Post by Logan on Mar 28, 2017 1:06:16 GMT -6
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky judge was suspended without pay Tuesday for the second time in about six months for violating judicial rules in a child custody case.
Along with the new 30-day suspension, the state Judicial Conduct Commission also ordered Judge Kathy W. Stein to complete training on "substantive and procedural due process."
Stein, a former state lawmaker, is a family court judge in Fayette County.
She was reprimanded for granting permanent custody without holding an evidentiary hearing and for not delaying the matter so the other party could have a lawyer present, the panel said.
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Along with the new 30-day suspension, the state Judicial Conduct Commission also ordered Judge Kathy W. Stein to complete training on "substantive and procedural due process."
Stein, a former state lawmaker, is a family court judge in Fayette County.
She was reprimanded for granting permanent custody without holding an evidentiary hearing and for not delaying the matter so the other party could have a lawyer present, the panel said.
Read more: hosted2.ap.org/KYELI/17d86d55771f487888e4caf787b1e0bd/Article_2017-03-21-US-Judge-Suspended/id-1c38f0b9545e468a89e0dd1f66e82ff4