The Supreme Court of Ohio & The Ohio Judicial System
The Supreme Court hosted multi-disciplinary representation teams from six Ohio counties that are piloting innovative approaches to problems facing families in the court system.
Chief Justice Sharon L. Kennedy congratulated the class of 2024 Court Management Program graduates who completed three years of education to earn the Institute for Court Management Certified Court Executive credential.
The Supreme Court and Ohio State Bar Association celebrate Ohio's newest attorneys during the bar admissions ceremony.
Chief Justice Sharon L. Kennedy and local members of the Ohio Air National Guard were among those who paid tribute to Ohio's Tuskegee Airmen during the 2024 Veterans Day Commemoration.
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Daily Case Announcements
& Opinions
November 20, 2024
Corder v. Ohio Edison Co.
Disciplinary Counsel v. Byron
In Corder v. Ohio Edison Co., the Court ruled three 1948 easements allow Ohio Edison to remove vegetation underneath its power lines using herbicides despite landowner objections.
November 19, 2024
In re Application for Correction of Birth Record of Adelaide
In In re Application for Correction of Birth Record of Adelaide, the Court left undisturbed a probate court's decision to deny a transgender woman’s application to change the sex assigned at birth on the birth certificate.
November 15, 2024
At the request of relator Thomas McCash, the Court dismissed State ex rel. McCash v. Jerome Twp.
November 14, 2024
In State ex rel. Brown v. Yost, the Court granted the parties’ request for a limited writ of mandamus. Within 10 days, the Ohio attorney general must examine the summary of a previously submitted proposed constitutional amendment to determine whether the summary is a fair and truthful statement of the proposed amendment.
In Disciplinary Counsel v. Daniell, the Court found Ric Daniell of Columbus in contempt for failure to file an affidavit of compliance.
November 13, 2024
The Court dismissed State ex rel. O’Toole v. Harris.
In Frambes Entertainment, L.L.C. v. Harris, the parties notified the Court that they reached a settlement.
November 12, 2024
In State v. Lawson, the Court stayed the execution of appellant Arron Lawson.
The Court published official versions of four opinions, which were previously released as slip opinions.
November 8, 2024
Barga v. St. Paris Village Council
In Barga v. St. Paris Village Council, the Court ruled when a village police chief requested a public hearing to contest her termination, the village council could not go into a closed-door session to discuss firing her.
News from the Supreme Court of Ohio
- Power Company Can Use Herbicides To Clear Vegetation Under Transmission Lines
- Court Unable to Rule on Transgender Woman's Request to Change Birth Certificate
- Seamless Transition: Ohio's Initiative for Military Spouse Attorneys
- New Judge Appointed to Clermont County Municipal Court
- 250th Commemoration of Logan's Lament
- Students Construct Podium and State Seals for Local Courthouse
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Ohio Courts in the News
- Appeals court rejects officer's request: The Vindicator
- Ohio appeals court upholds Honzu conviction: Tribune Chronicle
- Helping resolve non-violent arrest warrants in Franklin County: WCMH
- Man who shot clerk in argument over buying cigar gets life in prison: Cleveland.com
- Man sentenced to at least 14 years in deadly Dayton shooting: Dayton Daily News
- Ohio man sentenced to decades in prison for avenging his own shooting 7 months later: Columbus Dispatch
- Boardman man, victim agree to rape conviction, minimum prison sentence: The Vindicator
- Guilty plea to fatal 2021 shooting gets Reynoldsburg man more than 10 years in prison: Columbus Dispatch
- Prosecutor seeks to move 3 teens to adult court in deadly Dayton break-in shooting: Dayton Daily News
- Ohio Supreme Court declines to rule on trans Ohioans' ability to change birth certificates: Columbus Dispatch
- Transgender woman's birth certificate change request unresolved after Ohio Supreme Court deadlock: WFMJ
- Grendell requests $300,000 from Geauga commissioners to fight disciplinary charges: Cleveland.com
- Cincinnati attorney Clyde Bennett II accused of lying to judge, offering false evidence: Cincinnati Enquirer
- Wrongful death lawsuit filed on behalf of 5-year-old Darnell Taylor: WBNS
- Cuyahoga County corrections officer who helped inmate toss bodily fluids on jail employees gets 6 months in jail: WKYC