Massachusetts judge faces judicial hearing for allegedly helping illegal immigrant evade arrest in 2018

Massachusetts judge faces judicial hearing for allegedly helping illegal immigrant evade arrest in 2018


Newtown Judge Shelley Joseph is accused of helping an illegal immigrant, who was before her court in 2018, sneak out the back of her courthouse to avoid arrest and of turning off a court recording device for 52 seconds, allegedly to hide a conversation she had with the illegal immigrant’s defense attorney. Joseph was federally charged in 2019 for obstruction by the Justice Department under President Donald Trump’s first administration.

However, the federal charges filed against Joseph were voluntarily dismissed by the DOJ under former President Joe Biden in 2022, with the dismissal noting that she agreed to refer herself to the Judicial Conduct Commission. Joseph had a hearing for charges filed by the Judicial Conduct Commission on Monday in a Boston courtroom.

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