Carlia Brady, the Superior Court judge who beat criminal charges but who now faces disciplinary action for harboring her fugitive boyfriend, denied seeking special treatment based on her status as judge from police officers who arrested her. But her belief at the time that she was pregnant influenced her conduct during and leading up to that time, she said.

In an answer made public Tuesday to charges levied earlier this year by the Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct, Brady denied attempting to leverage her status as a judge. She is accused of asking for her handcuffs to be removed during her arrest because she was “vetted,” a reference to the judicial appointment process.