Ohio has always had a strange hybrid system for judicial elections. There is a partisan primary, followed by the general election which is nonpartisan. Governor DeWine has just signed Senate Bill 80 into law which makes the seats on the Supreme Court of Ohio and the intermediate courts of appeals partisan races, beginning in November
Commentary
The Case for a Sentencing Database
By Marianna Bettman on
Justice Michael Donnelly and First District Court of Appeals Judge Pierre Bergeron have co-authored an article in The Atlantic titled “How a Spreadsheet Could Change the Criminal Justice System” in which they argue that “a lack of data instills trial-court judges with enormous, largely unrestrained sentencing power,” and make the case for a sentencing database…
Guest Post: Holding Amazon Liable as a Seller of Defective Goods: A Convergence of Cultural and Economic Perspectives
By Marianna Bettman on
Catherine Sharkey, who is Crystal Eastman Professor of Law at New York University School of Law, has written a thought-provoking, and in light of the recent Supreme Court of Ohio decision in Stiner v. Amazon.com, Inc., Slip Opinion No. 2020-Ohio-4632, timely law review article entitled “Holding Amazon Liable as a Seller of Defective…
Guest Post: Holding Amazon Liable as a Seller of Defective Goods: A Convergence of Cultural and Economic Perspectives
By Marianna Bettman on
Catherine Sharkey, who is Crystal Eastman Professor of Law at New York University School of Law, has written a thought-provoking, and in light of the recent Supreme Court of Ohio decision in Stiner v. Amazon.com, Inc., Slip Opinion No. 2020-Ohio-4632, timely law review article entitled “Holding Amazon Liable as a Seller of Defective…
Chief Justice O’Connor Delivers State of Judiciary Address
By Marianna Bettman on
For those of you who may have missed it, Ohio’s Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor delivered the State of the Judiciary Address today, September 10, 2020. Have a listen here.
A Fourth of July Message From Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor
By Marianna Bettman on
Posted in Commentary, Ohio Supreme Court Watch
Chief Justice O’Connor has issued a powerful Independence Day Statement on Criminal Justice Reform. I am reprinting it in its entirety on the blog because I think it is a must read, and I thank the Chief for writing it. Most assuredly food for thought for today’s moment.
The Chief’s Statement:
“Life is not fair…
A Fourth of July Message From Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor
By Marianna Bettman on
Posted in Commentary, Ohio Supreme Court Watch
Chief Justice O’Connor has issued a powerful Independence Day Statement on Criminal Justice Reform. I am reprinting it in its entirety on the blog because I think it is a must read, and I thank the Chief for writing it. Most assuredly food for thought for today’s moment.
The Chief’s Statement:
“Life is not fair…
Commentary: Dueling Visions of Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor and Justice Sharon Kennedy
By Marianna Bettman on
Posted in Commentary, Ohio Supreme Court Watch
Commentary: Dueling Visions of Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor and Justice Sharon Kennedy
By Professor Emerita Marianna Bettman
Be forewarned. This is a wonky post. Well, I am a retired law professor.
Chief Justice O’Connor and Justice Kennedy don’t see eye to eye very much, especially in matters regarding juveniles. One very clear example of this…
Commentary: Guest Post on Bail Reform (Re-Posted).
By Marianna Bettman on
I am re-posting Attorney Bill Gallagher’s guest post on bail reform to include some additional information from him.
From Guest Blogger Bill Gallagher: The blog post I contributed on February 18, 2019 (re-posted below) was my condensation of a twenty-two page set of public comments submitted to the Supreme Court of Ohio on September 26,…
Commentary: Guest Post on Bail Reform (Re-Posted).
By Marianna Bettman on
I am re-posting Attorney Bill Gallagher’s guest post on bail reform to include some additional information from him.
From Guest Blogger Bill Gallagher: The blog post I contributed on February 18, 2019 (re-posted below) was my condensation of a twenty-two page set of public comments submitted to the Supreme Court of Ohio on September 26,…
Commentary: Guest Post on the Need for Bail Reform.
Please read update to this post here.
On January 23, 2019, Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor convened a task force to examine the Ohio bail system. Read about that from Court News Ohio here. In light of this initiative, I have asked prominent Cincinnati criminal defense attorney Bill Gallagher to write a guest post on the…