Ludington was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated and operating with a blood alcohol content of 0.17 or more, and was released on a $500 bond. He pleaded not guilty to the charges on October 6, and has continued to hear cases while awaiting trial. <\/p>\n
Ludington\u2019s jury trial is set for February 27.<\/p>\n
Support resources exist for lawyers, legal professionals, and law students struggling with alcohol use, and reaching out for help is a responsible and constructive step. If you or someone you know is in need of help, please call a\u00a0lawyer assistance program<\/a>\u00a0in your state.<\/p>\n Federal judge Thomas Ludington charged with \u2018super drunk\u2019 DUI after Michigan crash<\/a> [Midland Daily News]<\/p>\n Staci Zaretsky<\/a>\u00a0is the managing editor of Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to\u00a0email<\/a>\u00a0her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on\u00a0Bluesky<\/a>,\u00a0X\/Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0Threads<\/a>,\u00a0or connect with her on\u00a0LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n The post Federal Judge Arrested, Accused Of Driving While \u2018Super Drunk\u2019<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n The docket just got personal for one federal judge \u2014 because the only thing higher than the federal bench was allegedly his blood-alcohol level.<\/p>\n Judge Thomas L. Ludington of the Eastern District of Michigan is facing misdemeanor DUI charges after a fall crash that police say involved a \u201csuper drunk\u201d blood-alcohol level of more than twice the legal limit.<\/p>\n According to Michigan state police, this past October, Ludington\u2019s vehicle hit multiple traffic signs and later crashed, deploying an airbag. A subsequent test allegedly showed a BAC of 0.17 or higher \u2014 enough to trigger the state\u2019s enhanced \u201csuper drunk\u201d law. As noted by the Midland Daily News<\/a>, the judge\u2019s exact blood-alcohol level has not been made public.<\/p>\n Ludington was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated and operating with a blood alcohol content of 0.17 or more, and was released on a $500 bond. He pleaded not guilty to the charges on October 6, and has continued to hear cases while awaiting trial. <\/p>\n Ludington\u2019s jury trial is set for February 27.<\/p>\n Support resources exist for lawyers, legal professionals, and law students struggling with alcohol use, and reaching out for help is a responsible and constructive step. If you or someone you know is in need of help, please call a\u00a0lawyer assistance program<\/a>\u00a0in your state.<\/p>\n Federal judge Thomas Ludington charged with \u2018super drunk\u2019 DUI after Michigan crash<\/a> [Midland Daily News]<\/p>\n Staci Zaretsky<\/a>\u00a0is the managing editor of Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to\u00a0email<\/a>\u00a0her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on\u00a0Bluesky<\/a>,\u00a0X\/Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0Threads<\/a>,\u00a0or connect with her on\u00a0LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The docket just got personal for one federal judge \u2014 because the only thing higher than the federal bench was allegedly his blood-alcohol level. Judge Thomas L. Ludington of the Eastern District of Michigan is facing misdemeanor DUI charges after a fall crash that police say involved a \u201csuper drunk\u201d blood-alcohol level of more than […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":142912,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-142911","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-above_the_law"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/xira.com\/p\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Staci-Zaretsky-qUlos5.jpg?fit=150%2C100&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142911","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=142911"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142911\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/142912"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=142911"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=142911"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=142911"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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