Massachusetts Judge’s Role in Courthouse Escape Under Scrutiny as Disciplinary Hearing Commences

An attorney for a Massachusetts state judge has contended that the judge was not aware of a plan to allow a man wanted by federal immigration agents to escape through the back door of a courthouse. This argument comes as the disciplinary hearing into the 2018 incident begins. The attorney has shifted the focus towards the wanted man’s lawyer, suggesting that the judge was not implicated in the alleged scheme. More details about the disciplinary inquiry can be found in the Law360 report.