A New Mexico state district judge who presided over the widely publicized trial of actor Alec Baldwin for a fatal movie set shooting is getting ready to retire from the bench
Mary Marlowe Sommer, the New Mexico state district judge who presided over Alec Baldwin's trial for the fatal shooting of Halyna Hutchins on a movie set, is set to retire at the end of May after 15 years on the bench. She dismissed the involuntary manslaughter charge against Baldwin in the case. Sommer, who also oversaw high-profile cases including those of Gary Gregor and Jeannine Jaramillo, was due to serve until 2028 but will retire early.
