Comeuppance …

Nuf said … no caption needed.

Let’s rewind the tape—because history matters, and so do facts.

Back in 2021, then–Washoe County Assessor Mike Clark had reached his limit. Public records that by law should have been readily available were anything but. District Attorney Chris Hicks’ office appeared unwilling—if not outright resistant—to produce them. So Clark did what citizens are allowed to do: he hired a private investigator and lawfully obtained public records tied to lawsuits, internal investigations, and court filings. Every document mailed to influential Washoe County figures already existed in the public domain.

Yes, that includes the now-infamous “back tattoo” photo.

Let’s be crystal clear: the photo was not clandestine, not fabricated, and not “unknown.” It appeared—in living color—in the City of Reno’s lawsuit involving McKissic. It was evidence. A federal case exhibit. Period.

Yet, somehow, that same photo magically became the basis for a Temporary Restraining Order against Clark—granted by Judge Pierre Hascheff after an eight-minute review. Eight minutes. Clark, the Washoe County Assessor was not allowed on county property - so he couldn't go to the office.

Contrast that with Kim Koschmann, who couldn’t get a TRO against Grant Denton despite far more troubling allegations. No one at the DA’s office was willing to complete paperwork for Kim. Curious.

Even more curious? The paperwork for the TRO wasn’t just floating in from nowhere. It was completed by District Attorney Mary Kandaras on behalf of then–Assistant County Manager Kate Thomas. Kandaras claimed Thomas was “in fear” because she didn’t know where the photo came from.

Really? The photo has a exhibit sticker on it. Why wouldn’t Kandaras question when it hailed from.

From court records. Filed. Public. Accessible. Known.

So why push the “mystery photo” narrative?

Many have long suspected the answer: political protection. At the time, Clark had announced his intention to run for county commissioner against Bob Lucey. The optics of the DA’s office stepping in—hard—against Clark raised eyebrows then, and they still do now. If the goal was to smear Clark through the press and neutralize a political challenger, it didn’t work.

But the damage attempt didn’t stop there.

Enter Second Judicial Court Department 13 Judge Bridget Robb, who publicly declared back in 2021 that Clark had gotten his “comeuppance.” Those words haven’t aged well. Especially not in light of Robb’s own unraveling—resigning amid allegations that include stalking the girlfriend of a former romantic partner. Oh, and hey let’s remember holding settlement conferences at your boyfriend’s place of employment.

Let’s pause.

A man distributing lawfully obtained federal court exhibits is condemned, while a judge allegedly stalking a private citizen is treated as a footnote? That disparity alone demands scrutiny.

And then there’s the bigger problem—one Judge Robb cannot simply walk away from.

Filings now acknowledge overlapping personal and professional relationships involving Judge Robb, Kelci Binau, and Matthew Addison—a senior McDonald Carano partner who himself serves in adjudicatory roles. Add to that troubling reports that Judge Robb held conference hearings in a gifted room at McDonald Carano, and you no longer have coincidence—you have a pattern worth investigating. But the paramount question is do we have to depend on the Clerk of the Court to investigate? Is she truly up to the task?

Social media post from Our Nevada Judges, Inc. January 22, 2026.

This is precisely where the Nevada State Bar must step in. Immediately.

Not quietly. Not later.

A deep dive is warranted into the law firm’s role, the blurred personal relationships, and whether ethical walls were crossed—or never existed at all. Judges don’t get to resign and take accountability with them. The integrity of the system demands answers.

Mike Clark didn’t fabricate evidence.
He didn’t hide records.
He didn’t break the law.

What he did was expose discomfort—and some very powerful people didn’t like it.

And that, more than anything else, explains why this story matters.

Larry