Cynthia Raccuglia
Judge, LaSalle County, Illinois
The following is an excerpt from charges of judicial misconduct filed by the Illinois Judicial Inquiry Board against Judge Cynthia Raccuglia.

Complaint No. 99 CC- 2 Filed 6/28/99

Judge Cynthia Raccuglia, Circuit Judge, 13th Circuit, LaSalle County

The Complaint alleged that Respondent. Cynthia Raccuglia, had been drinking alcohol and was under the influence of alcohol at a time when she was stopped by a law enforcement officer, that Respondent failed field sobriety tests, and Respondent refused to take a breathalyzer test. The Complaint also alleged that Respondent communicated information to law enforcement officers, which she knew or should have known would be perceived by the officers as an effort to use her judicial office to influence the officers to not charge her with a traffic violation.


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