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September 13 and 14 found most judges in Columbus for the annual Ohio Judicial Conference.  This year’s theme was Advancing the Administration of Justice. I gave one of the Continuing Judicial Education presentations, as I have done for many years.  My presentation was on the highlights of the Ohio Supreme Court’s past term.  For those…

Further Update: Judge Hunter’s ruling was reversed on appeal, and the Supreme Court of Ohio refused to hear the case again. On July 25, 2014 Prade was sent back to jail, pending further proceedings.  Read about that here.

Update: On January 29, 2013, Summit County Common Pleas Judge Judy Hunter found Douglas Prade actually innocent…

In light of all the hoopla over the health care law, less attention was paid to Justice Elana Kagan’s authoring of her first 5-4 decision for the U.S. Supreme Court, striking down mandatory life without parole sentences for juveniles who commit homicide offenses.  In this case, Justice Anthony Kennedy joined the liberal wing; Chief Justice…

Update-Because this election was so close, an automatic recount took place.  It’s now official and final (as of May 17, 2012).  Tracie Hunter won by 74 votes, so she picked up a few.

After more than year of wrangling, it’s now official–Tracie Hunter has won the Hamilton County Juvenile Court race by 71 votes.  If…

Read the update on the fate of this mandamus action here.

On April 18, Tom Niehaus, President of the Ohio Senate, and Lou Blessing, a State Representative and Speaker Pro Tem, filed an original action in mandamus in the Supreme Court of Ohio against Secretary of State Jon Husted challenging a Consent Decree (“NEOCH…