PRESCOTT, Arizona (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court has announced that it will reassign all cases currently assigned to a Yavapai County Superior Court Judge, who was recently arrested on suspicion of extreme DUI, to other judges. made a verdict.

The High Court also said the Judicial Action Committee will conduct an investigation as it sees fit in relation to Sele Hancock, who was arrested by Prescott Police on March 19.

Police said Hancock was found parked outside a grocery store after receiving a call about a possible driver with a disability.

She drove off before being stopped by the police.

According to police, Hancock showed signs of alcohol consumption and she failed several sobriety tests.

According to police, a breath test showed Hancock’s blood alcohol level was initially 0.158%, and later tests showed 0.219% and 0.214%, well above the 0.08% DUI threshold for drivers in Arizona. I was.

State law defines severe DUI as a driver with a blood alcohol level of 0.15% or more.

Police said Hancock turned himself in and was released.

“No one is above the law. This rule applies equally to judges,” Yavapai County Court Chief Judge John Knapper said in a statement Monday. I am confident it will proceed like anyone else.”I also believe that the Judiciary Action Commission will conduct a full and thorough investigation,” Knapper added. We stand ready to assist and cooperate with the Society in completing its mission.”

Hancock has been admitted to the bar in Arizona since 1996 and was first elected to the Yavapai County bench in 2010.

A phone call to Hancock’s office on Monday seeking comment on her case was not immediately answered.