Tampa DUI Attorney Blocks MADD Judge From Hearing Case

A Tampa DUI Attorney, According to the St Pete Times, got a Judge off a Tampa DUI defendant's case because Mothers Against Drunk Driving MADD was on a Judge's webpage . Experts said the request raised a legitimate concern about judges' off-duty activities.

A respected judge said "You've just got to be real circumspect about the things that you're engaged in," Pinellas Circuit Judge Philip J. Federico said. "When you're making decisions about someone's liberty, that tends to make them a little more sensitive to what your thought process is."

MADD lobbies lawmakers for stiffer DUI penalties and attends court hearings to support victims. The judge promptly deleted MADD and all his other community activities, including the Kiwanis Club and United Way, from his judicial Web page.

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