Massachusetts Judge Who Has Netted $500,000-Plus While On Leave Is Going To Trial On Charges She Helped An Illegal Immigrant Evade Immigration Authorities

A Massachusetts judge who has earned more than $500,000 since being placed on paid administrative leave in April 2019 can be prosecuted on charges that she blocked the arrest of an illegal immigrant, a federal appeals court ruled last week. 

Judge Shelley M. Richmond Joseph, whose state salary is $184,694 per year, has been paid $522,705 since she was suspended on April 25, 2019, the day she was indicted, a review of state payroll records by NewBostonPost found.