Law Humor

Must Be Nice To Be A Judge

By John Mesirow

How does a Judge who refused to take a Breathalyzer test, and gets arrested for DUI, and has his license suspended for one year, essentially walk? I don't know. But that's what happened to Warren County (Ohio) Common Pleas Judge James Heath.

And on top of that, apparently as recorded in the police video of the incident, Judge Heath tried to weasel out of the DUI. (Warren County Commission Mike Kilburn, who wants Judge Heath to resign, "called the judge girly at an open commissioners' meeting where he showed the police tape of Heath's traffic stop," as reported by The Western Star.)

Here's what happened to that DUI charge and one-year license suspension: the suspension was stayed, and then vacated when Judge Heath pleaded guilty to reckless driving. DUI? What DUI? Here's the source.

Full post as published by Legal Juice on February 16, 2009 (boomark / email).