In Re Inquiry of a Judge Steed

WILKINS, Associate Chief Justice:

¶ 1 Judge Walter K. Steed has served as a justice court judge in the predominately polygamous community of Hildale, Utah, since his appointment by the town council in 1980. At the time of his appointment, Judge Steed had one wife to whom he was legally married, and one to whom he believed himself to be married according to the traditions of their mutual religious faith. In 1985, a third wife was added to this “plural marriage” relationship by the same religious ceremony. Judge Steed and his wives were all adults at the time their marriage relationships began.…