“It’s been said that ‘when dog bites man, that’s not news, but when man bites dog, that’s news!’ While it doesn’t appear there was any biting going on, there was an unusual occurrence in Hagerstown on January 1st, when Susan Bell, judge of the Hagerstown Town Court, administered the oath of office to Conley Tillson and Steve Coffman. ‘What makes this so very special is that this is the first time this has ever happened to my knowledge in the United States. Never before has a judge elected as a Libertarian given the oath of office to any newly elected officials elected as a Libertarian’ said Mark Rutherford, State Chairman of the Libertarian Party of Indiana. … Susan Bell was elected to the Town Court in 2003. Tillson was elected to the Clay Township Advisory Board, and Coffman was elected to the Liberty Township Advisory Board in last November’s election.” (01/02/07)