A Tap On The Wrist For The Judge Who Let An Illegal Immigrant Escape ICE?

A proposed reprimand in the case of a Massachusetts judge who let an illegal immigrant escape immigration agents through a back door of the courthouse shows contempt for the public trust.

In 2019, Massachusetts Judge Shelley M. Richmond Joseph was indicted by a federal grand jury and faced years in prison for obstruction of justice, conspiracy to obstruct justice, and obstructing a federal proceeding.

She didn’t go to trial, however, because federal prosecutors dropped the charges in 2022 in exchange for Joseph referring herself to the M…