DECEMBER 2, 2013
Supreme Court Offering Program to Resolve Government Disputes
Ohio government officials are being urged to participate in a statewide survey to create a new dispute resolution program.
NOVEMBER 27, 2013
Clients’ Security Fund Reimburses Attorney Theft Victims $1.1 Million in Fiscal Year 2013
A decision to review more claims in Fiscal Year 2013 resulted in reimbursing 19 percent more money to victims of attorney theft compared to Fiscal Year 2012, according to the Clients’ Security Fund of Ohio annual report released today.
DECEMBER 4, 2013
Trial Courts Not Required to Consider Pleadings When Deciding Whether to Grant a Directed Verdict
A trial court improperly issued a directed verdict in favor of a Chillicothe doctor accused of negligence in a woman’s death, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled today.
DECEMBER 3, 2013
Supreme Court Denies Request to Compel JobsOhio to Release Documents
The Ohio Supreme Court today dismissed a complaint asking the court to force economic development organization JobsOhio to produce documents requested under the state’s Public Records Act.
NOVEMBER 27, 2013
Summit County Man’s Conviction Overturned in Lost Dog Reward Case
The Ninth District Court of Appeals has ruled that a man who was involved in the attempted exchange of a lost dog for a $500 reward was not guilty of coercion because the jury was not instructed on considering complicity, and the evidence showed the man did not directly participate in coercing the dog’s owners for the reward money.
A Marietta man who claimed that a trial court took away his right to confront a witness about a DNA report lost his appeal today in the Supreme Court of Ohio.
NOVEMBER 26, 2013
Second District Court of Appeals Denies Second Retrial for Convicted Murderer
The Second District Court of Appeals has decided it will not grant a Dayton man another retrial for murder because there was no racial discrimination when the prosecutor dismissed a potential juror.
DECEMBER 4, 2013
Wright to Lead Domestic Relations Judges in 2014-15
Licking County Domestic Relations Court Judge Richard P. Wright will serve as president of the Ohio Association of Domestic Relations Judges for 2014 and 2015 after his election Tuesday during the group’s annual winter conference.
NOVEMBER 21, 2013
Updated Vote Totals in Akron Municipal Court Race Show Sitting Judge Winning
After counting additional timely, valid absentee and provisional ballots from the November 5 election, amended, unofficial vote totals from the Summit County Board of Elections now show that Akron Municipal Court Judge Katarina V. Cook leads Jon A. Oldham by 17 votes for judge.
NOVEMBER 18, 2013
Barberton Judge Appointed to Summit County Common Pleas Court
The Barberton Municipal Court’s presiding judge was appointed by the governor on Friday to the Summit County Common Pleas Court.
NOVEMBER 14, 2013
Judge Russo Selected as Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Administrative Judge
Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge John Russo was recently chosen by his peers as the court’s next administrative judge.
DECEMBER 4, 2013
Ohio Supreme Court to Review Appeals Court Decision About Red-Light Camera Citations – Toledo Blade
Man on Parole Who Pulled Knife in Restaurant Lands Back in Prison – Columbus Daily Reporter
Prison Sentence Upheld for Man Who Committed New Offenses While Out on Bond – Columbus Daily Reporter
Obstruction Conviction Reversed When Court Finds Defendant Did ‘Nothing’ – Columbus Daily Reporter
Court Affirms Woman’s Bar-Fight Assault Conviction – Columbus Daily Reporter
Tracie Hunter Again Leaves Court in Ambulance – Cincinnati Enquirer
Judge’s Wife Arrested – Ashtabula Star Beacon
Summit County Board of Elections Proceeds With Recount After Settling Procedural Question – Akron Beacon Journal
Marianne Sezon Seeks Common Pleas Court Judgeship – Ashtabula Star Beacon
Lorain Representative Dan Ramos Joins Call to End Death Penalty in Ohio – Lorain Morning Journal
Expansion of Special Prosecutor Role in Dellick Matters Approved – Youngstown Vindicator
Judge: Homeless Killer is Poster Child for Problems in Mental-Health System – Columbus Dispatch