Fitch -- until Monday the chief judge of the 7th Judicial District in central New Mexico -- drove a minivan registered to the district off the dead end of the frontage road next to N.M. 599 about 1 p.m. Friday. When sheriff's deputies arrived, the judge, who was wearing a seat belt, appeared unstable on his feet, had bloodshot, watery eyes and slurred speech.
I gather that if a Republican wants him to resign, he must be a Democrat. This is the only statement of anybody's party affiliation I've found so far.