JANUARY 22, 2026

Ohio Supreme Court publishes recommendations to reduce judicial backlogs, case delays: The Columbus Dispatch
A new report from the Ohio Supreme Court offers suggestions for moving cases through the state's courts faster and eliminating backlogs. The Jan. 21 report is the result of work in 2024 by a group of judges, magistrates, court administrators and attorneys who began examining solutions and recommendations to ensure cases are handled within appropriate timeframes.

Split Ohio High Court Won’t Intervene in Uber, Lyft Lawsuit: Bloomberg Law
A divided Ohio Supreme Court declined Wednesday to answer a certified question on whether the state’s product liability law bars personal-injury claims arising from mobile phone apps.

Brown County attorney victim speaks out after suspension ruling: WXIX
A woman who says a Brown County attorney pressured her to perform sexual favors in exchange for prioritizing her case is speaking out after the Ohio Supreme Court suspended the lawyer.

'How far would you be willing to go?' Attorney sought sex from client: Cincinnati Enquirer
A Brown County attorney who tried to pressure a client into sexual activity with him has been suspended from practicing law for at least six months, the Ohio Supreme Court has ruled.

A Geauga County Judge asked the Ohio Supreme Court to reconsider his suspension. The judges said no.: WEWS
The Ohio Supreme Court declined to review the misconduct case involving Geauga County's Juvenile and Probate Judge on Tuesday. The court denied Timothy Grendell's motion for reconsideration, according to a list of case announcements issued by the court.

Registration will open Tuesday for People’s Law School at library: Youngstown Vindicator
The second course of the People’s Law School, a free legal education series for the public, begins in February. Mahoning County Prosecutor Lynn Maro, in partnership with the Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County, will present the seven-part series.

Juvenile court launches a faith-based program: Youngstown Vindicator
Youth housed in the Trumbull County Juvenile Detention Center will have the opportunity to receive guidance thanks to a new program…The Trumbull County Juvenile Court is launching MyTribe, a voluntary, faith-based program designed to provide the facility’s detainees with structure, role models and life skills.

JANUARY 20, 2026

Ohio Supreme Court issues updated guide for child custody issues: The Center Square
It's not every day state Supreme courts dispense parenting advice, but the Ohio Supreme Court is doing just that with an updated guide to help parents who are separated become better parents.

Ohio Supreme Court suspends attorney for alleged misconduct involving client: WLWT
The Ohio Supreme Court suspended a Brown County attorney for six months for allegedly engaging in misconduct with a client.

A Geauga County Judge asked the Ohio Supreme Court to reconsider his suspension. The judges said no: WEWS
Court found no basis for Judge Timothy Grendell's decision to lock up two teenage brothers who refused to see their estranged dad

Former Cleveland Housing Court Judge W. Moná Scott under fire from Ohio Supreme Court: Signal Cleveland
A complaint filed by the court’s Disciplinary Counsel says Scott ignored ‘unambiguous laws’ to deny landlords their rights, instructed prosecutors on how to do their jobs and ‘berated an attorney for not prosecuting a defendant she wanted to punish.’

Judges On AI: How Courts Can Boost Access To Justice: Law 360
Generative artificial intelligence is all the rage these days. People involved in the practice of law are fascinated by generative AI — looking at what it can do better and faster in the practice; the opportunities and dangers it poses; ethical issues; the unauthorized practice of law, which is a crime in many places; and even whether it will make lawyers or judges obsolete.

JANUARY 15, 2026

State Courts Earn Top Marks in Trust Among Government Institutions, NCSC Poll Finds: Hoodline
State courts have once again topped the list of trusted government institutions, a recent poll indicates. The National Center for State Courts (NCSC) survey reveals that 62% of registered voters admit to having a great deal or some confidence in the judiciary at the state level. This figure outshines the trust placed in both the legislative and executive branches of government, as reported by Court News Ohio.

Benjamin Logan Fourth Graders Explore Ohio Government on Columbus Field Trip: 95.3 WKTN
Benjamin Logan Elementary School fourth graders recently traveled to Columbus as part of their social studies curriculum, visiting the Thomas J. Moyer Judicial Center.

Nine West Shoes Shipped Through Ohio Subject to Tax There: Bloomberg Tax
Nine West failed to convince the Ohio Supreme Court Wednesday that the retailer is entitled to an $850,000 refund of commercial activity tax imposed on all shoes it initially shipped to an Ohio warehouse, regardless of whether they were ultimately sold in the state.

Ohio Supreme Court denies Barnes’ reconsideration in billboard case: Zanesville Times Recorder
Barnes Advertising filed a motion for reconsideration, its last viable option, to the Ohio Supreme Court on Nov. 6, with two of its downtown billboards and their easements hanging in the balance.

Ohio Supreme Court hears case impacting standard used to inspect rental homes and properties: Ohio Capital Journal
The Ohio Supreme Court is considering the meaning of probable cause when it comes to inspections of rental homes, in a case that could have major impacts to Ohio tenants and landlords alike.

Celebrezze ‘failed to live up to high standard’; law license suspended: Cleveland.com
The Ohio Supreme Court suspended former Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Leslie Celebrezze’s law license for two years, with one year stayed, after finding she repeatedly manipulated case assignments and concealed a personal relationship with a court-appointed receiver.

Ohio Supreme Court suspends law license of former Cuyahoga County Judge Leslie Ann Celebrezze: WKYC
Former Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations Judge Leslie Ann Celebrezze, already facing charges in a records tampering case, has had her law license suspended by the Ohio Supreme Court.

Rock removal appeal dismissal approved by appellate court: Your Ohio News
A judgment refusing to hear an appeal by a Carroll County Common Pleas Court judge regarding a property right-of-way dispute has been affirmed by the Seventh District Court of Appeals.

