The Massachusetts Judicial Conduct Commission has accused Judge Shelley Joseph of engaging in “willful judicial misconduct,” bringing “disrepute” to the judicial system, and failing “to cooperate and be candid with judicial disciplinary authorities.

A Massachusetts judge who was criminally charged during the first Trump administration with helping a migrant slip out from a backdoor of her courthouse to avoid arrest by federal immigration agents faced a judicial misconduct hearing on Monday that could determine if she can remain on the bench.