MAY 10, 2024
Adapting to Change Leads New Attorneys to Success
The latest class of Ohio attorneys sworn to act with integrity took their oaths Monday. The moment marked the end of their studies and the beginning of their careers in the legal profession.
MAY 8, 2024
2023 Annual Report Highlights the Mission of the Supreme Court of Ohio
The 2023 Annual Report of the Supreme Court of Ohio has been released. Its pages tell how the justices, attorneys and administrative staff of the court strive to meet the needs and expectations of the citizens of Ohio.
MAY 6, 2024
Public Comment Open: Proposed Changes to Court Rules of Practice
The Supreme Court of Ohio will accept public comments until June 7 on proposed amendments to the Rules of Practice of the Supreme Court of Ohio.
MAY 3, 2024
Practice and Procedure Rule Proposals Filed with General Assembly
A series of proposed changes to the practices and procedures rules for Ohio courts have been filed with the General Assembly for final consideration. Unless the General Assembly adopts a concurrent resolution of disapproval, the rules go into effect on July 1.
Conduct Board Announces May Disciplinary Hearings
The Ohio Board of Professional Conduct today announced four disciplinary cases set for hearing in May. Each case involves allegations of professional misconduct by a lawyer.
MAY 15, 2024
Court Must Find Parent Voluntarily Unemployed Before Estimating Child Support
A domestic relations court must expressly find that a parent is voluntarily unemployed before calculating a child support order based on estimated potential future income, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today.
MAY 9, 2024
Juvenile Can Be Tried in Adult Court for Felony Murder
A juvenile suspected of being either the shooter or an accomplice in a 2016 murder may be tried in adult court for felony murder, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today.
MAY 2, 2024
Attorney Indefinitely Suspended for Failing to Disclose Drug Conviction
The Supreme Court of Ohio today indefinitely suspended an Elyria attorney who failed to self-report a federal felony drug conviction to disciplinary authorities.
MAY 1, 2024
Injured Worker’s Court Case Seeking Additional Compensation Can Proceed
Once an injured employee properly appeals a workers’ compensation claim to a court, a five-year limit on the Ohio Industrial Commission’s oversight of the claim does not impact the court case, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today.
APRIL 25, 2024
Lawyer Suspended for Intoxicating Teens and Groping One of Them
The Supreme Court of Ohio today suspended a Westlake attorney based on his criminal convictions for providing two teenage girls with alcohol and groping one of them.
APRIL 23, 2024
Developer May Be Entitled to Prejudgment Interest from Port Authority
A Cincinnati area port authority is subject to a state law that directs a party who breached a contract to pay an additional sum for delaying payment while the matter is disputed in court, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled.
APRIL 18, 2024
Charge Against Teen May Proceed in Adult Court
A teen may be charged and convicted of tampering with evidence in the Hamilton County Common Pleas Court after his murder case was transferred from juvenile court, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today.
May 10, 2024
New Judge Appointed to Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas
Jennifer Petrella was appointed today to serve as judge for the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations Division.
APRIL 24, 2024
For Judge Andrew King of the Fifth District Court of Appeals, public service runs in the family. It began with his grandparents who served in World War II in the Army Air Corps and Cadet Nurse Corps.
Assigned Judge Wants to Leave Everywhere Better Than He Found It
As a first-year law student, Judge Juergen Waldick sat in the back of Ohio Northern University’s moot courtroom with sights set on becoming a prosecutor.
Assigned Judge Has Served All Levels of Courts
After graduating from college, Judge Eugene Lucci spent his days enforcing the law. By night, he was gaining a greater knowledge about the laws he was sworn to enforce.
APRIL 19, 2024
Hometown Attorney Appointed Warren Municipal Court Judge
Attorney Natasha Natale is the new judge of Warren Municipal Court in Trumbull County.
APRIL 10, 2024
Trailblazing Judge Sits for Supreme Court Argument
Making her third appearance on the Supreme Court of Ohio bench, Judge Carol Ann Robb served as an assigned judge during oral arguments Tuesday.
MARCH 29, 2024
Municipal Judge Appointed to Appeals Court
Judge Katelyn Dickey of the Columbiana County Municipal Court was appointed today to serve as judge for the Seventh District Court of Appeals.
May 16, 2024
Former Hudson mayor fights judge's decision to seal records for student charged with rape: Akron Beacon Journal
A Summit County judge's order sealing the court records in a criminal case against a Hudson 18-year-old has been challenged in a suit filed this week with the Ohio Supreme Court.
Franklin Municipal Court judge: Stats show busy court needs to go full-time: Dayton Daily News
A local part-time municipal court judge says it’s time his role moves to full-time, to keep up with a growing caseload, to ensure the rights of defendants and victims are protected, and to create the opportunity for new programs.