New York judge arrested, led from courthouse in handcuffs

[livingston]

New York judge arrested, led from courthouse in handcuffs
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — An embattled City Court judge was escorted Monday from judicial chambers in handcuffs.

Rochester court deputies and city police officers executed a bench warrant issued for Judge Leticia Astacio's arrest last week after she missed a Tuesday court appearance related to an August drunken-driving conviction.

Astacio, a Rochester City Court judge, smiled and said hello to the gaggle of reporters waiting for her at the fifth floor elevator bank of the Monroe County Hall of Justice where officers marched her off to be processed at the nearby Rochester Public Safety Building. She returned later to the courthouse for an arraignment before Judge Stephen Aronson of Canandaigua City Court, who issued the warrant and is overseeing her drunken-driving case.

He ordered her held without bail in Monroe County Jail until a Thursday hearing. The reason she missed her court appearance last week was because she had been living in a temple with monks in the mountains of Thailand since May 3, she had texted to her lawyer.
New York judge arrested, led from courthouse in handcuffs

 

[meketrefe]

Drunk and Driving
She had been living in a temple with Monks in the mountains of Thailand since May 3.

wft?

How do you feel someone like this serving the people?

 

[Bushmaster]

That stupid bitch just smiles about everything, Rottenchester scum judge....

 

[livingston]

any one of us would have been arrested a long time ago

 

[Blimey]

They have been treating her with kid gloves but I watched the two min clip of the judge who denied her lawyer's request for bail and he is clearly sick of her crap.

 

[Trauma47645]

Disbar her, Toss her off the bench, and then throw her in a lockup for 11 months 29 days..

Also assess her a fine equal to the amount of salary that she collected since she was convicted

 

[Jmac00]

Its a good bet she has lost her position as a judge. By going to Thailand without asking permission or telling anyone she was going, she effectively abandoned her position. She was elected to her position and that's why they have been reluctant to fire her. But by leaving the country without permission she abandoned her position. She should also lose her $175,000 per year salary. I think what's really pissing everyone off is she continues to collect her full pay even though she has been convicted of DWI. any "normal person would have been in jail by now

 

[Acer-m14]

now we wait to see the slap on the hand from our spineless judge's because she was in the club ... @Blimey i hope so .. will see ... its NY ..

 

[Defilade]

And she still collects a $174,000 salary.

 

[livingston]

Its a good bet she has lost her position as a judge. By going to Thailand without asking permission or telling anyone she was going, she effectively abandoned her position. She was elected to her position and that's why they have been reluctant to fire her. But by leaving the country without permission she abandoned her position. She should also lose her $175,000 per year salary. I think what's really pissing everyone off is she continues to collect her full pay even though she has been convicted of DWI. any "normal person would have been in jail by now

From what I read she had to be out of the country for so many days for her to abandon her job. ..She came back within that time frame . From following this story it is almost impossible to be fired ... She could be censored by the legal community but she would still retain her position.... You see very few folks laughing while in cuffs. ... She will be drawing that paycheck for years and knows it ...

 

[Jmac00]

now we wait to see the slap on the hand from our spineless judge's because she was in the club ... @Blimey i hope so .. will see ... its NY ..

she is an elected judge, so firing her isn't as simple as just saying, "your fired"

 

[Cleck]

From what I read she had to be out of the country for so many days for her to abandon her job. ..She came back within that time frame . From following this story it is almost impossible to be fired ... She could be censored by the legal community but she would still retain her position.... You see very few folks laughing while in cuffs. ... She will be drawing that paycheck for years and knows it ...

Correct. It seems she knows exactly how to play the game and that's what the shit-eating grin is for. We're all suckers (even us who didn't vote for her). It infuriates me.

 

[tirwin1]

Alcoholism and arrogance. What a wonderful combination. She'll continue to collect her paycheck for years to come.

 

[eagleridge357]

If she likes Thailand and Buddhism so darn much, maybe she should be sent back there (without her salary). Holy people do not need money to survive. Oh, and yeah, send a few cases of whiskey with her to shut her up.

 

[@thewheels]

She's smiles in handcuffs because she's a member of the Laws are for thee, not for me club.