In re Yandell

This original proceeding was instituted before the Kansas Commission on Judicial Qualifications (Commission), to inquire into the conduct of the Hon. William H. Yandell, district judge of the 30th Judicial District. The notice of formal proceedings charged Judge Yandell in eight separate counts with various violations of the Code of Judicial Conduct, Supreme Court Rule 601 (1988 Kan. Ct. R. Annot. 277).

Chief Justice Miller and Justice Six recused themselves from serving in this case. The Hon. William M. Cook, district judge of the 29th Judicial District, and the Hon. Jean F. Shepherd,…