeal of her second conviction was pending before the Supreme Court.
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State disciplinary investigators filed ethics charges against Kephart this month, accusing him of violating rules that require judges to act impartially. Kephart has denied any wrongdoing.