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Disciplinary panel recommends 2nd suspension for Kan. judge

Judge Timothy Henderson- photo KHI
Judge Timothy Henderson- photo KHI

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A state disciplinary panel has recommended a second suspension for a Kansas district court judge suspended from the bench earlier this year over allegations of sexual harassment and other misconduct.

The Wichita Eagle reports that the Commission on Judicial Qualifications has found that Sedgwick County Judge Timothy Henderson wasn’t credible and candid when he testified last year about sexual-harassment accusations against him.

The panel wants the state Supreme Court to suspend Henderson for 30 days and publicly censure him.

The high court in February suspended Henderson from the bench without pay for three months over the first complaint against him after finding he made “repeated inappropriate and offensive remarks” to female staff members and prosecutors.

Thomas Haney, Henderson’s attorney, says he’ll file objections to the panel’s new findings.

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