Something Straight Out of a Soap Opera
You can’t make this stuff up.
A sitting Washoe County judge has been accused of stalking a local attorney roughly 300 times over more than a year. We’re talking about showing up at her home, her workplace, her Pilates class, and restaurants around Reno. Over and over again.
And here’s the twist that makes this story even stranger: the judge wasn’t stalking a criminal defendant or someone involved in a case. She was allegedly stalking her ex-boyfriend’s new girlfriend.
The judge in question is Bridget Robb, 63, who served on the Washoe County Family Court bench for nearly two decades. The attorney she allegedly targeted is Kelci Binau, a gaming and administrative law attorney based in Reno.
As of earlier this month, Robb is off the bench, out of an election race, and living under a protective order that runs through 2027.
How This All Came to Light
Court documents tell a pretty detailed story.
At the center of it is a Reno attorney named Matt Addison. Robb allegedly had a long romantic relationship with Addison that ended years ago. Addison eventually began dating Binau. That’s apparently when Robb’s behavior started.
According to court filings, the alleged stalking began around May 2024 and continued for more than a year. Binau says Robb showed up at her rental house, drove through the surrounding streets, followed her to her Pilates class, and appeared at restaurants she frequented. Dozens of encounters are described in detail in the documents. Hundreds more are alluded to.
Binau repeatedly asked Robb to stop. Addison even called Robb directly and asked her to stop. She allegedly didn’t.
Multiple Ring doorbell camera videos were submitted as evidence with the protective order application.
Police Got Involved — and Caught Her on Camera
The Reno Police Department opened an investigation in late 2025. Detectives began staking out the fitness studio Binau regularly attended. They spotted Robb loitering around the shopping center while Binau was inside working out.
On January 7, police pulled Robb over after seeing her cruising through the area near the gym. They followed her home and conducted an interview, all of it recorded on body cameras.
Binau alleges that during that recorded interview, Robb admitted to the stalking. Robb’s explanation was that she was “collecting information” during her drives and described the behavior as a coping mechanism tied to her past relationship with Addison.
Under Nevada law, an admission like that can only be used in court if it’s backed up by corroborating evidence. Police say they were still gathering that evidence at the time of the interview. The investigation remains active and ongoing. No criminal charges have been filed as of this writing.
The Protective Order and Then Retirement
Binau filed for a temporary protective order on January 12. It was granted four days later by another judge. Chief District Judge Egan Walker immediately removed Robb from all of her cases and committee assignments and launched an internal court investigation.
Shortly after, Robb announced her retirement effective February 6, saying it was:
“in the best interest of the court, my family, and the community.”
She also withdrew her candidacy for a different judicial seat she had been seeking in the upcoming election.
On February 3, the protective order was formally extended for 18 months, running well into 2027. In the fallout, Matt Addison also resigned from his position at the prominent Reno law firm McDonald Carano, effective February 2.
Why This Matters Beyond the Drama
Look, this story has all the ingredients of a made-for-TV movie. But there’s a serious point underneath all of it.
Judge Robb presided over family court. That means she was making decisions about child custody, divorces, and some of the most painful moments in people’s lives. Families came before her expecting a fair and impartial judge.
All while —if these allegations are true — she was conducting a months-long surveillance campaign against a private citizen out of personal jealousy.
For conservatives who believe in equal justice under the law, this is exactly the kind of story that demands accountability. The law isn’t supposed to have a carve-out for people who wear robes.
If a private citizen had done what Robb is accused of, they’d be facing serious criminal exposure. The bar shouldn’t be lower just because someone spent two decades on the bench.
What’s Still Happening
The Nevada State Bar and the court’s internal investigators are still looking into whether Robb’s behavior created any conflicts of interest in her courtroom. So far, no evidence of that has been found, but the review is ongoing.
Robb’s abrupt departure has also left hundreds of family court cases in limbo, adding delays for Washoe County families who were already waiting on the system.
The big unanswered question is whether criminal charges will eventually follow. A protective order and a forced retirement are consequences — but they’re civil consequences. Nevadans who believe in real accountability will be watching to see whether the Reno Police Department’s investigation leads anywhere more serious.
Retiring from a job shouldn’t be the end of the story when the alleged conduct is this serious.
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