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January 25, 2011

Western Md. judge required to take daily breath tests

The Maryland Commission on Judicial Disabilities is requiring a judge in Hagerstown to take daily breathalyzer tests before court, the Associated Press reports.

It's a condition of a private reprimand Washington County Circuit Judge W. Kennedy Boone III agreed to Jan. 17.

He also must attend at least five Alcoholics Anonymous meetings a week and abstain from drinking.

Boone pleaded guilty in March to driving under the influence in a collision that caused minor injuries to the other driver, a 25-year-old woman.

Posted by Justin Fenton at 3:16 PM | Permalink | Comments (3)
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I think that EVERY judge should be required to have an alcohol test every day, especially after lunch!

Tipsy judges are in all courts. This should be illegal if it isn't already.

Posted by: Kevin | January 25, 2011 6:46 PM

Even though Judge Boone has had this setback in his personal life, I still feel that he is one of the best judges in my area. If it wasn't for him in the Family Courts I would still be fighting with DSS for custody of my nieces.

Posted by: Chris Larkin | January 25, 2011 9:49 PM

"Sober as a judge"? Well, there goes another aphorism.

Posted by: Cheap Jim | January 29, 2011 10:25 AM

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Peter Hermann started covering news for The Baltimore Sun in 1990, first in Anne Arundel County and, starting in 1994, reporting on the Baltimore Police Department. In 2001, he was assigned to Jerusalem as the Baltimore Sun's Middle East correspondent. He returned in 2005 as an assistant city editor overseeing crime coverage. In 2008, Peter returned to the beat as a daily reporter and blogger. A recent BBC report featured him in a segment on the harsh realities of covering crime in Baltimore.

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