Judiciary
Suburban Chicago Judge Resigns; Police Said She Used Racial Slurs
Posted Nov 14, 2008, 11:07 am CDT
By Debra Cassens Weiss
A suburban Chicago judge has resigned after police called to the scene of a traffic accident said she was belligerent and used racial slurs.
Judge Marcella Lipinski was charged with disorderly conduct after her car was hit by another car driven by an African-American woman, the Chicago Tribune reports. The newspaper says police accused Lipinski of using slurs after the minor accident.
The driver, Nicole Vinci, described in the Southtown Star as a prospective law student, said Lipinski became angry after the accident and slammed her purse into her car.
Hat tip to the Illinois State Bar Association's Daily Legal News.
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