A municipal judge who fed questions to the prosecutor during an ex parte chat in a drunken-driving case was publicly reprimanded on Feb. 24.
The accused was convicted on the DWI and refusal charges, and the ex parte conversation came to light in reviewing the transcript for appeal.
http://www.law.com/jsp/nj/PubArticleNJ.jsp?id=1202543663821&et=editorial&bu=New%20Jersey%20Law%20Journal&cn=NJLJ%20Daily%20News%20Alert%3A%20February%2028%2C%202012&src=EMC-Email&pt=New%20Jersey%20Law%20Journal%20Daily%20News%20Alert&kw=JUDGE%20IS%20REPRIMANDED%20FOR%20COACHING%20PROSECUTOR%20IN%20DRUNKEN-DRIVING%20TRIAL%20&slreturn=1
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