Judge Shelley Joseph took the stand for the first time at her disciplinary hearing, saying she did not deliberately help a defense lawyer sneak his client past immigration authorities in 2018.

A hearing has begun for a Massachusetts judge facing civil charges over allegations that she allowed an immigrant in her court to evade an immigration enforcement agent.

A hearing with the Commission for Judicial Conduct will begin Monday regarding the case of a Newton judge accused of helping a man evade federal immigration authorities. Judge Shelley Joseph will go before the commission on June 9 at Suffolk County Courthouse.