Judge on Trial for Allegedly Helping Illegal Immigrant Evade Detention Will be Paid While Suspended

District Court Judge Shelley M. Joseph departs federal court in Boston, on April 25, 2019. Steven Senne/AP Photo

Shelley Joseph, the federal judge accused of helping an illegal immigrant evade detention, will receive her $181,000 salary while she’s suspended and on trial for the alleged crime.

Attorneys for Joseph, 51, a Newtown District Court judge, filed a motion on May 30 seeking a reversal of an order (pdf) issued by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in April.