Judge quits after DUI bust

Fed jurist reportedly in drag when stopped

By O’Ryan Johnson
Saturday, February 16, 2008 - Updated 2 years ago

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A 63-year-old Massachusetts federal bankruptcy judge has resigned a week after he was arrested for driving under the influence in New Hampshire while reportedly wearing a woman’s dress, heels and stockings, and carrying a purse.

Judge Robert Somma, a Newbury resident, pleaded no contest to the drunken driving charge in New Hampshire and agreed to have his license suspended for 12 months, the Manchester Union Leader reported.

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When cops arrived after Somma crashed his car, he was wearing a cocktail dress, fishnet stockings, women’s heels and fumbled through a purse for his driver’s license.