Legal Industry News
June 11, 2009
Two NY Judges Disciplined for DWI, Even After Sucking a Penny
The New Jersey Supreme Court has disciplined two municipal judges convicted of drunk driving. The Court issued a reprimand to Robert Jones and a more serious Censure to Peter Tourison. Neither judge is allowed to preside over DWI cases for one year.
Tourison’s penalty was more severe because, in addition to the DWI, Tourison tried to interere with the administration of the Alcotest and caused property damage when his car struck a parked car in a parking lot. Officers on the scene reportedly detected the odor of alcohol on Tourison, who failed most of the field sobriety tests. At the stationhouse,…
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