Bush Judicial Appointee Caught in DUI, Fishnet Stockings
More Bush Admin miscreants, this time a Bush nominee to the bench. Robert Somma remembered his purse, cocktail dress and fishnet stockings, but he forgot about a designated driver. He was a Bush appointee, but has now resigned.
Pensito Review is all over this one, so I’m just going to refer you over there. This guy is a bankruptcy judge over on the first circuit in Boston. Yes, it was a male judge, Robert Somma, who was arrested on the DUI charge, wearing a black cocktail dress and fishnet stockings. Evidently he had stopped off at a local gay bar (not that there’s anything wrong with that) and had one or two too many.
Mmmm! I can’t stop laughing. The Bush Administration is usually proud to tout the judges they have nominated, and especially proud of those who have been confirmed. A quick search of the whitehouse.gov web site, though, shows no such pride in the Honorable Robert Somma. Justice Somma is not talking to the press, according to a phone call to his wife. Another article, though, mentions that he has resigned his position. This is from the Newburyport Daily News, a testimony to Judge Somma’s legal skills:
Gary Wente, the circuit executive, or chief administrator, of the U.S. First Circuit Courts, said Somma faced no disciplinary action for the incident. He said he voluntarily resigned.
“We are greatly disappointed at losing him as a judge,” Wente said. “He was a first-class lawyer, a first-class judge and a quality human being.”
The First Circuit courts comprise Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Rhode Island and Puerto Rico.
Wente, who has known Somma since 2004, said he considers Somma “one of the very top judges, not only in the First Circuit, but in the country.”
“He has exemplary legal skills and a brilliant mind, but overall the best quality he has is that he is outstanding with all people — the staff, the bar, everyone.”
Somma has no judicial misconduct complaints filed against him and immediately called the court after the arrest and accepted responsibility.
Susan Goldberg, deputy circuit executive of the U.S. First Circuit Courts, also spoke highly of Somma.
“He was a very intelligent judge,” she said. “One quality that is really important in a good judge is the ability to listen and consider very carefully each argument. It didn’t matter who was in front of him … he treated everyone equally and fairly.”
No word on whether Judge Somma looks good with blue eye shadow, or in pumps. We’ll try to get that news for you later.
Judge Somma makes a very unattractive woman.
brendancalling, I don’t mind telling you I think that was a rather ungracious comment, really. A girl can only go with what nature has given her, and face the world with a big smile. That’s where true beauty is, I’m sure you’ll agree.
Fishnet sockings? Obviously, arrested by the fashion police for her own protection. Really!
Mooser, I see no true beauty there. Not even with a smile. Sure, nature didn’t give her much, but she didn’t do much with it, either.
DUI is the problem Democrats would have. After a good laugh at the situation, it made me wonder why a gay man would ever want to be a Republican. And yet, many do. Sad really.
Let’s be clear — driving while drunk is dangerous to the violator and anyone else who has the sad misfortune of sharing the highway with them. It is rightly illegal. A judge who engages in such illegal behavior should be treated with circumspect.
Wearing fishnets and cocktail dresses is neither dangerous nor illegal. Women do it all the time, and the only people who would snigger at this are those who believe women hold low social positions compared to men, and that men who adopt behavior “normally” attributed exclusively to women should therefore be considered of low social standing. It’s prejudice, people. Further, there’s no suggestion here that Somma launches exclusionary wars from the bench, no suggestion of a hypocratic abuse of his power as judge against anyone found in the situation he was discovered in.
Latest inductee to the Self Loathing Hall of Fame.
Kudos
My goodness! A comment from Cromwell’s severed head! But thank you for the kudos. I think.
Well good that he got pulled over for drunk driving.
If this was a Democrat, they would have made A BIG DEAL OF HIM BEING GAY AND A DRAG PERSONALITY.
It would be appropriate to bring this story to mainstream Conservative Republicans and point out that being gay is not bad and will not get you arrested not as yet but DUI will get you arrested. He should not have had to resign if he was just arrested for DUI, people make mistakes but I am guessing being caught and having the world find out he is Gay is a bigger blow to him than the DUI charge.
Wish the Republicans would wakeup and smell the roses amongst them.
???…..is DUI an impeachable offense for a judge?
??? was he a closet case administering homophobic justice?
???? was he out to his neighborhood/circle of influence???
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just wondering as it would be interesting to see him stay on the GOP bench to watch the homophobes squirm…..
This judge is not a Bush appointee. This level judge is appointed by the circuit. Do some homework. Read some of his cases and do a bit of research. This guy is not a conservative. So be careful, don’t kill your own.
People, do some homework, I urge you. This judge IS NOT a conservative and this level judge is not through a presidential appointment at all (they are appointed by the circuit). Do some homework or you just sound angry and stupid. I know this judge personally and he is a liberal guy and you are heading down the wrong road with this. Read some of his cases and do some basic homework people.
apparently he wasn’t appointed by bush - but other than that the story is funny.
Hey morons, keep you homophobia aimed at the left. This guy wasn’t appointed by Dubya, about 30 seconds of research would show that he is a bankrputcy judge and bankruptcy judges are appointed by the Court of Appeals for that district, not the President.
He is also likley a Dem, based on his past contributions to Dems http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=MA&last=somma&first=robert
Here’s a quater, buy a f*ckin clue.