From the Cincinnati Enquirer:A panel of state appellate judges publicly reprimanded Ohio Supreme Court Justice Alice Robie Resnick on Wednesday, saying her drunken-driving conviction violated the state's judicial code of conduct. No other discipline was recommended.Resnick is the only Democrat on the Ohio Supreme Court. I don't see the word "Democrat" anywhere in the story, but if she were a Republican, I'm pretty sure it would everywhere...
Other judges have had their law licenses suspended following such a conviction, but the panel noted those cases had aggravating circumstances, while Resnick has had no discipline against her since she was sworn in as an attorney in 1964.
Resnick also acknowledged every allegation the same day an attorney discipline complaint was filed against her in November. The complaint said she violated the part of the code that says, "A judge shall respect and comply with the law and shall act at all times in a manner that promotes public confidence in the integrity and impartiality of the judiciary."
Resnick was pulled over on Jan. 31 and at first drove away from state troopers who were questioning her. She pleaded guilty to drunken driving in February and her driver's license was suspended for six months. She said then that she had suffered a relapse of a drinking problem.
The high court usually handles attorney discipline cases, but the justices can't hear a case that involves one of their own. The panel was made up of the chief justice of the appeals courts and the presiding judge of all 12 appellate districts.
I just wanted to bring the spotlight on to this story again because it gives me another chance to say "Rersnickaquiddick". Fortunately, unlike Teddy Boy, Resnick didn't kill anybody.
Mary Jo Kopechne couldn't be reached for comment.
