- Massachusetts Commission on Judicial Conduct
Media Contact for Commission on Judicial Conduct files Formal Charges against Judge Shelley M. Richmond Joseph
Howard Neff, Executive Director
Boston, MA — Formal Charges have today been filed with the Supreme Judicial Court against Judge Shelley M. Richmond Joseph, Associate Justice of the District Court Department. Judge Joseph’s Response to the Formal Charges has also been filed with the Supreme Judicial Court. Copies of both documents are attached.
The Commission has asked the Supreme Judicial Court to appoint a Hearing Officer to preside over a public hearing in connection with this matter. The Commission will then schedule the hearing to take place within thirty to sixty days after that appointment, in accordance with G.L. c. 211C and Commission Rule 8. More information about the Commission and its procedures is available on its website: www.mass.gov/cjc.
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