As an elected official, only the state’s Commission on Judicial Conduct could formally remove her from her post. According to reports, Astacio crashed her car driving to work intoxicated.
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Judge Who Went AWOL in Thai Monastery Still Collecting Paycheck
Rochester City Court Judge Leticia Astacio will continue to collect her $174,000 yearly salary despite being stripped of her duties for driving drunk, being jailed for missing a court date and taking an “extended” trip to a secluded monastery in Thailand. So reports the Associated Press.
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