New York State’s highest court has fired Rochester City Court Judge Leticia Astacio. In an eight-page decision, the Court of Appeals upheld the State Commission on Judicial Conduct’s ruling that Astacio should be dismissed from the bench. The court said Astacio had violated five rules of judicial conduct, including seeking preferred treatment after she […]
Rochester Police say their officers had no personal interaction with City Court Judge Leticia Astacio when she was allegedly asked to leave an East End Bar on Saturday night, and a spokeswoman says police are not investigating the incident as a criminal matter. But she says information about what happened was given to the Monroe […]
Suspended Rochester City Court Judge Leticia Astacio’s attorney says she should be censured for her conduct, but not fired. A 42-page legal brief filed today (Thu) says the Judicial Conduct Commission ruling that Astacio should be removed from the bench should be set aside. It gives three main reasons: It says the commission’s hearing was […]