Fiore (R) requests expedited appeal, citing 'irreparable harm' to re-election odds

Michele Fiore is asking the Nevada Supreme Court to expedite her appeal to reverse her suspension from the bench as she prepares to run for re-election in 2026, according to a court document filed Friday.

The Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline suspended Fiore from her position as a Pahrump justice of the peace in May after a federal jury found her guilty of conspiracy and wire fraud charges in October 2024.

Prosecutors accused Fiore, a former Las Vegas councilwoman, of defrauding donors of tens of thousands of dollars raised to build a statue of a slain Metropolitan Police Department officer by using the money on personal expenses, including rent, plastic surgery and her daughter’s wedding. President Donald Trump issued a full and unconditional pardon for Fiore that protected her from facing criminal sentencing.

Without an expedited review that reverses her suspension, the new filing argued that Fiore’s re-election campaign “will be clouded by misinformation” about her current suspended status, causing “imminent and irreparable harm” to her re-election odds, Fiore’s court filing said. The filing period for judicial candidates runs from Jan. 5 to Jan. 16.



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