Justice Robert Cupp, defeated in the election by challenger William O’Neill, announced that he would not put his name in to be considered for appointment by Gov. Kasich to the unexpired portion of Justice Stratton’s term when she leaves the Court at year’s end, ending speculation that he might.

Justice Cupp released this statement November…

So many cases, so little time.  With three incumbent justices leaving the Court, there’s going to be a lot of burning the midnight oil to get cases under submission released.  One question I’ve been asked hypothetically is whether the four justices remaining—O’Donnell, Pfeifer, Lanzinger, and Chief Justice O’Connor — could decide any submitted cases that…

The Supreme Court of Ohio is about to have a dramatic make-over.

As I said in my October 16 post, judicial elections can be disruptive to the Court’s ongoing business. And this one will be.  Two incumbents, Republican Robert Cupp and Democrat Yvette McGee Brown were defeated yesterday. Cupp was first elected to the…

Judicial elections can be very disruptive to a court’s work, especially an appellate court.  Some would see this as one strike against electing appellate judges. The Supreme Court of Ohio has a lot of pending cases that have been argued and submitted.  Three justices are running this year, two (Justices O’Donnell and Cupp) for re-election,…

Earlier this year, Justice Evelyn Lundberg Stratton announced that she would step down from the Supreme Court of Ohio at the end of this year, before her term expires January 1, 2015. She plans to help disabled veterans caught up in the criminal justice system.

 Governor Kasich has announced the process he will use to…

Justice Evelyn Lundberg Stratton announced today that she will be stepping down from the Supreme Court of Ohio at the end of the year, two years before the end of her term.  She has been on the Court for 16 years.  According to her letter of resignation, she intends to focus her work on mental…