Judge Michael T. Sauer told The Los Angeles Times Monday he is "amazed" at the publicity Paris Hilton's case is receiving.
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Sauer's imposition of 45 days jail time for the hotel heiress suggests he didn't believe Hilton's claims she thought she could still drive if it was work-related. Hilton's lawyers have appealed the sentence.
Sauer became a Superior Court Judge in 2000, but he's served as a judge in different capacities for 35 years.
Celebrity Web site TMZ.com reported Sauer's fellow churchgoers gave him a standing ovation on Sunday. Sauer says the story is "completely false."
The judge told the Los AngelesTimes he's also "amazed" about the amount of talk about the case.
