Alva Review-Courier -

BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — A foul-mouthed Kansas judge accused of bigotry who cursed at courthouse employees so often that a trial clerk kept a "swear journal" documenting his obscene outbursts was on Friday suspended from the bench for one year.

The Kansas Supreme Court called Montgomery County Judge F. William Cullins' behavior "quite troubling" while meting out a punishment that was harsher than the censure and coaching that a disciplinary panel recommended last year.

"He has intimidated and publicly humiliated court employees. He has shown bias and the appearance of bias by his insulting an...