Polygamist Judge Ordered Off Utah Bench – Yahoo! News
SALT LAKE CITY – A small-town judge with three wives was ordered removed from the bench by the Utah Supreme Court on Friday. The court unanimously agreed with the findings of the state’s Judicial Conduct Commission, which recommended the removal of Judge Walter Steed for violating the state’s bigamy law.
ADVERTISEMENTSteed has served for 25 years on the Justice Court in the polygamist community of Hildale in southern Utah, where he ruled on misdemeanor crimes such as drunken driving and domestic violence cases.
Oh, yeah, that was brilliant – put a polygamist judge in place whose responsibilities cover domestic cases, and you won’t have to worry about beating your plural wives because the judge will take your side over hers.
Thank God this guy has been removed. Tapestry Against Polygamy brought the initial complaint, but the investigation still took 14 months.