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Wednesday, Somma struck a plea deal with prosecutors in which he pleaded 'no contest' to a misdemeanor DUI charge and agreed to pay roughly $600 in penalties. He also agreed to a 12-month suspension of his judicial license.
Probably just a missed fact, but judges don't have a "judicial license". They are lawyers who hold a law license and are members of the Bar of one or more states, and the law license can be suspended, but not by another judge. Law licenses are suspended by the Bar Association or the Supreme Court of the State in which they are licensed. That is a separate proceeding apart from criminal prosecution.

In my own drunk driving conviction, I was sentenced to 7 days in jail, a $1500 fine, drivers license revoked for a year, and 2 years probation that was eventually shortened to 9 months. After pleading guilty, then the State Bar reprimanded me for conduct unbecoming or something like that. My law license was never suspended.

BTW -- Friday the 22nd this week is my 9 Year Sobriety Anniversary!! 9 years sober! Not one drink since that arrest!