Judge Thompson is LDS went to one of the most conservative schools in the country for undergrad and graduate studies. LDS take liberty elections and the constitution religiously - there are a few crazies mixed in (Mitt Romney) but overall this is a win for us. Could t have asked for a better resume
https://www.superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/JudicialBiographies/judicialBio.asp?jdgID=222&jdgUSID=7507
I had a friend in the LDS church that would report Reed weekly for excommunication. See, we have this Book of Mormon that explains how "secret combinations" were going to dominate our society in our day, and we do not tolerate it.
Anyone can claim to be LDS. I doubt Reed (or Romney) are indeed LDS. There's no way they would survive a discipline council if they were.