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MARCH 28, 2024

Conduct Board Announces April Disciplinary Hearings

Image of the Board of Professional Conduct logo.The Ohio Board of Professional Conduct today announced six disciplinary cases set for hearing in April.

MARCH 19, 2024

Public Comment Open: Proposed Changes to CLE Requirements

The Supreme Court of Ohio has opened a 45-day period for public comment on proposed amendments to the Rules for the Government of the Bar of Ohio regarding continuing legal education (CLE) requirements for Ohio attorneys.

Mock Trials Give Students First Step Toward Careers in Law

High school mock trial season in Ohio has come to an end with Springfield High School taking the state title after the final round of competition at the Moyer Judicial Center.

MARCH 6, 2024

Court Adopts Rule Amendments for Five-Judge Commissions

The Supreme Court of Ohio has adopted rule amendments regarding five-judge commissions.

Court Adopts Rule Amendments for Attorney Specialization

The Supreme Court of Ohio has adopted rule amendments to the Rules for the Government of the Bar of Ohio and to the Ohio Rules of Professional Conduct concerning attorney specialization.

MARCH 5, 2024

Victims of Attorney Theft Awarded More Than $266,000

The Board of Commissioners of the Lawyers’ Fund for Client Protection recently reimbursed $266,758.17 to 17 victims of attorney theft.

Public Comment Open, Proposed Rule Changes to Court Recording

The Supreme Court of Ohio has opened a 45-day period for public comment on proposed amendments to the Rules of Superintendence for the Courts of Ohio regarding recording court proceedings.

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MARCH 27, 2024

Man’s Lengthy Criminal History Justified Consecutive Prison Sentences

A Cuyahoga County man’s five-year prison sentence for drug-related crimes was appropriate considering his extensive criminal history and evidence that he lied about the offenses he committed, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today.

MARCH 26, 2024

All Parties Must Agree to Drop Request for Jury Trial, Regardless of Who Paid Deposit

Image of a woman with long blond hair, tied back in a ponytail, wearing a black blazer. Her back is to the camera and she is facing two men and a woman seated in a courtroom.Once a party in a civil case requests a jury trial, the request cannot be withdrawn unless all the parties agree, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today.

MARCH 21, 2024

Utility Vehicle Does Not Fit Charge for Vehicular Assault

The driver of a utility vehicle for farm tasks cannot be convicted of a felony for injuring his passengers when he flipped it because the vehicle does not meet the definition of “motor vehicle” under the Ohio criminal code, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today.

MARCH 20, 2024

Dayton Attorney Suspended for Neglecting Client Matters

The Supreme Court of Ohio today suspended a Dayton attorney for one year, with six months stayed, for neglecting his clients’ matters, including failing to file a lawsuit on time.

MARCH 19, 2024

Court Considers Whether Pharmacies Selling Opioids Created Public Nuisance

Two Ohio counties won a $650.9 million judgment against three of the nation’s largest chain pharmacies for their role in the opioid addiction epidemic. Now a federal court hearing the pharmacies’ appeal is asking the Supreme Court of Ohio whether the companies could create a public nuisance under Ohio law by selling legal products.

MARCH 14, 2024

Death Penalty Affirmed for Man Who Stabbed Housemates to Death

Image of death row inmate Thomas E. Knuff.The Supreme Court of Ohio affirmed the death penalty for a man who stabbed his two Parma Heights housemates to death and concealed their bodies for weeks in trash bags hidden in the home.

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MARCH 26, 2024

Mentorship from the Court Brought This Assigned Judge Back

Image of a male judge wearing a black judicial robe seated at the wooden judicial bench in the Thomas J. Moyer Ohio Judicial Center.Judge Charles Sulek’s favorite part of the Thomas J. Moyer Judicial Center isn’t the courtroom or grandeur of the law library.

MARCH 13, 2024

Every Case is the Most Important for Assigned Visiting Judge

Image of a female judge with long, red, curly hair, wearing a black judicial robe seated at a wooden courtroom bench.Judge Ginger Bock knew exactly what she wanted in eighth grade. In her career, she’d be a change agent. And at a Cincinnati Reds game that summer, she’d be a ball boy.

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Trash Is a Treasure for Assigned Visiting Judge

Judge Michael Mentel’s first memory about the intricacies of law comes from an unlikely source – trash.

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Following A Father’s Path

Image of a male judge wearing a black judicial robe sitting at a wooden bench in the courtroom of the Thomas J. Moyer Ohio Judicial Center.First District Court of Appeals Judge Robert C. Winkler believes the best training to become a judge is to watch and learn from respected jurists. That approach has benefited when hearing cases at all levels of the state court system: municipal, common pleas, appellate, and now for the first time, the Supreme Court of Ohio.

JANUARY 29, 2024

Judge Receives Award for Service to Northwest Ohio

A white Catholic bishop standing next to a Black man in a suit and tie with an award.Sixth District Court of Appeals Judge Myron C. Duhart’s dedication to the Toledo area was recently recognized with a distinguished honor.

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March 28, 2024

Ohio Supreme Court upholds Cleveland felon’s prison sentence, citing his criminal history: Cleveland.com
The Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Cleveland felon’s five-year prison sentence, citing his criminal history and the need to protect the public.

Jury convicts Columbus man of fatal road-rage shooting in Summit County: Cleveland.com
A Columbus man accused of fatally shooting an Akron man in a 2023 road-rage incident on Interstate 76 was found guilty Wednesday of multiple criminal charges.

 

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MARCH 28, 2024

Conduct Board Announces April Disciplinary Hearings

Image of the Board of Professional Conduct logo.The Ohio Board of Professional Conduct today announced six disciplinary cases set for hearing in April.

MARCH 19, 2024

Public Comment Open: Proposed Changes to CLE Requirements

The Supreme Court of Ohio has opened a 45-day period for public comment on proposed amendments to the Rules for the Government of the Bar of Ohio regarding continuing legal education (CLE) requirements for Ohio attorneys.

Mock Trials Give Students First Step Toward Careers in Law

High school mock trial season in Ohio has come to an end with Springfield High School taking the state title after the final round of competition at the Moyer Judicial Center.

MARCH 6, 2024

Court Adopts Rule Amendments for Five-Judge Commissions

The Supreme Court of Ohio has adopted rule amendments regarding five-judge commissions.

Court Adopts Rule Amendments for Attorney Specialization

The Supreme Court of Ohio has adopted rule amendments to the Rules for the Government of the Bar of Ohio and to the Ohio Rules of Professional Conduct concerning attorney specialization.

MARCH 5, 2024

Victims of Attorney Theft Awarded More Than $266,000

The Board of Commissioners of the Lawyers’ Fund for Client Protection recently reimbursed $266,758.17 to 17 victims of attorney theft.

Public Comment Open, Proposed Rule Changes to Court Recording

The Supreme Court of Ohio has opened a 45-day period for public comment on proposed amendments to the Rules of Superintendence for the Courts of Ohio regarding recording court proceedings.

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A Look Back at 2023

Among the Supreme Court’s activities were delivering financial support for tech upgrades and building more resources for local courts.

March 28, 2024

Ohio Supreme Court upholds Cleveland felon’s prison sentence, citing his criminal history: Cleveland.com
The Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Cleveland felon’s five-year prison sentence, citing his criminal history and the need to protect the public.

Jury convicts Columbus man of fatal road-rage shooting in Summit County: Cleveland.com
A Columbus man accused of fatally shooting an Akron man in a 2023 road-rage incident on Interstate 76 was found guilty Wednesday of multiple criminal charges.

 

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