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Monday, Feb. 8, 2010

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Friday, Feb. 5, 2010

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Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010

Former Supreme Court Justice Craig Wright Dies
Justice J. Craig WrightFormer Supreme Court of Ohio Justice J. Craig Wright, 80, died Wednesday in Palm Springs, Calif. He defeated incumbent Justice James P. Celebrezze in November 1984 to win election to his first term on the Supreme Court and was re-elected in 1990. Read more »

Supreme Court Guide Helps Self-Represented Litigants
Filing an Appeal in the Supreme Court of Ohio: A pro se GuideOhioans who represent themselves in cases before the Supreme Court of Ohio can turn for guidance to a publication released today. Read more »


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Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010

Municipal, County Judges Attend Winter Conference
Supreme Court of Ohio Justice Maureen O’Connor administered the oath of office today to the municipal and county court judges elected to leadership positions by the membership of their association. The swearing-in ceremony and remarks by Justice O’Connor took place at the group’s annual three-day winter meeting. Read more »

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Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010

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Monday, Feb. 1, 2010

Judicial Panel Accepting Applications to Fill Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations, Licking County Common Pleas Courts Vacancies
The Ohio Judicial Appointments Recommendation Panel (OJARP) will accept applications to fill vacant seats on the Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations Court until 5 p.m., Feb. 23, and on the Licking County Common Pleas Court until 5 p.m., March 8. Read more »

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Friday, Jan. 29, 2010

Court Personnel Learn Difference Between Legal Advice, Legal Information
A Supreme Court of Ohio Judicial College course today explored the fine line for court personnel between providing customer service and offering legal advice. Read more »

Disciplinary Case Schedule for February
The following schedule of cases is set for hearings by the Supreme Court's Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline next month. Read more »

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Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010

The Court dismissed State v. Kupay-Zimmerman, issued one procedural motion and referred five cases to mediation.

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Monday, Feb. 8, 2010

The Court granted a motion to reschedule a March 17 oral argument before a master commissioner in Cincinnati School Dist. Bd. of Edn. V. Hamilton Cty. Bd. of Revision.  In addition, the Court released the official citation of one case that was previously announced in slip opinion form.

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Friday, Feb. 5, 2010

The Court issued three motion and procedural rulings, dismissed two cases, and denied a motion for reconsideration in one case.

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Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010

Supreme Court Rules Prosecutor's Conduct Did Not Violate Disciplinary Rules
The Supreme Court of Ohio today dismissed a disciplinary complaint alleging professional misconduct by Logan County assistant prosecutor Kimberly Kellogg-Martin. The Court’s decision reversed findings of disciplinary rule violations by the Board of Commissioners on Grievances & Discipline. Read more »

Conviction for Escape Does Not Require State to Show Postrelease Control Was Orally Announced at Sentencing
The Supreme Court of Ohio today ruled that, to obtain a conviction for the crime of escape for violating the terms of a post-release control order, the state may prove that a defendant was subject to postrelease control without proving that during a sentencing hearing the trial court orally notified the defendant that he would be subject to postrelease control. The Court’s 5-2 decision was written by Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer. Read more »

Expert's Testimony Without Viewing U.S. Trademark Register Insufficient to Support Counterfeiting Conviction
The Supreme Court of Ohio today ruled that a trademark-investigation expert’s testimony that he is aware that certain trademarks are registered but that he has never personally viewed the trademark-registration documents is insufficient to prove by itself that the trademarks are registered on the principal register in the United States Patent and Trademark Office as required for a conviction for trademark counterfeiting under R.C. 2913.34. Read more »

Mason Attorney Suspended
The Supreme Court of Ohio has imposed an indefinite suspension against the law license of Mason attorney Clyde Bennett II for conduct that resulted in his conviction on felony counts of unlawfully structuring financial transactions to evade federal regulations that require reporting of bank transactions involving more that $10,000 in cash. Bennett’s license has been under an interim suspension since Feb. 15, 2008, when the Court received notice of his felony conviction. Read more »

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