"Ludington, 72, is set to be sentenced on May 13. He was ordered to undergo a substance abuse assessment and will be the subject of a pre-sentence investigation by the court's probation department."
""I'm pleased with the plea," Schuitema said. "It's going to hold Judge Ludington accountable for what he did.""
""This case was not as simple as it appeared to many, but the most important thing now, for all involved, is to move forward," said Ludington's attorney."
"With a judicial misconduct complaint still in play, the focus now shifts to how the judiciary polices its own, and whether the consequences here will extend beyond the criminal docket."
Judge Thomas L. Ludington pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor drunken-driving charge, resolving the case with prosecutors dropping a higher-level charge. He is scheduled for sentencing on May 13 and will undergo a substance abuse assessment. The court typically imposes probation with rehabilitation conditions in such cases. Ludington plans to continue serving on the bench despite a pending judicial misconduct complaint, emphasizing the importance of moving forward.
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