JULY 29, 2014
August Disciplinary Hearings Announced
The Ohio Supreme Court’s Board of Commissioners on Grievances & Discipline today announced the disciplinary hearings involving attorneys and judges charged with professional misconduct that are scheduled for August.
JULY 25, 2014
Law & Leadership Institute Student’s Perspective
Hi, my name is Athena Williams! I’m a rising tenth grader at Licking Heights High School and a second-year student in the Law and Leadership Institute.
JULY 21, 2014
Commission Releases ‘Dos and Don’ts’ Guide for Judicial Professionalism
The Supreme Court of Ohio Commission on Professionalism has released the fifth edition of best practices publications titled Professionalism Dos and Don’ts.
JULY 24, 2014
Current Law Requires Presentence Investigation Report Before Community-Control Sentence
State law and a rule for criminal proceedings preclude a trial court from sentencing a felony offender to community-control sanctions without first ordering and reviewing a presentence investigation report, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled today.
Because the trial court did not meet statutory requirements for imposing prison terms consecutively, the Ohio Supreme Court today set aside the more than eight-year prison sentence of a man who stole about $117 from a Delaware County hotel’s vending machines.
JULY 23, 2014
The Twelfth District Court of Appeals rejected a man’s appeal to have all of his charges acquitted.
Take a look at upcoming Ohio Supreme Court events and announcements for the week of July 28, 2014.
JULY 28, 2014
Court’s Garden Still Growing After 20 Years
Tucked behind a fire station and township building near the northeast Ohio city of Painesville are rows of sweet corn, cabbage, and tomatoes in a garden that started as an idea 20 years ago.
JULY 18, 2014
Judge Gormley Selected as 2014 Toll Fellow
Delaware Municipal Court Judge David M. Gormley will attend a national week-long, leadership-development seminar in September after his selection as one of 48 emerging state leaders.
JULY 17, 2014
Ohio House Considers Creating Domestic Relations Division in Delaware County
Ohio House of Representatives members Margaret Ann Ruhl and Andy Brenner want Delaware County Court of Common Pleas to have a domestic relations division and a new judge to serve that division.
JULY 29, 2014
Judge Sends Jury Home in Capital Murder Case while Supreme Court Decides on Alleged Death-Penalty Bias – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Testimony Enough for Attempted Murder Conviction, Appeals Court Rules – Columbus Daily Reporter
Witness Recants Testimony, but Murderers Lose Appeal – Columbus Daily Reporter
Judges Rule Tugging Match over Child Was Violent Behavior – Columbus Daily Reporter
Appeals Court Reluctantly Agrees with 15-Year Sentence for Gun Possession – Columbus Daily Reporter
Flawed Arizona Execution Must Force Another Look at Ohio’s Death Cocktail – Cleveland Plain Dealer Editorial