Family Court Judge Accused of Overstaying

Thursday, June 4th, 2009

A family court judge was accused by a local attorney of overstaying in his bench. In fact, he’s taking this constitutional challenge to Nevada Supreme Court.

It does not always happen that a private person will try to remove a judge, but that’s exactly what is happening. According to Attorney Bob Leuck, Judge Bob Teuton is illegally sitting in office and if he continues his service, it would jeopardize every custody matter, every divorce, and every decision that he makes.

A former Assistant District Attorney, Teuton has been sitting for 30 years on the bench and was appointed in August 2008 to Department D Family Court. He expects to serve until November 2010 unless a constitutional challenge unseats him. He said “I’m a judicial officer and I have faith that the court system will make the right result.”

Meanwhile, Leuck argued that Teuton’s appointment should have ended on January 5, 2009. It was stated clear in the Nevada Constitution that the appointment should have ended on the first Monday of January. He explains that it’s nothing personal. He simply wants to follow the constitution.

If Supreme Court finds an overstaying term, Teuton says that the governor would be expected to re-appoint him. On the other hand, Leuck disagrees and explains that determinations made by an illegal person in office are not worth the paper they are printed on. Ultimately, this will also be determined by the Supreme Court.

Tags: Attorney Bob Leuck, district attorney, Divorce, famiy court, Judge Bob Teuton, Nevada Supreme Court
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