Charlie Baker says Newton judge should be removed amid investigation into whether she helped man..

boston.com ^ | 12/3/2018 | Nik DeCosta-Klipa

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Gov. Charlie Baker says he thinks a Newton judge should be removed from the bench amid a reported investigation into whether she helped an undocumented immigrant escape federal immigration officials.

The Boston Globe reported Sunday that a federal grand jury has been convened to investigate whether District Judge Shelley M. Joseph and other courtroom personnel helped Jose Medina-Perez, a Dominican man arrested on drug charges, evade an Immigration and Customs Enforcement official during a hearing in Newton this past April.

Baker told reporters Monday that he found the story “extremely troubling.”

“Look, judges are not supposed to be in the business of obstructing justice,” said the Massachusetts governor. “And as far as I can tell, based on the facts as they were presented, she clearly violated the court’s own policies with respect to the way they’re supposed to handle detainers.”

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Charlie Baker says Newton judge should be removed amid investigation into whether she helped man evade ICE

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Every once in a while he remembers that he’s supposed to be a republican...

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There should be a rope in her future.