JUNE 14, 2013
Court of Claims Cites Achievements in 2012 Annual Report
The Court of Claims of Ohio in 2012 eliminated backlogs and cut costs by more than half a million dollars, according to the court’s 2012 annual report released June 14.
JUNE 11, 2013
Victims of Attorney Theft Awarded More Than $330,000 by Clients’ Security Fund
Three Tuscarawas County victims of attorney theft will receive $160,362 and five clients of a former Franklin County attorney will receive $102,450, after a meeting Friday of the Board of Commissioners of the Clients’ Security Fund of Ohio.
JUNE 10, 2013
Annual Training Institute to Attract 500 Probation Officers
More than 500 Ohio probation officers are expected to meet in Columbus later this week for the 14th Annual Line Officers Training Institute hosted by the Ohio Chief Probation Officers Association (OCPOA).
JUNE 18, 2013
The First District Court of Appeals has upheld as constitutional a provision of Ohio’s Adam Walsh Act (AWA) that requires juvenile courts to sentence certain juvenile sex offenders to registration requirements that extend beyond the defendant’s 21st birthday.
The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that police officers are not exempt from prosecution under the state’s witness intimidation law when the state presents evidence that an officer knowingly filed a false criminal complaint in order to influence or intimidate a witness.
JUNE 13, 2013
Cincinnati Attorney Indefinitely Suspended
The Supreme Court of Ohio has indefinitely suspended the law license of Cincinnati attorney Thomas J. Leksan for more than 20 violations of state attorney discipline rules arising from his mismanagement of his law office trust account and misappropriation of client funds on deposit in that account between 2009 and 2011.
JUNE 12, 2013
Cleveland Man Wins Sentencing Appeal
The Eighth District Court of Appeals ruled that a Cleveland man who pleaded guilty to a drug offense so he could participate in drug court diversion program should have been allowed to change his plea after a drug court judge later deemed him unqualified for the program.
JUNE 18, 2013
Governor Appoints Davis to Summit County Common Pleas Court
Governor John R. Kasich today appointed Hudson attorney Jane M. Davis to sit on the Summit County Common Pleas Court starting July 8.
JUNE 13, 2013
Governor appoints Werren to Stark Common Pleas Court
Canton attorney and Stark County Red Cross Executive Director J. Curtis Werren will become a judge on the Stark County Common Pleas Court on July 8 after his appointment today by Gov. John R. Kasich.
Probate Court Judges Elected to Leadership Positions
Delaware County Probate/Juvenile Court Judge Kenneth J. Spicer will serve a two-year term as president of the Ohio Association of Probate Judges after his election Wednesday during the group’s summer conference.
JUNE 12, 2013
Governor Appoints Regan to Jackson County Judicial Vacancy
Independence Day will take on added meaning this year for magistrate Christopher J. Regan after his appointment today to the vacancy on the Jackson County Common Pleas Court by Gov. John R. Kasich.
JUNE 18, 2013
Court Finds Toy Gun is Not a Deadly Weapon – Columbus Daily Reporter
Court Rules Doctor’s Report Sufficient in Job Injury Case – Columbus Daily Reporter
Judges Hold Perjury Complaint Should Have Been Brought on Direct Appeal – Columbus Daily Reporter
Under Review – Akron Beacon Journal Editorial
County Hires Assistant Prosecutor – Fremont News Messenger
Businesses Like Cuyahoga County Commercial Court and Hope Judges Vote to Retain It – Cleveland Plain Dealer Letter to the Editor
Discussions Next Week on Courthouse Security – Mansfield News Journal