Posted on 02/15/2008 12:21:09 PM PST by raccoonradio
MANCHESTER – 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
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Robert Somma, 63, struck a plea deal with the city Wednesday in which he pleaded no contest to a first-offense misdemeanor driving while intoxicated charge in Manchester District Court. In exchange, the judge agreed to pay $600 in fines and penalties and a 12-month license suspension, which can be reduced to six months if he proves he successfully completed a driver education and alcohol awareness course, court records show.
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.
Somma, who lives in Newbury, Mass., had a hard time keeping his balance, smelled of alcohol and slurred his speech, the police report shows. He failed the field sobriety test and took a breath test at the station that registered a blood alcohol level of .12, according to the police report.
The judge told police he had been at the Breezeway Pub at 14 Pearl St. where he had two gin and tonics about two hours earlier, the police report shows.
Ronald K. Forest of Weare, who was driving the pickup Somma struck, declined comment. While police said no one was hurt in the collision, Forest said he and his passenger sought medical help the next day.
Attorney John J. Cronin III of Bennington contacted the city's lawyers Monday to begin working out a plea deal for his client, which enabled Somma to avoid trial. Somma was set to be arraigned Feb. 25. Cronin could not be reached for comment.
Somma was appointed a First Circuit Court bankruptcy judge in 2004.
First Circuit Court spokesmen said Somma is a judge in good standing with no history of problems.
Friend of Rudy?
I don’t know, but it’s a damn shame that a transvestite
federal judge from Massachusetts has to go all the way up
to Manchester, NH, to get a DWI while in drag.
Something tells me this may not have been his first rear-ending experience...
Not any more!
It could have been worse, he could have been wearing white after labor day.
Ann Coulter better check her closet.
Ya can’t make this stuff up!
“the judge “had a difficult time locating his license in his purse.””
Lol
I think Howie Carr said he’s resigning effective (how
appropriate) April Fools Day.
This is against the rules.
If a transvestite federal judge from Massachusetts truly HAS to go all the way up to Manchester to get a DWI while in drag, then the terrorists have already won.
What a drag.
But again, he wanted to be where nobody knew him. They’re
saying on the Howie Carr show that the place he was at was
a gay bar. Apparently he went to Manch. NH because it’s
a shorter drive than going all the way to Provincetown...
Drunk cross dressing judge who shouldn't have been wearing high heels. Hmm I wonder if he was in his wife's clothing or if he has his own wardrobe?
Cool, CT dresses are all the rage.
Oh,well U can't aways be first. LOL, they travel and party together.
Synonyms: “federal courts” and “Sodom and Gomorrha”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1969833/posts
from another Union Leader article:
—The Breezeway Pub, at 14 Pearl St., bills itself as “New Hampshire’s favorite gay and alternative bar,” according to its web site.
The arresting officer reported Somma smelled of alcohol, slurred his speech and fell backwards against the door frame while getting out of his car.
The judge failed the field sobriety test and, after taking a breath test at the police station, was arrested on alternative charges of driving while under the influence of alcohol and driving with a blood alcohol concentration of .08 or more, according to the police report and court records. Somma also was charged with following another vehicle too closely and causing an accident, a violation.
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