Justice Speeches

2024 State of the Judiciary | Video
September 19, 2024

State of the Judiciary | Video
September 14, 2023
Remarks to the Ohio State Bar Association Annual Meeting
May 9, 2023

Mahoning County Drug Court Graduation - Judge Durkin, 25 years Specialized Docket
December 14, 2022
Manos Inn of Court
December 7, 2022
Dedication of the mural: A Century of Women and the Law
December 1, 2022
Bar Admissions Ceremony
November 14, 2022
16th Annual Achieving Dreams Celebration Gala
October 15, 2022
Akron Bar Association's Bench Bar Conference
October 14, 2022
State of the Judiciary | Video
September 15, 2022
Grand Opening Celebration of new College of Law Building University of Cincinnati
September 13, 2022
Ohio Association of Magistrates
September 7, 2022
Court Management Program Graduation | Video
August 12, 2022
Ohio Veterans Treatment Court Graduation
August 4, 2022
Final Oral Arguments of 2022 | Video
August 2, 2022
Welcome Remarks at the Eighth District Judicial Conference Meeting | Video
May 20, 2022
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Commencement
May 15, 2022
Keynote Remarks to the Lifeline Annual Dinner and Awards Ceremony
May 12, 2022
Ohio State Bar Association General Assembly Meeting
May 10, 2022
Bar Admissions Ceremony 2022 | Video
May 9, 2022
Fayette County Off-Site Court Miami Trace High School | Video
April 27, 2022
New Magistrate Orientation
March 23, 2022
Columbus Bar Foundation Dinner
March 10, 2022
Association of Municipal and County Judges of Ohio Winter Conference
January 27, 2022

Ohio Common Pleas Judges Association Winter Conference
December 1, 2021
Bar Admissions Ceremony Remarks
November 8, 2021
New Magistrates Orientation
September 29, 2021
Ohio National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Day at the Capitol
September 15, 2021
State of the Judiciary Address
September 2, 2021
New Magistrates Orientation
March 24, 2021
Kids Voting Ohio
February 16, 2021
Association of Municipal and County Judges of Ohio Winter Conference
January 28, 2021
Cincinnati Paralegal Association Meeting
January 6, 2021

Bar Admissions Ceremony
December 14, 2020
New Judges Orientation
December 7, 2020
Ohio Common Pleas Judges Association Winter Conference Webinar
December 3, 2020
Women Executive Leadership Seminar
October 22, 2020
New Magistrate Orientation
September 30, 2020
Justice Terrence O'Donnell Portrait Dedication Ceremony
September 22, 2020
Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce "Capitol Conversations" - 2020 Legislative Day
September 15, 2020
State of the Judiciary
September 10, 2020
Ohio Association of Magistrates Fall Conference
September 3, 2020
Independence Day Statement on Criminal Justice Reform
July 4, 2020
Remembering Jerry Williams
June 25, 2020
Ohio Bar Admissions Ceremony
May 11, 2020
Governor DeWine Press Conference Remarks
March 19, 2020
FBR CJIS Division Visit
March 2, 2020
Jo Ann Davidson Ohio Leadership Conference
February 21, 2020
OCLRE
February 11, 2020
Black History Month Celebration 2020
February 10, 2020
Technology Grant Tour - Jackson County Court
January 22, 2020
Technology Grant Tour 2020 - Meigs County Courthouse
January 22, 2020
Administration of Mayoral Oath for Newton Falls Mayor-Elect Kenneth Kline
January 1, 2020

Bar Admissions Ceremony
November 12, 2019
Introduction to the Revised Public Health Bench Book and Pandemic Exercise
October 28, 2019
Williams County Off-Site Court
October 23, 2019
Ohio State University Moritz College of Law - Drinko Hall
October 19, 2019
Lawyer to Lawyer Mentoring Event
October 10, 2019
Eighth District Judicial Conference
October 10, 2019
State of the Judiciary
September 12, 2019
Conference of Court Public Information Officers (CCPIO) Annual Meeting Opening Remarks
August 5, 2019
Bar Admissions Ceremony
May 13, 2019
Ohio State Bar Association Annual Meeting Luncheon & Ohio Bar Medal Award Acceptance
May 10, 2019
Employee Recognition Ceremony
May 7, 2019
Ashtabula County Off-Site Court
April 24, 2019
Rural Sheriff & Rural Judge Opioid Workshop
April 2, 2019
New Magistrates Orientation
March 13, 2019
OCLRE "Ohio Government in Action" Luncheon
February 20, 2019
2019 Legislative Preview for Ohio Journalists
February 19, 2019
Justice Melody J. Stewart Investiture Ceremony Ceremony
January 31, 2019
Ohio Association of County Behavioral Health Authorities Award Ceremony
January 29, 2019

State of the Judiciary 2018
September 13, 2018
American Bar Association 2018 Midyear House of Delegates Meeting
February 5, 2018
Conference of Chief Justices
January 28, 2018
Common Pleas Mental Health Docket Inaugural Event
January 18, 2018
Common Pleas Mental Health Docket Luncheon
January 18, 2018

State of the Judiciary
August 31, 2017
Hathaway Brown Commencement Address
June 9, 2017
Ohio Women's Bar Association 2017 Honoring Women in Government Reception
May 11, 2017
Montgomery County 11th Annual Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony
May 5, 2017

