▁December ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁when ▁she ▁became ▁a ▁senior ▁judge . ▁She ▁pres ided ▁over ▁a ▁case ▁challeng ing ▁the ▁District ' s ▁hand gun ▁ban ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁Jonathan ▁Mag bie ▁case ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁R etch in ▁pres ided ▁over ▁the ▁trial ▁of ▁Jonathan ▁Mag bie , ▁a ▁quad ri ple g ic ▁man ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁arrested ▁for ▁possession ▁of ▁mar iju ana . ▁ ▁R etch in ▁sent enced ▁Mag bie , ▁a ▁first - time ▁off ender , ▁to ▁ten ▁days ▁in ▁j ail ▁despite ▁the ▁pro sec ution , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁ple a ▁b arg ain ▁with ▁the ▁defense , ▁agree ing ▁not ▁to ▁opp ose ▁prob ation . ▁Mag bie , ▁who ▁required ▁a ▁vent il ator ▁to ▁bre at he ▁at ▁night ▁( something ▁the ▁j ail ▁did ▁not ▁have ), ▁subsequently ▁died ▁four ▁days ▁into ▁his ▁sentence ▁after ▁being ▁transferred ▁to ▁a ▁hospital . ▁ ▁The ▁case ▁prov oked ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁op - ed ▁pieces ▁in ▁the ▁Washington ▁Post ▁by ▁column ist ▁Col bert ▁I . ▁King . ▁A ▁report ▁by ▁the ▁Commission ▁on ▁Jud icial ▁Dis abilities ▁and ▁Ten ure ▁concluded ▁that ▁R etch in ▁had ▁er red ▁but ▁cleared ▁her ▁of ▁jud icial ▁mis con duct . ▁Mag bie ' s ▁mother ▁called ▁R etch in ▁a ▁k iller ▁and ▁demanded ▁her ▁removal ▁from ▁the ▁ben ch . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 5 2