A Nevada judge was attacked by a defendant in a felony battery case who leaped both a defence table and the judge's bench, landing on top of her and sparking a bloody brawl involving court officials and lawyers, officials and witnesses said.In a violent scene captured by courtroom video, Clark County District Court Judge Mary Kay Holthus fell back from her seat against a wall and "experienced some injuries," according to a statement from the state's Eighth Judicial District Court.

A Nevada judge was attacked by a defendant in a felony battery case who leaped both a defence table and the judge's bench, landing on top of her and sparking a bloody brawl involving court officials and lawyers, officials and witnesses said.In a violent scene captured by courtroom video, Clark County District Court Judge Mary Kay Holthus fell back from her seat against a wall and "experienced some injuries," according to a statement from the state's Eighth Judicial District Court.