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APRIL 1, 2025

Conduct Board Announces April Disciplinary Hearings

The following is the schedule of disciplinary cases set for hearing before the Ohio Board of Professional Conduct in April.

MARCH 27, 2025

Women’s History Month Profile: Florence Allen

On Aug. 24, 1920, Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, reaching the number of states needed to grant women the right to vote.

MARCH 21, 2025

Justice Megan E. Shanahan Celebrated as Supreme Court’s 165th Justice

The Ohio Supreme Court welcomed its 165th justice during the investiture ceremony of Justice Megan E. Shanahan.

MARCH 13, 2025

Intervention Process Explained in Supreme Court Toolkit

The Ohio Supreme Court has developed a resource to assist courts and attorneys when handling a defendant’s request to receive a particular type of intervention to potentially avoid a criminal conviction.

MARCH 12, 2025

Students Display Critical Thinking and Speaking Skills During High School Mock Trial Championship

Nine students and three teachers smiling with a trophy in a courtroom The Ohio Supreme Court opened its doors over the weekend to finalists in the Ohio Center for Law-Related Education (OCLRE) Ohio Mock Trial State Championship

MARCH 11, 2025

Victims of Attorney Theft Awarded More Than $229,000 by Lawyers’ Fund

The Board of Commissioners of the Lawyers’ Fund for Client Protection (LFCP) reimbursed $229,950 to 12 victims of attorney theft at its recent meeting. Eight former or suspended Ohio attorneys were determined to have engaged in dishonest conduct resulting in financial losses to their clients.

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MARCH 25, 2025

Shoe and Soap Sellers Contest State Tax Paid on Products Moving Through Ohio Warehouses

The makers of Nine West shoes and boots sell more than six million pairs a year to retailer DSW. The footwear is shipped to DSW’s sole distribution center in central Ohio to serve its 486 retail stores nationwide.

MARCH 20, 2025

Portsmouth Judge Sanctioned for Ordering Son Released From Jail Before Court Appearance

The Ohio Supreme Court today issued a six-month fully stayed suspension to a Scioto County judge who violated his own court policy to secure the release of his son from jail before a court appearance on domestic violence and resisting arrest charges.

MARCH 19, 2025

Court Denies Council Candidate’s Request To Place Him on Primary Ballot

The Ohio Supreme Court today found the Franklin County Board of Elections could reject a Columbus man’s petition to place him on the May primary election for Columbus City Council because he failed to file enough valid signatures on his nominating petitions.

MARCH 4, 2025

City Appeals Injunction Placed on Firearm Restrictions

The city of Columbus enacted laws in 2022 to curtail aspects of firearms use. The laws put a cap on high-capacity magazines for firearms and required safe storage of guns when a child can access them.

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Prison System Must Pay Inmate $1,000 for Not Giving Him Copy of Inmate Handbook

The center of a small town with a decorative foutain and an American flag. The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction must pay an inmate $1,000 for failing to provide him a copy of an inmate handbook, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled today.

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Appeals Court Must Reconsider City Council Membership Dispute

The center of a small town with a decorative foutain and an American flag. The Ohio Supreme Court today directed an appeals court to decide again who the rightful members of Nelsonville City Council are.

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MARCH 27, 2025

Sixth District Judge Grateful for Supreme Court Assignment

A male judge wearing a black judicial robe seated at a wooden bench in the courtroom of the Thomas J. Moyer Ohio Judicial Center. Judge Thomas Osowik of the Sixth District Court of Appeals expressed both gratitude, and a deep sense of responsibility as he prepared for his third assignment at the Ohio Supreme Court.

MARCH 24, 2025

Appellate Judge Follows Father’s Every Footstep

A male judge wearing a black judicial robe seated at a wooden bench in the courtroom of the Thomas J. Moyer Ohio Judicial Center. Judge Robert Hendrickson’s path to the judiciary was paved by his own father, retired Judge William Hendrickson.

MARCH 21, 2025

Fourth District Judge Brings Variety of Legal Experience to Oral Arguments

A male judge wearing a black judicial robe and glasses seated at a wooden bench in the courtroom of the Thomas J. Moyer Ohio Judicial Center. Fourth District Court of Appeals Presiding Judge Jason Smith was excited to bring his experience to the bench during his second Ohio Supreme Court assignment.

MARCH 20, 2025

Clermont County Senior Assistant Prosecutor to Preside on Municipal Court Bench

A woman with long, dark hair and brown eyes wearing a blue suit jacket and light-colored top. Clermont County Municipal Court will soon have a new judge on the bench.

MARCH 12, 2025

New Judge Chosen for Hamilton County Common Pleas Court

A new judge will be filling an empty seat at the Hamilton County Common Pleas Court later this month.

MARCH 10, 2025

Law Long Engrained in Second District Judge

A man wearing a dark blue suit coat, white dress shirt, and red and white polka dot tie. Long before sitting for oral arguments at the Ohio Supreme Court, the law was an integral part of Judge Michael Tucker’s life.