Calls for Clark County Judge Zimmerman's resignation grow
Embattled Clark County District Court Judge Darvin Zimmerman plans to let an investigation into his conduct run its course, a local attorney said Friday.
“It is surprising to me that we afford due process to all litigants before the court but that we wouldn’t allow that process to work for judges,” attorney Josephine Townsend said on behalf of the judge.
Zimmerman’s comments last week — he was caught on a live social media feed being critical of a local Black man killed by police — have prompted criticism and action this week.
District Court reassigned his caseload, Superior Court stripped his authority to perform any functions of that court, prosecutors sought his removal from all of their criminal cases, and attorneys, activists and elected officials called for him to resign.
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(Vancouver Columbian)
