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A formal complaint was filed Oct. 10 with the Board of Professional Conduct of the Ohio Supreme Court against Stephanie Lynn Williams. She faces Myra Scheurer in the Nov. 7 general election for ...
In 2022, the Ohio Supreme Court removed a municipal court judge who had engaged in more than 100 incidents of misconduct, including bringing criminal charges against someone for rolling her eyes ...
Judicial misconduct occurs when a judge acts in ways that are considered unethical or otherwise violate the judge's obligations of impartial conduct.. Actions that can be classified as judicial misconduct include: conduct prejudicial to the effective and expeditious administration of the business of the courts (as an extreme example: "falsification of facts" at summary judgment); using the ...
The Ohio Supreme Court fined O'Toole and ordered her to pay the complainant's attorney's fees. [9] Justice Paul E. Pfeifer, concurring in part and dissenting in part, wrote the following O'Toole has already paid a steep price, suffering public censure, which this court has determined today was only partly deserved.
In December 2020, the Law Commission issued a report recommending the common law offence of misconduct in public office be abolished, and replaced with two new statutory offences; one of 'corruption in public office' and another of 'breach of duty in public office'. [13] As of 2024, the government has not issued a response to the report. [14]
The Ohio Court of Claims is a court of limited, statewide jurisdiction. The court's jurisdiction extends to matters in which the State of Ohio is a party and the state has waived its sovereign immunity by statute, and also hears appeals from decisions made by the Ohio Attorney General on claims allowed under the Victims of Crime Act.
Judge rules CPD officers accused of serious misconduct may choose arbitration, but hearings to remain public Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune Updated March 21, 2024 at 7:11 PM
The Ohio Supreme Court Disciplinary Counsel investigates Ohio judges and attorneys in order to protect the public. The Ohio Supreme Court announced through its website the dismissal of the former Disciplinary Counsel on August 29, 2013. Currently, Joseph Caligiuri is the Disciplinary Counsel and his office investigates grievances.