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Dress-Wearing Judge Clears Out His Office ? This Time, for Good

By Dan Slater

When U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Robert Somma resigned after his arrest on a drunken driving charge in February, he had some second thoughts and ultimately decided to rescind the resignation. Recently, though, he’s apparently had more second thoughts.

In a statement, a spokesperson for the First Circuit has announced that Judge Somma, who in February pleaded no contest to a first-degree misdemeanor charge of drunk driving while wearing a dress (though the dress part wasn’t a part of the charge; that’s still legal), will not be coming back to work. Here’s a story from the Boston Globe, and here’s past LB coverage.

The Court of Appeals and Somma (pictured, in a mug shot from the Globe) “have agreed that he will not resume service on the United States Bankruptcy Court for Massachusetts but is leaving to pursue other endeavors,” said the statement. “The court appreciates the service that Judge Somma has rendered.”

Full post as published by Law Blog - WSJ.com on June 02, 2008 (boomark / email).