Some judges just love Drug Courts. For a reason.

In Tennessee, a male judge reportedly presided over Drug Court.

And befriended a female probationer.

And had sexual relations with her.

And had her introduce the judge to her own drug supplier, after which the judge started to use the probationer's drug supplier to supply the judge himself with drugs, to feed his addiction.

And the judge tried to fix cases for the probationer/girlfriend, without disclosure of the sexual relations with the probationer to any parties involved.

And the judge lied to other judges misrepresenting to them that the probationer/supplier of drugs is a good moral person.

And did not disclose that the probationer in question ran a drug ring of suppliers.

The name of the judge was Richard Baumgartner.

And he was charged and convicted by the feds for the crime of "misprision of felony" - non-reporting of commission of drug felonies, where a big part in the conviction was that the judge concealed and misrepresented to other judges the probationer's role in a drug ring.

This is former judge Baumgartner's story, told in the prosecutor's petition in opposition to Baumgartner's petition for a writ of certiorari - which was denied:

So, whenever any judge expresses a particular interest, love and promotion of Drug Court, beware.

The judge's love of that particular court may have more than public interest in mind.