REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) - A San Francisco Bay Area judge has been publicly admonished for drunken driving but remains on the bench.
The San Francisco Chronicle
reports the state's judicial disciplinary agency said San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Joseph Scott violated principles of judicial ethics, including failure to observe high standards of conduct and failure to respect and comply with the law and to act at all times in a manner that promotes public confidence.
Scott, 64, was arrested for drunken driving in Redwood City in May.
Authorities said his blood alcohol content was 0.12 percent, above the legal limit of 0.08 percent.
He pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges, was fined and placed on probation. The statement of public admonition from the Commission on Judicial Performance is the least-severe form of public discipline.
His lawyer was unavailable for comment.
