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 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.
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.”
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 4, 2025
New Judge Making Move From Bar to Bench
A new judge has been selected to fill the empty seat on the Canton Municipal Court.
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
New Judge Appointed to Cleveland Municipal Court
A new judge will begin serving on the Cleveland Municipal Court next month.
March 21, 2025
Ohio judge disciplined for getting his son out of jail before arraignment: Columbus Dispatch
A late-night decision to tell the Scioto County Jail to let his son out led to disciplinary action against Portsmouth Municipal Court Judge Russell D. Kegley.
Williams County board reverses vote, will ask Ohio Supreme Court to hear pipeline dispute in AquaBounty case: Toledo Blade
In a rare move, a northwest Ohio county commissioner reversed the swing vote he cast nine days earlier in a significant legal case and publicly admitted that, upon further reflection, he erred by not agreeing right off the bat that his county board should try getting the case heard by the Ohio Supreme Court.
