Judge who allegedly altered court paperwork resigns
February 17, 2021 GMT
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) A New Hampshire circuit court judge accused of altering court paperwork with white out in a 2019 family division case while she was under investigation has resigned, a day before a judicial hearing was scheduled to start.
Nashua Circuit Court Judge Julie Introcaso did not contest ethics violations issued against her, according to an agreement she reached with the Judicial Conduct Committee on Tuesday. She wanted to resolve the proceedings without a hearing, the agreement said. The committee had been scheduled to start that Wednesday.
Last fall, the committee released a document alleging that Introcaso violated the state’s Code of Judicial Conduct. That complaint alleges that Introcaso oversaw a child custody case for about six months despite having a friendship with a lawyer who was serving as a guardian ad litem in the matter. She approved rulings on the guardian’s fees and metho
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Show Transcript ATTORNEY GENERAL S OFFICE BEGAN INVESTIGATING AND TODAY CHARGED HER WITH FELONIES AND MISDEAMENORS. 56-YEAR-OLD JUDGE JULIE INTROCASO OF BEDFORD IS FACING CHARGES TONIGHT. ACCUSED OF USING WHITE OUT TO CHANGE COURT ORDERS. AND THEN LYING ABOUT IT. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL S OFFICE BEGAN INVESTIGATING AFTER THE STATE S JUDICIAL CONDUCT COMMITTEE RELEASED A REPORT. DETAILING THE ALLEGATIONS THAT STEM FROM A 2019 CHILD CUSTODY CASE. INTROCASO. A CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE IN NASHUA. OVERSAW THE CASE FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS. EVEN THOUGH THE COMPLAINT SAYS SHE WAS CLOSE FRIENDS WITH AN ATTORNEY WHO WAS SERVING AS GUARDIAN AD LITEM. SHE APPROVED RULINGS