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voldothegr8
04/04/18 2:31:39 PM
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and violating probation. This lady is a real fucking piece of work and of course throws around the race card when called out for her shitty behavior.

http://www.newsweek.com/new-york-judge-gets-pay-raise-despite-dwi-arrest-violating-probation-showing-871670

A New York city court judge with a history of legal troubles received a pay hike, despite only showing up for work once in 216 days. Her new compensation total is $187,000 per year, an $11,700 jump, according to a compensation agreement.

Rochester City Court Judge Leticia Astacio had been assigned to the equivalent of desk duty while finishing a three-year probation sentence stemming from a 2016 DWI arrest. However, aside from reporting to work for one day on February 27, the judge has been absent since August 31.

Since her arrest, Astacio has violated her probation multiple times, including an incident where she refused to pay for, and subsequently wear, her ankle monitor and was temporarily remanded back to custody. She was elected to a 10-year term which runs through 2024. Her boss, New York State Supreme Court Justice Craig Doran, said she is still required to show up for work.
"Our administrative view is that she continues to be under an obligation to appear for her assigned work duty," Doran told Newsweek on Wednesday. Doran added that it was not under his purview to terminate Astacio or investigate claims against her.

The New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct, which investigates complaints against judges, is aware of the situation, an office representative told Newsweek. The board is prohibited from commenting on the existence of pending cases.

In a statement posted to her social media accounts, Astacio said local outrage regarding her pay hike stems from racism.

"You're mad because I'm a young minority getting paid. I don't want to hear about it," she said, noting that news media appear to be treating her differently than other judges who have broken the law.

The pay hike was authorized by the Commission on Legislative, Judicial and Executive Compensation Board and stems from a 2015 agreement that applies to almost all judges working in New York. The board did not immediately return Newsweek's request for comment.

Close to 30,000 people have called for the judge's removal on a Change.org petition. In a series of videos posted to her Facebook account, Astacio said she was "frustrated" and "tired" of the public backlash and harassment against her.

"Can you get in your lane, get back in your pocket, and be quiet?" she told harassers in a 14-minute Facebook live post.

She continued, "What makes you feel so entitled to say these things that you would never ever say to another elected official, or about any another elected official publicly, without fear of retribution, arrest, you know, horrible things happening to you?"

The judge posted screengrabs of messages she's received on Facebook where people call her a "welfare queen" and say they want to "knock her a** out."

Astacio also suggested her punishment for the DWI was too harsh. In addition to the probation term, she was sentenced to 60 days in jail and required to wear an ankle alcohol-monitoring device for six months, the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle reported.
"I was convicted, but it is a misdemeanor DWI. I did not kill anyone, there was no victim," Astacio said. "The repercussions of this incident have been so incredibly insane."

This judge basically said "my drunk driving incident was overblown because I didn't injure or kill anyone." Jesus.
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tremain07
04/04/18 2:33:42 PM
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Dustin1280
04/04/18 2:35:36 PM
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This woman should be FIRED... She IS the god damn wellfare queen.

I am incredibly frustrated that she is even allowed to maintain her position as a judge...
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Thatuser
04/04/18 2:37:15 PM
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I believe any judge convicted of a crime loses credibility and should, for the betterment of their constituency, step down from the bench.
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Solar_Crimson
04/04/18 2:38:07 PM
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She should be thrown off the bench.
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LightHawKnight
04/04/18 2:39:35 PM
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How the hell does she still have a job?
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voldothegr8
04/04/18 2:41:19 PM
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LightHawKnight posted...
How the hell does she still have a job?

Elected official, they're hard to fire. But this should be an easy case for the exception.
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VectorChaos
04/04/18 2:41:20 PM
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She continued, "What makes you feel so entitled to say these things that you would never ever say to another elected official, or about any another elected official publicly, without fear of retribution, arrest, you know, horrible things happening to you?"


She's aware that we have freedom of speech in America... right?
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Thatuser
04/04/18 2:42:04 PM
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LightHawKnight posted...
How the hell does she still have a job?

I don't know NY state specifics, but in general it is difficult to remove a sitting judge. Maybe a recall or something would be required.
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pikachupwnage
04/04/18 2:44:00 PM
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She should have to pay back every cent the city paid her...and than rot in prison for a long time for theft.

I dont care if its not legally defined as it. She is receiving taxpayer dollars for a job she isnt doing. Morally that absolutely is theft.

Plus she is a drunk driver playing the race card. Belongs in prison anyways.
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LightHawKnight
04/04/18 2:45:24 PM
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Thatuser posted...
LightHawKnight posted...
How the hell does she still have a job?

I don't know NY state specifics, but in general it is difficult to remove a sitting judge. Maybe a recall or something would be required.


So sitting judges never have to show up to work and still get paid?
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Thatuser
04/04/18 2:49:29 PM
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LightHawKnight posted...
Thatuser posted...
LightHawKnight posted...
How the hell does she still have a job?

I don't know NY state specifics, but in general it is difficult to remove a sitting judge. Maybe a recall or something would be required.


So sitting judges never have to show up to work and still get paid?

Apparently so, according to this topic.

I know some county level judges in Illinois. Most are professional and take their job seriously. Like any profession, especially a politically connected one where merits aren't necessarily a requirement for appointment, there are bad apples.
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voldothegr8
04/04/18 2:53:46 PM
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Thatuser posted...
LightHawKnight posted...
Thatuser posted...
LightHawKnight posted...
How the hell does she still have a job?

