Steve Grammas Archives - Nevada Globe

Sheriff Joe Lombardo Calls On BLM Judge Erika Ballou to Resign

July 15, 2022 4:34 pmJuly 15, 2022 4:39 pm

On Wednesday, The Globe obtained exclusive footage and broke the story of a Clark County District Court Judge, Erika Ballou, spewing anti-police rhetoric in her courtroom during a criminal trial. Ballou tells a black defendant, “[As a black woman], I don’t want to be around where cops are because I...

GLOBE EXCLUSIVE: Clark County District Judge Voices Anti-Cop Sentiment From Bench

July 13, 2022 2:13 pmJuly 21, 2022 10:49 am

When Clark County District Judge Erika Ballou was a card carrying Socialist, Black Lives Matter activist, and Clark County Public Defender, she caused controversy in the courtroom for wearing a Black Lives Matter pin on her blouse. When asked by the presiding judge to remove the pin, Ballou protested and...