ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Authorities in Albuquerque say a family court judge has been was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after being involved in a car accident.
The Albuquerque Journal reports Deborah Walker was booked into the Metropolitan Detention Center early Thursday and has since been released. It's unclear if she has a lawyer.
A criminal complaint says the 65-year-old Walker was in a crash about 8 p.m. Wednesday and a breath test showed she was above the presumed level of intoxication.
The Journal says a police officer stated Walker smelled like alcohol, had slurred speech and performed poorly on three field sobriety tests before being taken into custody.
Walker has been a judge in the 2nd Judicial District since 1993. She has appointed and elected as a family court judge in 1997.