Pahrump Judge Michele Fiore says a Nevada commission can't punish her for actions before she became a judicial officer. President Trump pardoned her.

The Nevada Supreme Court has paused disciplinary proceedings against Michele Fiore as she appeals a judicial suspension.

Local attorney Matthew Wade Kimmel has announced his candidacy for the position of Circuit Judge of the Eighth Judicial District-North, Division 2, which serves Hempstead and Nevada Counties.