Julie Introcaso

Early life, education and legal career

Julie Ann Introcaso (née Johnson) received her Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude, from Bard College at Simon's Rock in 1985.

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.

New Hampshire Circuit Court judge

Julie Introcaso was nominated on August 8, 2012, by New Hampshire Governor John Lynch to serve on the state's Circuit Court. She was confirmed on August 22, 2012, by the state's Executive Council.

Ethics

Between 2013 and 2018, Julie Introcaso appointed Attorney Kathleen Sternenberg, with whom Introcaso maintained a "long-standing close friendship", as guardian ad litem in at least eight different family law cases. 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. She was also ordered by the New Hampshire Supreme Court to cover the cost of the investigation into her conduct.

Criminal case

In October 2020, the Office of the New Hampshire Attorney General opened a criminal investigation into Introcaso's conduct, and alleged that Introcaso altered court paperwork with white out while she was being investigated by the New Hampshire Judicial Conduct Committee. On February 11, 2021, prior to the scheduled hearing on the judicial conduct allegations against her, Introcaso was arrested as a result of the criminal investigation. two class A misdemeanor counts of tampering with public records or information (NH Rev Stat § 641:7), and one class A misdemeanor count of unsworn falsification (NH Rev Stat § 641:3). On March 17, 2021, the New Hampshire Supreme Court received a filing from the New Hampshire Supreme Court's Attorney Discipline Office (ADO) which included copies of the criminal complaints.