In Re Kern

JUDICIAL DISCIPLINARY ACTION

In this order, we consolidate and finalize two separate judicial disciplinary actions brought by the Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications (“Commission”) against the Respondent herein, Raymond L. Kern. At all times relevant to these proceedings, Respondent was the elected Judge of Lawrence Superior Court I. Article 7, Section 4 of the Indiana Constitution and Indiana Admission and Discipline Rule 25 give the Indiana Supreme Court original jurisdiction over these matters.

The first set of charges brought by the Commission alleged that Respondent engaged in…