▁Court ▁Judge ▁position . ▁ ▁However , ▁he ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁step ▁down ▁after ▁he ▁was ▁charged ▁with ▁making ▁sex ist ▁and ▁rac ist ▁j okes ▁at ▁a ▁dinner ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Washington ▁Post , ▁he ▁was ▁well ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁" s alty ▁language ▁and ▁fl am boy ant ▁behaviour ". ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁he ▁had ▁already ▁res igned ▁his ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁De leg ates ▁as ▁he ▁had ▁already ▁taken ▁his ▁seat ▁on ▁the ▁jud icial ▁ben ch ▁and ▁was ▁waiting ▁for ▁sen ate ▁appro val . ▁ ▁Fort un ately ▁for ▁him ▁the ▁Baltimore ▁County ▁Democratic ▁Central ▁Committee ▁re app oint ed ▁him ▁back ▁to ▁his ▁House ▁De legate ▁seat . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁being ▁Major ity ▁Le ader , ▁De legate ▁Arn ick ▁served ▁on ▁many ▁comm itte es ▁and ▁c auc uses ▁including : ▁ ▁Environment al ▁Mat ters ▁Committee , ▁ 2 0 0 3 – 0 6 ▁R ules ▁and ▁Executive ▁N omin ations ▁Committee , ▁ 1 9 8 3 – 9 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 - 0 6 ▁House ▁Chair , ▁J oint ▁Committee ▁on ▁Legisl ative ▁Eth ics , ▁ 2 0 0 3 – 0 6 ▁J oint ▁Commission ▁on ▁the ▁Maryland ▁Port ▁Administration , ▁ 2 0 0 5 – 0 6 ▁Legisl ative ▁Policy ▁Committee , ▁ 1 9 6 9 – 7 9 , ▁ 1 9 8 7 – 9 2 , ▁