The commission toured Newton District court before the hearing began. Judge Joseph was suspended in 2019, but reinstated three years later when the government dropped federal charges against her.

A Boston judge accused of helping an illegal alien evade U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and escape out of the courthouse in 2018 is facing a misconduct hearing on Monday.

Judge Shelley Joseph is charged by the Massachusetts Commission of Judicial Conduct for her alleged role in helping defendant Jose Medina Perez, who was in the United States illegally, sneak out ...