Title: In re Hon. Mickey K. Weber

State: indiana

Issuer: Indiana Supreme Court

Document:

ATTORNEY FOR HON. 
 
 
 
 
 
ATTORNEYS FOR THE COMMISSION  
MICKEY K. WEBER, JUDGE 
 
 
 
 
 
ON JUDICIAL QUALIFICATIONS  
 
James H. Voyles, Jr. 
 
 
 
 
 
Adrienne L. Meiring 
Indianapolis, Indiana 
 
 
 
 
 
Elizabeth Daulton 
Indianapolis, Indiana 
 
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In the 
Indiana Supreme Court  
 
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No. 10S00-1409-JD-606 
 
IN THE MATTER OF THE HONORABLE 
MICKEY K. WEBER, JUDGE  
OF THE CLARKSVILLE TOWN COURT 
 
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JUDICIAL DISCIPLINARY ACTION 
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December 5, 2014 
Corrected on December 5, 2014 
 
Per Curiam. 
 
This matter comes before the Court as a result of a judicial disciplinary action brought by 
the Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications (“Commission”) against Respondent Mickey 
K. Weber, Judge of the Clarksville Town Court.  Article 7, section 4 of the Indiana Constitution 
and Indiana Admission and Discipline Rule 25 give the Indiana Supreme Court original 
jurisdiction over this matter. 
Subsequent to the filing of formal charges by the Commission, the parties jointly 
tendered a “Statement of Circumstances and Conditional Agreement for Discipline” in which 
they have stipulated to the following facts.  On January 16, 2014, Respondent was involved in an 
automobile accident in Louisville, Kentucky, that resulted in property damage to two parked cars 
and a fence.  When later questioned by police at the hospital, Respondent admitted consuming 
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alcohol prior to driving and having “too many” beers at a local area bar.  Respondent refused to 
submit to a breathalyzer test or provide a blood sample.  Noticing Respondent had glassy eyes 
and slurred speech, the officer arrested Respondent.   
The following day, Respondent reported his arrest to the Commission and contacted the 
Indiana Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program (“JLAP”). 
On March 28, 2014, Respondent pled guilty to Criminal Mischief in the second degree, 
Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 512.030 (West 2014), and Operating a Motor Vehicle While under the 
Influence of Alcohol, Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 189A.010(5)(a) (West Supp. 2014).  The court 
ordered Respondent to complete an alcohol class, assessed fines and court costs against him, and 
imposed a mandatory driver’s license suspension against Respondent. 
The parties agree that the conduct recited above violates Rules 1.11 and 1.22 of the Code 
of Judicial Conduct.  The parties also agree that the gravity of Respondent’s conduct is 
aggravated by the fact that Respondent has had previous legal issues related to alcohol abuse and 
still engaged in the conduct recited above.  In mitigation, the parties note that he is remorseful 
for his conduct and at no time during the police investigation or arrest did Respondent refer to 
his judicial title or allude to his judicial status, nor did he attempt to gain any advantage in his 
criminal proceedings from his status as an Indiana judge.   
In light of the facts of this case, the parties submit that the appropriate sanction is as 
follows:  a public reprimand; Respondent’s resignation from the Clarksville Town Court within 
ten (10) days of the date of this opinion, to be effective on December 31, 2014; Respondent’s 
ineligibility for future judicial service unless/until he successfully completes an approved 
treatment plan and two-year monitoring agreement with JLAP; and Respondent paying the costs 
                                                 
1 Rule 1.1 provides, “A judge shall comply with the law, including the Code of Judicial Conduct.”  
Ind. Judicial Conduct Rule 1.1 (West 2014) (definitional asterisk removed). 
2 Rule 1.2 provides, “A judge shall act at all times in a manner that promotes public confidence in the 
independence, integrity, and impartiality of the judiciary, and shall avoid impropriety and the appearance 
of impropriety.”  Jud. Cond. R. 1.2 (definitional asterisks removed). 
 
 
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of this proceeding.  The Court accepts the parties’ Statement of Circumstances and Conditional 
Agreement for Discipline and the proposed sanction it contains. 
Accordingly, Mickey K. Weber, Judge of the Clarksville Town Court, is hereby 
reprimanded.  Within ten (10) days of the date of this opinion, Judge Weber shall tender his 
resignation from the Clarksville Town Court, which shall be effective December 31, 2014.  
Thereafter, he shall be ineligible for future judicial service in Indiana unless/until he submits to, 
and successfully completes to the satisfaction of JLAP, a two-year monitoring agreement and 
treatment plan approved by JLAP.   
This discipline terminates the disciplinary proceedings relating to the circumstances 
giving rise to this cause.   
Rush, C.J., and Dickson, Rucker, David, and Massa, JJ., concur.