Ohio Supreme Court News

The Commission on Continuing Legal Education today issued sanctions against 356 attorneys who failed to comply with the continuing legal education requirements for the 2009 reporting period.

The Supreme Court of Ohio today announced the adoption of a corrected traffic ticket that was previously published on Oct. 19.

Another New Year approaching means another full schedule of courses offered by the Supreme Court of Ohio Judicial College.

The Supreme Court of Ohio’s Commission on Professionalism hosted its first statewide discussion with law school deans recently about how Ohio law schools can better promote professionalism issues and develop a deeper sense of professional identity in their students.

An Ohio pilot project seeking to protect children and strengthen families will expand thanks to $1.8 million in funding over the next four years.

The Ohio Judicial Appointments Recommendation Panel is currently accepting applications to fill a vacant seat on the Holmes County Common Pleas Court.

The Supreme Court of Ohio will once again ask attorneys to voluntarily report their pro bono activities.

The Supreme Court of Ohio’s Board of Commissioners on Grievances & Discipline recently issued three advisory opinions concerning charitable contributions, thanking jurors for their service and charging for outsourced legal services.

Judge Patricia A. Delaney of the Fifth District Court of Appeals served as a visiting judge today on the Supreme Court of Ohio and heard oral arguments in a Summit County case.

Attorneys with last names beginning with the letters A through L need to complete their Continuing Legal Education (CLE) hours by Dec. 31.

With the election last month of municipal court judges across the state, the Supreme Court of Ohio’s annual new judges orientation this week will include many areas of instruction specifically targeting municipal court judges.

About 30 members of the bench/bar community involved with Hamilton County Domestic Relations Court met recently with the Supreme Court of Ohio’s Case Management Section for additional training on categorizing and establishing appropriate timelines for complex cases.

With at least a combined 175 years of judicial experience, 12 Ohio judges will leave the bench around the New Year.

Knox County Common Pleas Court Judge Otho Eyster will serve as the chairman of the Supreme Court’s Board of Commissioners on Grievances & Discipline for 2010.

The Board of Commissioners of the Clients’ Security Fund of Ohio (CSF) awarded $269,983 to 33 victims of attorney theft at its meeting Friday.

Applications to fill a vacancy on the Hamilton County Municipal Court are due by 5 p.m. Jan. 5 to the Ohio Judicial Appointments Recommendation Panel (OJARP).

The Supreme Court of Ohio will begin the certification of court interpreters in 2010 as a result of recently adopted amendments.

The Supreme Court of Ohio has adopted a rule that increases the pool of sitting and retired judges who can be assigned to assist a municipal or county court.