Ohio Association of Magistrates Fall Conference: Report on the Judiciary
September 29, 2016
State of the Judiciary
September 15, 2016
Women's Equality Day: Service Achieves Equality for All
August 26, 2016
Regional Judicial Opioid Initiative
August 24, 2016
Task Force to Examine Improvements to the Ohio Grand Jury System
February 17, 2016

Ohio Association of Magistrates Fall Conference
October 1, 2015
State of the Judiciary
September 3, 2015
Associated Press Legislative Review
January 29, 2015

State of the Judiciary Address
August 28, 2014
2014 OSBA Annual Convention
May 1, 2014
Irish Good Fellowship Club Luncheon
March 17, 2014
Akron Commerce Club
March 5, 2014
Association of Municipal/County Judges of Ohio
February 3, 2014

Testimony Before the Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission
December 12, 2013
State of the Judiciary Address
September 12, 2013
No Justice: Judicial Election Reform in Ohio
August 8, 2013
Improving Felony Case Progress CLE Presentation
June 27, 2013
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Conference Keynote Remarks
June 16, 2013
St. Joseph Academy Commencement Address
June 4, 2013
University of Akron School of Law Commencement Address
May 19, 2013
Ohio State Bar Association Annual Convention Address
May 9, 2013
Guest Editorial Column
March 29, 2013
DSCC Women's History Month Luncheon
March 27, 2013
Access to Justice Conference
February 22, 2013

State of the Judiciary Address
September 13, 2012
OSBA Convention
May 3, 2012

Remarks for Admission fo New Attorneys
November 7, 2011
First State of the Judiciary Address
September 8, 2011
Police Memorial Speech, Toledo, Ohio
May 18, 2011
Annual Akron Red Mass & Luncheon
May 6, 2011
Ohio State Bar Association
May 5, 2011
Judges in the Community: A Celebration of Law Day 2011
May 4, 2011
Akron Round Table
April 21, 2011
Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor Swearing-in Ceremony
January 7, 2011

State of the Judiciary
September 10, 2010
ADA 20th Anniversary Celebration
July 26, 2010
Portage County Bar Association Law Day Celebration
June 24, 2010
Law & Leadership Institute Faculty
June 17, 2010
Buckeye Boys State
June 15, 2010
Associations of Ohio Probate, Juvenile and Domestic Relations Judges Summer Conference
June 9, 2010
University of Toledo College of Law Commencement Remarks
May 9, 2010
Ohio Jury Management Association
April 23, 2010

Annual State of the Judiciary Address
September 17, 2009
Ohio State University Commencement
August 30, 2009
Columbus Metropolitan Club
August 12, 2009
United States District Court Naturalization Ceremony
July 31, 2009
Ohio Northern University Commencement
May 17, 2009
Ohio State Bar Association Annual Meeting
May 14, 2009

Mayors Court Testimony
December 2, 2008
Remarks for Admission of New Attorneys
November 17, 2008
Annual State of the Judiciary Address
September 11, 2008
Ohio State Bar Association Annual Meeting
May 15, 2008

Ohio Judicial Conference Annual Meeting
September 6, 2007
Roche Science and Ethics Advisory Group
June 11, 2007
Testimony Before the House Judiciary Committee in Support of H.B. 154
May 31, 2007
Ohio State Bar Association Annual Meeting
May 17, 2007
Annual State of the Judiciary Address
April 25, 2007

Annual State of the Judiciary Address
September 14, 2006
University of Toledo College of Law Commencement Remarks
May 7, 2006
Ohio State Bar Association Annual Meeting
May 4, 2006
Testimony on HB 206
January 25, 2006

Reform Ohio's Judicial Selection System
October 11, 2005
Annual State of the Judiciary
September 15, 2005
Ohio State Bar Association Annual Meeting
May 12, 2005
Comments Upon the Oath of Office
January 7, 2005

House Testimony-State Government
November 4, 2004
2004 State of the Judiciary
September 9, 2004
Ohio State Bar Annual Meeting
May 13, 2004
First Oral Arguments in the Ohio Judicial Center
March 16, 2004
Remarks for First Session in New Ohio Judicial Center Building
March 16, 2004

2003 State of the Judiciary
September 11, 2003
Testimony Before the Senate Judiciary Committee
July 30, 2003
2003 Court Technology Conference
May 30, 2003
Bicentennial Bell Dedication
March 1, 2003

Speech to the Retail Merchants Association
November 7, 2002
State of the Judiciary
September 12, 2002
Bicentennial Bell Dedication-- Erie County
August 7, 2002
Ohio Historical Society
June 19, 2002
Campaign Reform (OSBA)
May 16, 2002
Day of Recognition Honoring Bulgaria and Denmark
April 7, 2002
Solutions for the Mentally Ill in the Criminal Justice System
January 30, 2002
State of the Judiciary
January 16, 2002

Address to the Ohio State Bar Association
May 9, 2001
State of the Judiciary
March 20, 2001
Tribute to Gov. James Rhodes
March 7, 2001
Address to the Cleveland City Club
January 5, 2001

Address to Ohio's Electors
December 18, 2000
State of the Judiciary
September 7, 2000
OSBA 2000 Annual Meeting
May 17, 2000
Ohio Courts Futures Commission
May 1, 2000
American Arbitration Association
February 16, 2000

Downloading the Judiciary
November 19, 1999
Ohio Senate Judiciary Committee Testimony - Ohio Sentencing Commission Juvenile & Traffic Proposals
September 22, 1999
State of the Judiciary
September 9, 1999
OSBA 1999 Annual Meeting
May 12, 1999

State of the Judiciary
September 10, 1998

State of the Judiciary
February 12, 1997

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