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Commission on Judicial Conduct's Report and Recommendation to the Supreme Judicial Court (Complaint Number 2019-22/SJC No. OE-157)

Contents of the Commission on Judicial Conduct's Report and Recommendation to the Supreme Judicial Court (Complaint Number 2019-22/SJC No. OE-157)

Commission on Judicial Conduct's Report and Recommendation to the Supreme Judicial Court, dated January 13, 2026

Appendix A (Commission Complaint Number 2019-22, dated May 16, 2019)

Appendix B (Federal Motion to Dismiss, dated September 22, 2022)

Appendix C (Formal Charges, dated November 19, 2024)

Appendix D (Judge Joseph's Response to Formal Charges, filed on November 29, 2024)

Appendix E (Commission's Pre-Hearing Memorandum, dated March 25, 2025)

Appendix F (Judge Joseph's Pre-Hearing Memorandum, filed on April 24, 2025)

Appendix G (Stipulation of the Parties, dated March 25, 2025)

Appendix H (Stipulation of the Parties, dated May 23, 2025)

Appendix I (Certified Public Hearing Transcripts)

Appendix J (Public Hearing Exhibits 1, 2, 3, 3-A, 4, and 5)

Appendix K (Public Hearing Exhibit AA)

Appendix L (Commission's Proposed Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Recommendations for Discipline, dated July 3, 2025)

Appendix M (Judge Joseph's Request for Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, filed on July 3, 2025)

Appendix N (Commission's Response to the Respondent's Requested Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, dated July 10, 2025)

Appendix O (Judge Joseph's Requests for Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, filed on July 10, 2025)

Appendix P (Stipulation of the Parties, dated October 30, 2025)

Appendix Q (Hearing Officer's Report, dated October 31, 2025)

Appendix R (Commission's Objections to the Hearing Officer's Report, dated November 10, 2025)

Appendix S (Judge Joseph's Statement Regarding the Hearing Officer's Report, dated November 17, 2025)

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