Posted on 02/19/2008 8:51:08 AM PST by AllseeingEye33
Total Drag: Bush Judge Appointee Resigns After DUI Arrest While Cross Dressing Feb. 18, 2008
That I find this story so hilarious probably says more about me than the cross-dressing federal judge in question, but as they say these days, it is what it is. The punch line is probably the best part.
[Federal Judge Robert] Somma worked in private practice for years in Boston before he was appointed to the bench by President Bush in December 2004.
Yes, the fact that Bush appointed him as a federal bankruptcy judge does crack me up, but let’s start at the beginning.
Somma’s Mercedes-Benz E320 sedan hit a pick-up truck from behind about 11:29 p.m. on Feb. 6, the police report said. No one was hurt.
Somma, who lives in Newbury, Mass., fumbled in his purse for his driver’s license before handing it to the officer who later arrested him, the police report shows.
“He had a difficult time locating his license in his purse. He passed over it multiple times before removing it,” officer Paul J. Thompson wrote in his report.
The officer offered no other details with regard to the judge’s attire or accessories. Nor would representatives of the Manchester Police Department or the city solicitor’s office, which worked out the negotiated plea agreement with Somma’s lawyer…
But lots of other people did offer those details, of which Audrey Hepburn would have been proud.
When authorities removed him from the vehicle, they said he wore a black women’s cocktail dress, fishnet stockings and high heels.
But in his mug shot, the judge appears to be wearing blue eye shadow. Way to wreck a really chic look, Robert.
And where, you might ask, was the judge going that night dressed that way?
Somma told police he had been at the Breezeway Pub where he had one gin and tonic about two hours earlier, the police report reveals. He later said he drank two gin and tonics.
The Breezeway Pub, at 14 Pearl St., bills itself as “New Hampshire’s favorite gay and alternative bar,” according to its web site.
The arresting officer reported Somma smelled of alcohol, slurred his speech and fell backwards against the door frame while getting out of his car.
The Boston-based judge chose the bar in question, according to local rumor, because his wife, Wendy, was out of town and no one knew him in New Hampshire. Sounds like Wendy is pretty cool, though.
“I suspect that he will not be interested in talking to anyone from the newspaper, and I’m his wife,” said a woman who answered the telephone at the judge’s home yesterday. She referred media calls to Gary H. Wente, chief administrative officer for the First Circuit Courts.
Somma showed his sense of style to the end. He phoned in his resignation from a vacation spot in the Caribbean. If I were him, I think I’d just stay there.
BDS.
What difference does it make this draq queen was a Bush appointee?
Blue eyeshadow!!
Oh, call the fashion police, this is a crime!
The President does not appoint bankruptcy judges. They are not Article III judges.
“There are 90 U.S. bankruptcy courts, which, by statute, are units of the U.S. district courts. A U.S. bankruptcy judge presides over a bankruptcy case. The judge is appointed to a 14-year term by the judges of the local U.S. Court of Appeals and can be reappointed.”
http://www.uscourts.gov/journalistguide/bankruptcy.html
woops, Heels
Had he been a Clintoon apointee the story would have been buried!
Congressman Billybob
Congressman Billybob
Congressman Billybob
“he wore a black women’s cocktail dress”
???
As opposed to a white or latino woman’s cocktail dress?
Or as opposed to a black Man’s cocktail dress?
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“he wore a black women’s cocktail dress”
???
As opposed to a white or latino woman’s cocktail dress?
Or as opposed to a black Man’s cocktail dress?
Congressman Billybob
Congressman Billybob
Congressman Billybob
I didn’t think Bankruptcy judges were appointed by the President, but more of an administrative level deal -— they serve for a term of years.
Quite a scandal at work. Turns out the cops were watching his house, so he took his wife's clothes and tried to sneak out.
At least that is the story I told him to tell everybody.
cc'ing her in case it gets suppressed.
Although the story implies the judge favors Republicans, it seems his preference runs to the far, wacky left of the democrat party. Newsmeat.com has his contributions listed (http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=MA&last=somma&first=robert).
As I suspected, those castigating him (from the far, wacky left) do so reflexively and without accurate information. Very typical of their standard operating procedure.
This just goes to show there isn’t much left to choose from in MA.
I know....she's wearing black, too, but the original bar association caption says that him on the right.
"This just goes to show there isn’t much left to choose from in MA."
You ought to start drifting south. Here in Louisiana our judges may be perverts, but at least they're all hetero.
Trish interests: Fun stuff, Marriage, humor and closeted Republicans.
“Meet me in 20 minutes at the corner of El Dorado and Palm” - Gene Hackman
“Lady, not for a million dollars” - Driver
whose was it? Michele Obama’s? Oprah Winfrey’s?
If this is the best the BDS sufferers can come up with they really are getting desperate.
Bush had nothing to do with it, other than conceivably having appointed some of the members of the council doing the choosing, though they are usually more senior members of the judiciary.
There was an article in the WSJ a few years ago about how other judges look down on Bankruptcy Court judges.
He may have been appointed by Bush, but I wonder if he is a Republican or Democrat.
Search Criteria:
Donor name: Somma
Donor State: MA
Cycle(s) selected: All
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Contributor |
Occupation |
Date |
Amount |
Recipient |
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SOMMA, BOB |
6/9/1994 |
$200 |
Romney, Mitt |
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SOMMA, ROBERT |
GOLDSTEIN & MANELLO |
3/7/1994 |
$500 |
Kennedy, Edward M |
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SOMMA, ROBERT |
ATTORNEY |
6/30/1994 |
$210 |
Kerrey, Bob |
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SOMMA, ROBERT |
GOLDSTEIN & MANELLO |
12/28/1995 |
$200 |
Kennedy, Joseph P II |
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SOMMA, ROBERT |
6/30/1998 |
$200 |
Bachrach, George A |
They cold all be the same guy. His donations don’t say too much, though, since Democrats predominate the Mass politics, and donations are often based on expediency.
Judge Robert Somma will step down April 1 after already being on leave.
He is accused of rear-ending a pick-up truck in Manchester, N.H. last week.
Under the plea deal, Somma agreed to have his driver's license suspended for a year.
But he could get it back sooner if he successfully completes an alcohol awareness program.
Good point... Depending on your outlook, though, the Mitt Romney donation in 1994 is either an outlier, or it is par for the course...
We posted about this a couple days ago. Take note that the Boston Globe said nothing about his attire in its reports
on the case. The Manchester Union-Leader, thankfully, did.
Adios, “Roberta” Somma...
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