Judge Kicked Off Bench After Contacting Witnesses in Wife’s Case
A juvenile and domestic relations judge in southwest Virginia was removed from the bench by the Virginia Supreme Court after he admitted contacting two key witnesses in a pending federal corruption case against his wife, according to The Washington Post.
“Pomrenke also has been found guilty of contempt of court by a federal judge in Bristol in connection with his wife’s case and on Thursday was sentenced to two months in prison and ordered to pay the maximum allowable fine of $1,000,” writes the Post‘s Tom Jackman.
His wife, Stacey Pomrenkeis serving a 34-month prison sentence on multiple charges of conspiracy, extortion and wire fraud from her time as chief financial officer of Bristol Virginia Utilities.
