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
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.
MARCH 4, 2025
Conduct Board Announces March Disciplinary Hearings
The following is the schedule of disciplinary cases set for hearing before the Ohio Board of Professional Conduct in March, including one judicial misconduct case.
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
More Than 300 Prospective Attorneys Sit for Bar in Columbus
The February bar exam returned to Columbus this week, offering a more convenient and centralized location for test takers.
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 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 Ohio Supreme Court today directed an appeals court to decide again who the rightful members of Nelsonville City Council are.
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
Tenth District: TV Station Must Pay Damages to Family Falsely Accused of Robbing 8-Year-Old
A Columbus television station defamed three siblings by describing them as “robbers” of an 8-year-old’s hoverboard when it rewrote information provided by Columbus police, an Ohio appeals court ruled.
MARCH 24, 2025
Appellate Judge Follows Father’s Every Footstep
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
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
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
Long before sitting for oral arguments at the Ohio Supreme Court, the law was an integral part of Judge Michael Tucker’s life.
MARCH 7, 2025
Delaware County Assistant Prosecutor Appointed as Municipal Judge
A longtime assistant prosecutor in Delaware County will soon start hearing cases from behind the bench.
Fairfield Municipal Court Magistrate to Take Over as Judge
The current magistrate of Fairfield Municipal court will soon be taking over as judge. Zachary Zoz will assume office on March 31, after being appointed to the bench by Gov. Mike DeWine.
March 26, 2025
How a kiss and $400,000 in fees led to federal probe and discipline case against judge: Columbus Dispatch
Amid a contentious divorce, Jason Jardine suspected that someone had an improper relationship, so he hired a private investigator.
Judge rules discipline is assault: The Vindicator
In finding Maleka D. Curry, 35, and Christopher L. Hill, 43, guilty on all counts of felony child endangering and felonious assault Tuesday, Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Judge John Durkin cited Curry’s own statement that she was in the bedroom where Hill punished her 13-year-old son on May 9, 2024.