A Tarrant County judge has been charged with drunk-driving, while a judge dismissed a separate drunk-driving charge against an Austin-area legislator.  Charges have been filed against State District Judge Elizabeth Berry for allegedly driving while intoxicated when she was in Johnson County earlier this month. However, charges were dismissed against state Rep. Mike Krusee (R-Round Rock) for driving under the influence of alcohol. 

Judge Berry was charged Friday following lab tests "confirming" she was driving "above the 0.08 blood alcohol limit," the Dallas Morning News reports.  Berry was in Alvarado Nov. 8. She was pulled over after driving nearly thirty miles over the 65 mph speed limit. The police officer "detected the odor of alcohol on her breath and saw beer cans - some of them empty - in her car." According to reports, she did not cooperate with authorities.

If found guilty, Berry could serve six months behind bars and pay a $2,000 fine, but she wouldn't "automatically" lose her judgeship.

Meanwhile, Judge Chuck Miller dismissed a misdemeanor charge against state Rep. Krusee on Monday. Krusee was stopped Apr. 30 after "a trooper saw Krusee's car swerving on U.S. 183," according to the Austin American-Statesman. When he didn't pass a sobriety test, he was arrested and booked at the Williamson County jail.

"After reviewing all of the evidence in the case it was determined that the officer did have probable cause to arrest, due to his observations on the scene, however the evidence is insufficient to sustain a conviction by jury," Williamson County Attorney Jana Duty said in a statement.

Krusee's attorney contends his client had consumed only one glass of wine and "was not intoxicated."

Krusee represents House District 52. He did not seek re-election to the Legislature. Democrat Diana Maldonado picked up the seat on Election Day following a close, hard-fought contest.