A jailed Rochester City Court judge could face an additional set of disciplinary actions if an investigation by the Commission on Judicial Conduct finds that she violated ethical standards.

Judge Leticia Astacio on June 8 was found guilty of violating the terms of her conditional discharge on a DWI sentence and led from the courthouse in handcuffs. Acting Canandaigua City Court Judge Stephen Aronson ordered that Astacio be held without bail until her next scheduled court date July 6.

Astacio had been ordered to stop drinking and submit to random urine tests. Because she was out of the country in Thailand last month when she was scheduled to submit a urine sample and appear in court, she violated the terms of her conditional discharge, the judge ruled.

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