Justices of the New York State Court of Appeals focused heavily on the public perception of Judge Leticia Astacio…during a hearing on whether she should be removed from the bench. Astacio’s lawyer argued that the Rochester City Court Judge is remorseful, accepts responsibility for her conduct, and is still capable of functioning as a […]
Judge Leticia Astacio has been sent back to jail, after she allegedly refused to put her ankle monitoring device back on when she was released from jail. Prosecutor Zach Maurer says Judge Stephen Aronson ordered Astacio taken away in handcuffs because refusing to wear the alcohol monitoring bracelet violates her probation. She’ll be back in […]
Rochester City Court Judge Leticia Astacio was sent back to the Livingston County Jail following a bail hearing this afternoon. Judge William Coker ruled that he doesn’t have authority to grant Astacio bail, because she’s already been convicted of DWI. Astacio’s attorney, Gregory Salmon, sought the bail hearing after another judge sent his client […]