Julie A. Introcaso (born 1964) is a former judge of the New Hampshire Circuit Court. She was arrested on February 11,2021,on two felony charges of falsifying physical evidence,two misdemeanor charges of tampering with public records,and a misdemeanor charge of unsworn falsification.[3][4] She resigned her position as a judge on February 16,2021.[5][6][7] On February 25,2022,she was disbarred from the practice of law.[8]
After graduating from law school,Introcaso pursued criminal defense work as a staff attorney at New Hampshire Public Defender,and later entered private practice in Manchester.[9][11][12] From 2000 through 2011,she served as a Deputy Clerk of the New Hampshire Superior Court in Brentwood,New Hampshire (Rockingham County).[3][11][12] In June 2011,she became Disciplinary Counsel for the New Hampshire Supreme Court's Attorney Discipline Office (ADO).[1][10]
Introcaso served as Chair of the New Hampshire Board of Mental Health Practice,the first public member to hold the position. She was also appointed public member of the New Hampshire Board of Speech-Language Pathology where she served until her appointment to judicial office.
Between 2013 and 2018,Julie Introcaso appointed Attorney Kathleen Sternenberg,with whom Introcaso maintained a "long-standing close friendship",[19] as guardian ad litem in at least eight different family law cases.[20] In October 2020,the New Hampshire Judicial Conduct Committee announced it was bringing forward a disciplinary matter against Introcaso for failing to recuse herself,and alleged that Introcaso committed judicial misconduct.[21][22] She was also ordered by the New Hampshire Supreme Court to cover the cost of the investigation into her conduct.[23]
On November 15,2021,Introcaso entered an Alford plea to two misdemeanor counts of tampering with public records and one misdemeanor count of submitting false statements,without admitting to the truth of the charges.[36] She received a suspended 12-month jail sentence and 100 hours of community service.[2] In his ruling,Judge Charles Temple noted that Introcaso's crimes "eviscerated" the public trust in family courts and the legal system generally.[36]
Disbarment
On February 25,2022,Introcaso did not contest a petition for her disbarment. Correspondingly,she was disbarred from the practice of law.[37]
References
12"2011 Annual Report"(PDF). New Hampshire Supreme Court Attorney Discipline System. 2011. p.2. Archived(PDF) from the original on 2020-09-27. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
12"2012 Annual Report"(PDF). New Hampshire Supreme Court Attorney Discipline System. 2012. p.3. Archived(PDF) from the original on 2020-09-27. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
↑In the Matter of Julie A. Introcaso, Esquire,LD-2021-0001(New Hampshire Supreme CourtFebruary 25, 2022).
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