John Sweeney

When New Jersey Judges get in trouble, their colleagues may tend to go a little easy on them. Superior Court Judge Rosemarie Williams, arrested from drunk driving in December, received the minimum sentence yesterday from Judge John Sweeney, a $631 fine and loss of her license for seven months. Five years ago, Williams was suspended from the bench for three months after a fight with her then-boyfriend. She claimed that she was suffering from battered woman's syndrome.

Administrative Law Judge Florence Schreiber Powers was convicted of shoplifting a pair of $29 watches from T.J. Maxx in Lawrenceville. Powers, the daughter of retired state Supreme Court Justice Sidney Schreiber, admitted that she stole the two watches but claimed diminished mental capacity. A psychologist who testified at her trail outlined nineteen different stresses, including an "ungodly" vaginal itch.

John Kerry and John Sweeney meet college-aged constituents: TMZ.com/TalkingPointsMemo.comCelebrity gossip website TMZ.com has posted pictures of some drunk-looking college-aged people with Sen. John Kerry from over the weekend. Always classy, TMZ would like to remind you that Kerry is a "married 65-year-old."

Well, the photos aren't fake, as his office gave this statement.

AFL-CIO President John Sweeney, the Maryland superdelegate who waited until mid-June to endorse Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, is attending a meeting of the candidate's prominent economic advisors in Chicago today.

Obama and Sweeney: In Chicago last weekOverlooked since last month has been the story of the remaining Democratic superdelegates, as it was assumed they would all fall in line for Barack Obama -- an assumption that was correct.

After the superdelgate bonanza of June 3 to 4, two remained in the Maryland undeclared column: AFL-CIO president John Sweeney and Democratic National Committee Vice Chair Susan Turnbull.

In a statement this morning, Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Kensington) endorsed Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) for president.

Van Hollen praised the long nominating season for helping to "energize" the Democratic Party.

"This record enthusiasm has already helped to grow our Majority in Congress through three straight special election wins," the chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee said. "The enthusiasm, new voters, and Americans' demand for change has clearly expanded the playing field for House Democrats this fall. Our nominee Barack Obama is inspiring millions of Americans to register to vote and go to the polls."

He also congratulated Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) on her campaign.

Obama leads in Maryland superdelegates with 14, followed by Clinton's 11. Rep. Steny Hoyer, Sen. Ben Cardin, DNC Vice Chair Susan Turnbull and AFL-CIO President John Sweeney remain undeclared.

Wondering if any of the latest pocket superdelegates are from the Free State.