An attorney and former judge is charged with driving under the influence for an alleged incident near his Hailey law office on Nov 13.

Kevin P. Cassidy, 54, was booked into the Blaine County Jail for DUI shortly after7 p.m., about an hour after police questioned him concerning a collision in an alley behind 418 N. River St., according to a Hailey Police Department report filed in Blaine County court.

Cassidy is listed by the Idaho State Bar as a lawyer with the Roark Law Firm with offices in Hailey and Twin Falls.

He was a judge for nine years and was reprimanded by the Idaho Judicial Council four years ago when he was a magistrate judge in Gooding County. He is listed as a candidate to be judge for two vacancies in the 5th Judicial District and was scheduled to be interviewed Tuesday — the same day the DUI charge was filed.

It was unclear Wednesday if Cassidy remains in the running for the judge position. Officials with the Idaho Judicial Council did not return calls Wednesday from the Times-News. Cassidy also did not immediately return a call to his office.

But he allegedly told police he backed into someone and admitted to drinking alcohol, according to the police report.

“I asked Kevin how much he had to drink today and Kevin replied ‘five drinks, of vodka,’” according to the police report. “I then asked Kevin what time he started drinking and Kevin said ‘since noon.’”

A witness to the alleged crash who called dispatch, Chris Zimmerman, told police Cassidy hit another car, according to court records.

“I pulled in right behind him, and there was a guy parked in that spot, and he just pulled right into his bumper,” Zimmerman told police. “They got out and it looked like they knew each other and apparently they did, he works for this law firm.”

Cassidy allegedly told police that the other vehicle had left. “I gave them my information,” he is quoted as saying in the police report.

Zimmerman told police that he “wasn’t going to let him drive away without calling you guys,” according to court records.

Cassidy’s breath test registered presumptively at .132 and .136, and police did not test for drugs as they were not suspected, according to the police report.

Staff writer Ariel Hansen contributed to this report.