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Hearing Officer Urges Public Reprimand for Judge Shelley Joseph in 2018 Newton Case

The commission will now decide whether to send a disciplinary recommendation to the state’s high court.

District court judge Shelley M. Richmond Joseph departs federal court on April 25, 2019, in Boston.
Boston, MA -Judge Shelley Joseph at her hearing at Suffolk County Court in June. (Nancy Lane/Boston Herald)

Overview

  • The 117-page report says she did not know about or authorize any plan for the defendant to evade ICE and did not mislead court officials.
  • The recommended reprimand cites an appearance of impropriety and a rules violation for permitting a 52-second off-the-record sidebar about ICE interest.
  • The hearing officer advised against monitoring or cost assessments, and Joseph continues to serve on the bench.
  • The report, dated Oct. 31, was publicly released Thursday following a June hearing on the 2018 Newton case involving defendant Jose Medina-Perez.
  • The Commission on Judicial Conduct may now consider the recommendation and decide whether to seek discipline from the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court; removal would require legislative action.