Judge Lipscombe has served as the presiding judge of the County Court at Law 3 since January 2011. In that position, Lipscombe has overseen Class A and B misdemeanors, including drunk driving cases.
judge who regularly oversees cases involving alcohol and drug-related traffic offenses, commonly known as driving while intoxicated , has been arrested and charged for allegedly driving while intoxicated this past weekend.
According to the Travis County Sheriff's Office, the incident involving Judge John Lipscombe happened around 12:28 a.m. on Saturday, May 7. Deputies were called to the parking lot of Homewood Suites by Hilton Austin NW near The Domain in the 10925 block of Stonelake Boulevard inafter the judge reportedly attempted to back his car into a parking space that was already occupied by a parked vehicle.
Judge Lipscombe and the witness reportedly got into a verbal argument before Judge Lipscombe drove around the parking lot and parked in a handicapped spot near the entrance of the hotel. When deputies arrived at the hotel, Judge Lipscombe was sitting in the lobby. He appeared to be slow to answer questions and was overall disoriented, according to the arrest affidavit.
While speaking with deputies, Judge Lipscombe said he ‘had a couple of drinks at his house but not even to get messy.’ He reportedly had two double shots of rum and Coke while at his home, but could not recall when he began drinking or when he stopped drinking. Deputies attempted to do a field sobriety test but Judge Lipscombe refused, saying he recently had a broken right ankle. Advertisement
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