Nevada judge retires after court grants protective order to attorney she was accused of stalking

A Nevada justice announced her status connected Thursday conscionable days aft a tribunal granted a protective bid to an lawyer she was accused of stalking for much than a year.

Washoe County Judge Bridget Robb, 63, was allegedly stalking Gaming and Administrative Law lawyer Kelci Binau at antithetic locations astir Reno, including residences and workplaces, according to tribunal documents, News 4 reported.

The documents picture dozens of alleged encounters and suggested determination could person been hundreds of specified incidents.

The lawyer alleges Robb had displayed a "willful, repeated and patterned" people of behaviour betwixt May 2024 and the issuance of a impermanent protective bid past week that caused fear, intimidation and interest for idiosyncratic safety.

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Washoe County Judge Bridget Robb, 63, was allegedly stalking an lawyer astatine antithetic locations astir Reno. (Washoe District Court)

A proceeding is scheduled for February 13 to find whether the protective bid volition beryllium extended.

Binau said the behaviour continued contempt repeated requests for her to stop, yet starring her to question assistance from instrumentality enforcement.

After the bid was issued, Chief District Judge Egan Walker temporarily removed Robb from each cases and committee assignments, and a tribunal spokesperson told News 4 that the Second Judicial District Court is conducting an interior investigation.

Robb past announced her status connected Thursday, saying it was "in the champion involvement of the court, my family, and the community." The justice besides said she was withdrawing her candidacy for Second Judicial District Court, Department 10.

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The lawyer said the stalking continued contempt repeated requests for the justice to stop. (Getty Images )

"After cautious consideration, I person made the determination to discontinue from my presumption arsenic a judge. At this time, I judge stepping distant from my judicial relation and the predetermination is successful the champion involvement of the court, my family, and the community. I inquire for respect and knowing for each progressive during this transition," Robb said successful a connection to The Nevada Independent.

She was up for re-election to her Department 13 household tribunal seat, but chose to tally against District Judge Kathleen Sigurdson in Department 10 instead.

The justice has served connected the seat for astir 2 decades aft she was appointed successful 2006 by then-Gov. Kenny Guinn.

The Reno Police Department opened an probe into the justice past twelvemonth and observed a fittingness studio Binau visited frequently. Detectives spotted Robb loitering astir the buying halfway wherever the gym was located arsenic Binau was moving out, according to the tribunal documents, News 4 reported.

Washoe County Judge Bridget Robb said she was retiring and dropping retired of the election. (Reno Police)

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Earlier this month, constabulary pulled Robb implicit aft they saw her cruising done the area. The detectives followed her to her location and interviewed her. Binau alleges Robb admitted to the stalking during that interview, which was recorded connected the detectives’ assemblage cameras.

Robb claimed she was "collecting information" during her regular drives and described her actions arsenic a coping mechanics linked to a erstwhile idiosyncratic relationship.