In this Nov. 13, 2019, file photo, Judge Douglas Herndon, center, speaks to state prosecutors a …

Judge Douglas Herndon, center, speaks to state prosecutors and defense attorneys during a trial ...

Judge Douglas Herndon, center, speaks to state prosecutors and defense attorneys during a trial at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas, Nov. 13, 2019. (Elizabeth Page Brumley/Las Vegas Review-Journal @EliPagePhoto)