Los Angeles ? A former Orange County Superior Court judge who pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography collapsed Tuesday while being sentenced in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles.

Ronald C. Kline, 66, passed out into the arms of his attorney and paramedics rushed into the courtroom to provide aid. Afterward, Kline’s attorney said that he expects his client to recover.

Kline collapsed as Judge Consuelo B. Marshall sentenced him to 27 months in federal prison. The hearing was postponed while Kline was treated, and then resumed a short time later.

Kline was arrested in November 2001 after a Canadian hacked into his home computer and discovered hundreds of images of boys engaged in sex.