From Boston.com:
Federal bankruptcy judge resigns
“A federal bankruptcy judge from Boston who pleaded no contest Wednesday to driving while intoxicated in Manchester, N.H., resigned yesterday.
US Bankruptcy Court Judge Robert Somma called Gary H. Wente, circuit executive of the US Courts for the First Circuit, from the Caribbean, where he had gone for a previously arranged vacation, and resigned, Wente said.”
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“Somma was arrested by police in Manchester at about 11:30 p.m. on Feb. 6, after he rear-ended a pickup truck at a traffic light in Manchester. No one was hurt in the accident, after which Somma was charged with driving while intoxicated and following too closely.”
But that’s not why I’m blogging this story. From What Really Happened I found another version of the story at Union Leader:
Arrested judge wore dress, women’s hosiery
“A Boston-based federal judge wore a black cocktail dress, fish-net stockings and high heels when police arrested him for drunk driving after he rear-ended a pickup truck last week, sources said.”
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“The arresting officer made no mention of the judge’s attire in the written report police provided to the media other than to note the judge “had a difficult time locating his license in his purse.”
Two sources confirmed Somma was wearing a cocktail dress, women’s hose and high heels when his Mercedes-Benz E320 sedan struck a pickup truck stopped at a red light on Elm Street about 11:29 p.m. on Feb. 6.
“He told police his wife was out of town … so he decided to come up to Manchester where no one would know him,” said a city government official speaking on condition of anonymity. The official said he was told of the incident by a top police administrator during a briefing session.”
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Obviously if you’re too drunk don’t drive. But if you’re a public figure, politician or a crossdressing judge you really shouldn’t drink and drive. If only Judge Somma would have hired a nice mistress to escort him out for the evening.
Or they could have stayed in and drank. The judge could have given her a nice fashion show while they both sipped cocktails and no one would ever known about his secret life.
Posted by Vixen as News at 12:40 AM CST