PJ Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 A news story from last year. MANCHESTER (AP) -- A Boston-based U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge has been arrested on a misdemeanor drunken driving charge in New Hampshire. Manchester police said Robert Somma was arrested Wednesday night after his sedan rear-ended a pickup truck stopped at a red light. No one was hurt. 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. MANCHESTER -- The cross-dressing judge will no longer wear a robe. Robert Somma, the federal bankruptcy judge caught drunk driving in the Queen City, was reconsidering the resignation he tendered after he was arrested in a cocktail dress, fishnet stockings and high heels in February. But the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit announced yesterday that Somma "is leaving to pursue other endeavors." click .... click .... click .... The sensual sound of stiletto heels on a hard surface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba136 Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Hmmmm, while all of the articles posted mentioned that the male jurist was wearing a dress, stockings and high heels, none of them mentioned if he was well dressed and color coordinated. Sheer discrimination, if you ask me. If it would have been a female dressed like that, the way she was attired wouldn't have been mentioned. Being mentally comfortable in your own mind is the key to wearing heels in public. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roniheels Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 The fact that he was DWI is a crime. The fact that he was dressed the way he was really should have nothing to do with the crime. It was a case of the reporter reporting every single detail of the event. It seems more was made of the man wearing a dress, stockings, and high heels which overshadowed the fact that he was DWI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euchrid Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 The fact that he was dressed the way he was really should have nothing to do with the crime. It didn't - it was highlighted because of the guys' profession. Judges are supposed to be sober, sensible, mature, conservative, dignified, etc. members of society. A judge wearing a cocktail dress and heels does not "add up" and that's why it was newsworthy. Always High-Heel Responsibly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vector Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Welll, maybe if he was wearing low pumps with plain stockings and a below the knee skirt suit with a high collar blouse, he would still be on the bench!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high_55 Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 what's sad about the story, is that no one gives a chance to take a stand for his own cause. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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