WATCHDOG GROUP WANTS POLYGAMOUS JUDGE UNSEATED: From the Salt Lake Tribune

Hildale Justice Court Judge Walter Steed -- an admitted polygamist with three wives and 32 children -- should be removed from the bench, according to a recommendation by Utah's judicial watchdog group.


The Judicial Conduct Commission claims Steed violated the law and his oath of office by engaging in bigamy.

In documents filed with the Utah Supreme Court, the commission concludes that removal from the bench is the only appropriate sanction because "Steed does not intend to change his living arrangements, which means he will continue to violate Utah law." ...

Parker claimed during a Jan. 20 hearing before the Judicial Conduct Commission that because Steed's wives were adults, the Utah Attorney General and Washington County Attorney offices had both declined to prosecute him for bigamy.

"He is really here because of his religion and because of the way that he organizes his family in his private life," Parker told commission members.

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