Former Judge Resigns After Sentencing As Defendant In His Former Courtroom

The Idaho Supreme Court had accepted the resignation pending charges of an attorney and former judge who pled guilty to a count of felony assault in the third degree with sexual motivation and a gross misdemeanor.

The offense occurred when he was a sitting judge.

He had been arrested at the county courthouse on suspicion of crimes committed against two female court employees.

The plea involved an admission that he “unlawfully and intentional assaulted” both of the employees for his sexual gratification. The misconduct “ranged from inappropriate sexual comments to unsolicited and non-consensual shoulder rubs.”

The order provides that he may seek dissolution or amendment if the conviction no longer stands.

KLEW reported that the judge was sentenced in the very courtroom where he had presided. (Mike Frisch)