Washoe District Court Judge Reprimanded For Comments

A Washoe District Court judge has been reprimanded, fined $2,500, ordered to write letters of apology and attend training over a comment he made at a meeting of the Washoe County Domestic Violence Task Force. Judge Chuck Weller was at the meeting as an unofficial liaison with family court and made the comment during a discussion about a Trump administration proposal to cut money from the Violence Against Women Act. Weller said women should be concerned about this proposal because it would set back women’s rights, putting them back where some thought they belonged–in the kitchen and bedroom. Weller said he meant the comment as representing the views of decision makers in Washington, D.C., Others at the meeting did not take it that way.