JANUARY 13, 2026

Ohio Supreme Court hears case impacting standard used to inspect rental homes and properties: Ohio Capital Journal
The Ohio Supreme Court is considering the meaning of probable cause when it comes to inspections of rental homes, in a case that could have major impacts to Ohio tenants and landlords alike.

Hocking County Bar Association offers legal advice clinics: Defiance Crescent News
The Hocking County Bar Association has announced that they will be holding four legal advice clinics this year, with the first on Jan. 13. Clients will be seen on a first come, first served basis from 2-6 p.m., with sign-in closing at 5 p.m.

Opioid treatment now available at Franklin County Municipal Court: Columbus Dispatch
Those who are undergoing medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction can now get access to those treatments through Franklin County Municipal Court.

Marion County courthouse renovations completed, costs $2.4 million: Marion Star
The Marion County Courthouse's fourth floor is finally open after over a year of renovations.

Fight over Ohio’s private school vouchers far from over, with next round in court due soon: Cleveland.com
A deadline looms in the battle over whether private school vouchers are, in fact, unconstitutional, as a judge decided six months ago. The Ohio 10th District Court of Appeals on Monday expects briefs from the state, organizations representing private school families, and a coalition of over 100 school districts and public school families.

Former Lorain County judge Debra Boros takes over docket of Cuyahoga County jurist who resigned: Elyria Chronicle
Retired Lorain County judge Debra Boros has been temporarily assigned to take over the docket of a Cuyahoga County domestic relations judge who resigned after being charged with felony records tampering.

Summit Co. Common Pleas Court names administrative, presiding judges: Akron Beacon Journal
The Summit County Common Pleas Court has announced its administrative and presiding judges, and two familiar faces are reprising the roles.

JANUARY 8, 2026

Ohio Supreme Court to hear appeal of 2020 case of daughter murdering her mother in Akron: Cleveland 19 News
Oral Argument Preview: Ohio v. Sydney Powell – Over is a defendant has the unconditional right to recall expert witnesses.

State supreme court deciding if convicted murderer deserves new trial: Fox8 WJW
The Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments for and against reinstating murder convictions against a 25-year-old woman who was convicted of beating and stabbing her mother to death nearly six years ago.

Ohio Supreme Court will decide future of solar projects across the state: Cleveland.com
As more solar farms are proposed across Ohio, the state’s highest court is increasingly being asked to decide whether they get built. The cases all turn on one idea: whether the project serves the public interest. State law requires the Ohio Power Siting Board to consider that criteria when approving large projects.

Ohio Supreme Court to Decide Whether Local Opposition Can Block Circleville Solar Project: The Scioto Post
The Ohio Supreme Court is weighing a high-profile energy dispute that could have major implications for future renewable projects across the state: whether the Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) acted lawfully when it denied a construction permit for a large solar farm in Pickaway County based largely on local opposition.

Ohio Supreme Court to review case regarding man killed by thrown object on I-75: WTOL
In 2017, Marquise Byrd was killed by a sandbag thrown off an overpass over I-75 in downtown Toledo. His estate has sued ODOT.

Lordstown answers data center developer’s legal action in Ohio Supreme Court: WFMJ
The Village of Lordstown and its planning and zoning administrator filed an official response in the Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday, denying allegations that they improperly blocked a proposed data center project, saying that a previously approved ban on such facilities has been repealed.

Court of Appeals selects presiding judge, administrative judge: Times Recorder
Ohio 5th District Court of Appeals Judges Andrew J. King and Kevin W. Popham were elected presiding judge and administrative judge, respectively, by the other members of the court, effective Jan. 1.

JANUARY 6, 2026

Can ODOT be held liable for Toledo deadly sandbag attack during bridge work? Ohio’s high court to weigh in: WTVG
The Ohio Supreme Court this week will hear a case this week that stems from a tragedy in Toledo when a sandbag was tossed over a bridge, killing a man driving on I-75 back in 2017. The justices will decide whether the Ohio Department of Transportation can be held liable, as the bridge was under renovation at the time.

Ohio Supreme Court to review case regarding man killed by thrown object on I-75: WTOL
The Ohio Supreme Court is set to review a case in which a family wants the Ohio Department of Transportation to bear some responsibility for the 2017 death of a 22-year-old Michigan man.

Prosecutors waited 16 years to charge Ohio man in a death. Is that too long?: Cincinnati Enquirer
Forty-one years ago, baby Heather Gentry's mother stepped into the shower and left her six-week-old infant in the care of her boyfriend, Scott Alan Wilson. Wilson shook the crying girl, causing a catastrophic brain injury.

Ohio's top court to hear arguments in North Canton rental case: Canton Repository
The Ohio Supreme Court will hear arguments Jan. 8 in a case that alleges North Canton's rental inspection law is unconstitutional.

Ohio Supreme Court upholds permit for Hancock County solar farm: Toledo Blade
The Ohio Power Siting Board appropriately awarded a permit to construct a 129.6-megawatt solar farm in Hancock County near the village of Arcadia, the Ohio Supreme Court has ruled.

Fuller appointed to Ohio Supreme Court commission: The Delaware Gazette
Randall D. Fuller, judge of the Delaware County Common Pleas Court, Domestic Relations Division, was appointed to the Ohio Supreme Court’s Commission on Dispute Resolution by Chief Justice Sharon Kennedy.

Miami Township seeks Supreme Court review of $45M wrongful conviction award: WKEF
Miami Township is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a $45 million wrongful conviction award after Roger Dean Gillispie spent over 20 years in prison for sexual assaults he didn’t commit.