What are they serving at the judicial conferences in Montana? Just kidding, everybody knows what they serve at judicial conferences in every state: alcohol. That’s right, you can be sure that every judicial conference in America includes alcohol (ok, maybe not Utah). The participants enjoy beer, wine, and liquor as they serve the people by sharpening their guilt-finding skills. But for some reason Montana seems to have a distinct trend towards judges who drink and get behind the wheel.
This time it is Judge Linda Hartsock being charged with DUI. According to reports, she was cited in the courthouse parking lot after the Glasgow City police department received a complaint. She was not pulled over, but rather found in her car in the parking lot. Hartsock pled not guilty in court yesterday, however reports quote her saying, “I made the biggest mistake in the world. I'm not proud of it." She was apparently back at work Monday afternoon.
Reports say that Judge Dave Riggin presided over the initial appearance, but will remove himself from the case and another judge from out of the district will be brought in. No trial date has been scheduled. Further information about the alleged incident was not released by Glasgow Police or Glasgow City Court. In other Montana DUI judge news, Ralph Dukart Jr., previously profiled here, has reportedly resigned following his DUI and subsequent driving suspended busts.
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