After Judge Steven Spellman's arrest last week on a charge of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, his brother, Groton City police Chief Michael Spellman, told The Day that the judge would face "consequences for his actions." Indeed, the Noank judge's prominence led to a much-read news story in which police relayed reports of Spellman appearing intoxicated, stumbling outside a grocery store at 6:15 p.m., before getting behind the wheel of a car. The shame of that is certainly consequential. I appreciate that the judge promptly apologized and suggested he is getting help for his problem. I am sure we all wish him well with that.