FEBRUARY 14, 2025
Daniel R. Hawkins Welcomed as 164th Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court at Investiture
The Ohio Supreme Court welcomed one of its newest justices to the bench with a formal investiture ceremony for Justice Daniel R. Hawkins.
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
Dedication to Service Highlighted During Former Chief Justice Portrait Presentation
His service as chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court was brief, but his time dedicated to ensuring justice has spanned decades and continues today.
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
Conduct Board Files Disciplinary Recommendations
The Ohio Board of Professional Conduct has filed four reports with the Supreme Court of Ohio.
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
Join Us! 2025 Black History Month Celebration
Every February, the Ohio Supreme Court highlights the impact of African American lawyers, judges, and other influential members of the Ohio judiciary in a special programming event for Black History Month.
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
Conduct Board Announces February Disciplinary Hearing
The following is the schedule of a lawyer discipline case set for hearing before the Ohio Board of Professional Conduct in February. Hearings take place before a three-member panel of the board and are open to the public.
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Supreme Court Now Accepting Applications for Tech Grants
Local courts can apply this month for financial assistance from the Ohio Supreme Court for technology projects. The Supreme Court supports Ohio courts by providing grants to aid in the implementation of technology-based solutions.
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.
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Court Considers Whether Police Can Be Crime Victims When Harmed in Line of Duty
Police officers are people, just like everyone else, says the city of Columbus. Ohioans approved a constitutional amendment that defines a crime victim as “a person against whom the criminal offense or delinquent act is committed or who is directly and proximately harmed by the commission of the offense or act.”
JANUARY 15, 2025
Eighth District: Felony Cruelty Conviction Stands in Remanded Stray Cat Case
After an Ohio Supreme Court ruling found felony-level animal cruelty covers harm to stray cats, the Eighth District Court of Appeals recently upheld the conviction of a man who poured bleach into an apartment building basement to make an unclaimed cat leave.
JANUARY 2, 2025
Attorney General Argues Communications With Outside Groups Not Public Records
In February 2023, a state appeals court directed the Ohio Attorney General’s Office to provide documents in response to a public records request about communications with two national organizations. The court also ordered the deposition of Attorney General Dave Yost.
DECEMBER 10, 2024
Public Nuisance Lawsuits Cannot Be Pursued Against Pharmacies Selling Prescription Opioids
Two Ohio counties cannot claim national pharmaceutical chains caused a public nuisance by selling opioids and could only bring a lawsuit against the companies by following the procedures outlined in the Ohio Product Liability Act, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today.
Court Decides Case About Statements Made to Police After Cincinnati Shooting
Initial statements made to police by a witness to a Cincinnati shooting were not testimonial because the officer’s primary purpose at that stage was to address an emergency situation, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today.
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
Distinguished Judge Brings New Experience to Oral Argument
Judge Jill Flagg Lanzinger shared the excitement she feels, as well as the personal significance it holds, for her first assignment sitting on the Ohio Supreme Court for oral arguments.
Judge Finds New Passion on The Bench
Judge Carly Edelstein of the Tenth District Court of Appeals knew from an early age that she wanted to make a difference when she grew up. She just didn’t know a career in law and the judiciary would be her way of accomplishing it.
JANUARY 17, 2025
Legacy of Retired Justice Stratton Honored During Portrait Dedication
A reminder of the lasting impact retired Justice Evelyn Lundberg Stratton made on courts in Ohio and nationwide will permanently hang on the walls of the Thomas J. Moyer Ohio Judicial Center.
JANUARY 16, 2025
Justice DeWine Explains Proper Methods for Interpreting the Ohio Constitution
The appropriate way to determine what rights the Ohio Constitution grants its citizens is by assessing what the public understood the words to mean when the constitution and its amendments were first approved.
JANUARY 10, 2025
Longtime Police Officer Trades Badge for Gavel
A vacant seat on the Chillicothe Municipal Court will be filled early next month by a former police chief turned lawyer.
Canton Municipal Judge Returning to Stark County Bench
A new probate judge will be taking office in Stark County late next month. Today, Gov. Mike DeWine appointed Curt Werren to be the Stark County Probate Court judge.
JANUARY 8, 2025
Family Legacy Leads Judge to Supreme Court Bench
Judge Matt Lynch comes from a long line of attorneys, but sitting on the Ohio Supreme Court for oral arguments Wednesday was a first for his family.
Febraury 14, 2025
Fate of judge who jailed 2 kids over dad visits now in hands of Ohio Supreme Court: Columbus Dispatch
How Geauga County Common Pleas Court Judge Timothy Grendell ends his 46-year legal career is now in the hands of the Ohio Supreme Court, which will decide if he should be punished for sending two boys to juvenile detention when they refused to visit their estranged father.
Ohio Supreme Court holds hearing in Elwood Jones case: WXIX
A man who spent decades on death row is awaiting a decision from the Supreme Court of Ohio that could determine whether he will face a new trial.