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?Do as I Say?Not as I Do? (cont?d)

By Lawrence Taylor

In my last post, I presented three news articles from the previous three days reflecting the double standard in  how cops, prosecutors and judges are treated when they are caught driving drunk.  In the judge’s case, despite aggravating facts she avoided any jail time…But surely she’ll be removed from sitting on the bench, right? Secret Discipline of $150,000-a-year DUI Judge ‘Could Take Two Years’ Chicago, IL.  Jan. 25 –  She quietly pleaded guilty to drunken driving and was sentenced on the day President Obama was inaugurated. But it may be another two years before Cook County Judge Sheila McGinnis is disciplined by the authorities who oversee Illinois judges – if they discipline her, according to the executive director of the Illinois Judicial Inquiry Board...continue to full post

Full post as published by DUI Blog on January 28, 2009 (boomark / email).