I don't know NY state specifics, but in general it is difficult to remove a sitting judge. Maybe a recall or something would be required.


So sitting judges never have to show up to work and still get paid?

Apparently so, according to this topic.

I know some county level judges in Illinois. Most are professional and take their job seriously. Like any profession, especially a politically connected one where merits aren't necessarily a requirement for appointment, there are bad apples.

I don't know if she's technically sitting or not, it states she was put on desk duty. Sounds like she thinks that's beneath her and stopped showing up.
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CableZL
04/04/18 2:59:14 PM
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voldothegr8 posted...
She continued, "What makes you feel so entitled to say these things that you would never ever say to another elected official, or about any another elected official publicly, without fear of retribution, arrest, you know, horrible things happening to you?"


Uhhh

I don't think she understands...
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The_Juice_
04/04/18 3:13:06 PM
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VectorChaos posted...
She continued, "What makes you feel so entitled to say these things that you would never ever say to another elected official, or about any another elected official publicly, without fear of retribution, arrest, you know, horrible things happening to you?"


She's aware that we have freedom of speech in America... right?


Nobody ever says negative things about elected officials
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voldothegr8
04/04/18 5:37:28 PM
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The_Juice_ posted...
VectorChaos posted...
She continued, "What makes you feel so entitled to say these things that you would never ever say to another elected official, or about any another elected official publicly, without fear of retribution, arrest, you know, horrible things happening to you?"


She's aware that we have freedom of speech in America... right?


Nobody ever says negative things about elected officials

So much wrong with this woman, she's like a super troll.
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davyheinz
04/04/18 5:44:00 PM
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She would be better off as a smoldering crater. Vote for Tiny Meteor! His big brother, Giant Meteor, is running in 2020.
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FreedomEtrtment
04/06/18 6:38:20 AM
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tennisdude818
04/06/18 7:23:18 AM
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Public sector
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gamer167
04/08/18 6:19:47 AM
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What sort of vetting or screening process does a judge go through to get their job?

This lady is human trash and the fact that she hasnt already been fired is a mockery of the system.
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DiScOrD tHe LuNaTiC
04/08/18 6:42:47 AM
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Dustin1280 posted...
This woman should be FIRED... She IS the god damn wellfare queen.

I am incredibly frustrated that she is even allowed to maintain her position as a judge...

If you get a speeding ticket you ought to be kicked off the bench.
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EdgeMaster
04/08/18 7:35:12 AM
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Gotta hand it to her.

She makes a six figure salary, does fuck all for a living yet still plays the minority card and blames others.

The American Dream.
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LightningAce11
04/08/18 7:37:39 AM
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EdgeMaster posted...
Gotta hand it to her.

She makes a six figure salary, does fuck all for a living yet still plays the minority card and blames others.

The American Dream.

Yeah, this pisses me off. There are so many people doing so little and still getting so much money.
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spudger
04/08/18 7:38:26 AM
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Fire dis bitch
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EdgeMaster
04/08/18 7:44:58 AM
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LightningAce11 posted...
EdgeMaster posted...
Gotta hand it to her.

She makes a six figure salary, does fuck all for a living yet still plays the minority card and blames others.

The American Dream.

Yeah, this pisses me off. There are so many people doing so little and still getting so much money.


Gotta give her some credit. If she was white and male she wouldn't get to play the minority card or blame others. She'd have to pull herself up by her bootstraps. Takes a lot to beat the odds and make it being a minority.

Not her fault others are mad, everyones got haters. Not like she drove drunk to work every morning.
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Nomadic View
04/08/18 7:49:19 AM
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Shes a victim. Its obviously everyone elses racism that she doesnt show up for work and got a DWI.
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EdgeMaster
04/08/18 7:50:55 AM
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Nomadic View posted...
Shes a victim. Its obviously everyone elses racism that she doesnt show up for work and got a DWI.


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Mango Sauce
04/08/18 7:56:45 AM
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i can see why they wouldnt fire fire someone from an elected position for a misdemeanor charge but maybe somebody should have started thinking about things when she violated her probation multiple times. her quotes are really defensive too lol
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FreedomEtrtment
04/10/18 6:03:47 AM
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She's a real liability. The bigwigs need to get her out if they care for the citizens.
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MI4 REAL
04/10/18 6:07:37 AM
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FreedomEtrtment posted...
She's a real liability. The bigwigs need to get her out if they care for the citizens.

the bigwigs care about us?

L.M.A.O.
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FreedomEtrtment
04/12/18 6:12:28 AM
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MI4 REAL posted...
FreedomEtrtment posted...
She's a real liability. The bigwigs need to get her out if they care for the citizens.

the bigwigs care about us?

L.M.A.O.

You're right. Guess I was being too optimistic.
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TheMikh
04/16/18 12:29:31 AM
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Jokeaccountinc posted...
tennisdude818 posted...
Public sector

never before has the problem been stated so concisely
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02fran
04/17/18 11:18:51 PM
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I don't get it
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INTERWEBUSER
04/17/18 11:41:27 PM
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EdgeMaster posted...
Gotta hand it to her.

She makes a six figure salary, does fuck all for a living yet still plays the minority card and blames others.

The American Dream.

Kinda like how Obama played the race card, right? And was constantly golfing and vacationing on taxpayer dime during his presidency?
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1337toothbrush
04/17/18 11:45:04 PM
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I wouldn't be surprised if she gets her comeuppance with the attention she's getting. Too bad the same isn't true of the crooks who fucked us over with the great recession and then rewarded themselves with massive bonuses.
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