NATION IN BRIEF : ARIZONA : Ex-Judge Sentenced on Drug Charge
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
A Phoenix Superior Court judge who resigned after pleading guilty to conspiracy to possess marijuana was placed on three years’ probation, fined $20,000 and ordered to spend 240 hours in community service telling his story to the public. Philip Marquardt, 57, a veteran of 20 years on the Maricopa County court, also was ordered to submit to periodic drug tests. The felony charge was filed against Marquardt after police intercepted a parcel addressed to him that contained 13 grams of marijuana.
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