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Massachusetts Judge Thomas Estes Facing Two Investigations

Judge Thomas Estes, seen here March 21, 2016, at an arraignment in Eastern Hampshire District Court in Belchertown, Mass.
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Judge Thomas Estes, seen here March 21, 2016, at an arraignment in Eastern Hampshire District Court in Belchertown, Mass.

Two investigations are underway involving a Massachusetts court judge accused of sexual harassment. 

Judge Thomas Estes of Northampton was until recently the presiding justice of the Eastern Hampshire District Court in Belchertown. He also supervised a drug court program in Pittsfield.

But in August, Estes was reassigned to administrative duties with the Holyoke District Court.

The Trial Court is not directly connecting Estes's reassignment to a sexual harassment complaint filed with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination.

But Berkshire Eagle investigative editor Larry Parnass reports the move follows allegations from a former worker at the Pittsfield drug court, with whom Estes had an affair.

Kari Njiiri is a senior reporter and longtime host and producer of "Jazz Safari," a musical journey through the jazz world and beyond, broadcast Saturday nights on NEPM Radio. He's also the local host of NPR’s "All Things Considered."
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