Jul. 30, 2008 FROM Las Vegas Review-Journal
NORM: Judge Glass clears courtroom quickly
It looked like a jailbreak at the Clark County Courthouse on Tuesday after an earthquake rattled the 15th floor courtroom of O.J. Simpson Judge Jackie Glass.
As the building lurched during the 11:45 a.m. quake and the courtroom creaked, Glass ordered everyone out after her clerk pointed to a window and said, "Look at the blinds." "They were swinging from side to side," said attorney Al Lasso, who was cross-examining a witness in a competency hearing.
"There was creaking noises coming from the gallery," Lasso said.
Lasso said the judge told the attendees, "We're having an earthquake" and then ordered everybody out because she was concerned for their safety.
About a half-dozen people, including her district court staff, left the courtroom and rushed down the stairs in the building, which has come under fire for construction defects and elevator issues.
"It was definitely an E ticket ride," said Lasso, who spent a lot of time on New York City's subway system while growing up in New Jersey.
Glass is scheduled to preside over Simpson's kidnapping and robbery trial in September.
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