An appeals court judge from Minnesota finds herself on the other side of the law after she allegedly crashed into a snowbank while her blood-alcohol content was twice the legal limit.

Renee Lee Worke, who was appointed to the Minnesota Court of Appeals two decades ago, stands accused of two counts of operating a vehicle while intoxicated , court records say. According to a probable cause arrest affidavit obtained by local ABC affiliate KSTP and Fox affiliate KMSP , deputies with the Steele County Sheriff's Office responded shortly after 9 p.m. Nov. 29 to a crash on Highway 14 near the Interstate 35 overpass in Owatonna, which is about 65 miles south of Minneapolis.

When a deputy arrived on scene, he saw that she had glassy eyes and slurred speech, the affidavit reportedly said. She told

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