A Utah judge (no, not the SCOTUS nominee), has 3 wives. He thinks it’s just fine; the law apparently doesn’t pertain to him. Judge Walter Steed will ask the state Supreme Court on Wednesday to let him stay on the bench after a commission that oversees judges ordered him dismissed because he has three wives.
Those pursuing the case against Judge Steed say his plural marriage creates a conflict: After taking an oath to uphold the law, he shouldn’t be breaking it. “You can’t have it both ways,” said Colin Winchester, the executive director of the state’s Judicial Conduct Commission.
The judge has more than 30 children.
