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
Judiciary
The Disruption of Judicial Elections. The Morning After.
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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…
The Disruption of Judicial Elections.
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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,…
Governor Kasich Announces Process for Replacing Retiring Justice Stratton
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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 Stratton to Step Down from Ohio High Court
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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…
Can a Federal Judge Order the Dismissal of a State Mandamus Action? More on the NEOCH Consent Decree.
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Ok. This post is for geeks. Comity and state/federal relations geeks—in the context of election law.
Last month I did a post about a mandamus action filed directly in the Supreme Court of Ohio by Tom Niehaus, President of the Ohio Senate, and Lou Blessing, a State Representative and Speaker Pro Tem, against Secretary of…
More on the NEOCH Consent Decree and Federal Remedies in State Elections Cases
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Read an update about this here.
Last month I wrote about a mandamus action filed directly in the Supreme Court of Ohio by Tom Niehaus, President of the Ohio Senate, and Lou Blessing, a State Representative and Speaker Pro Tem, against Secretary of State Jon Husted challenging a Consent Decree (“NEOCH consent decree”) entered…
And the Winner Is…..Tracie Hunter, by 71 Votes
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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…
Some Things Never End
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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…
Remember the 2010 Hamilton County Juvenile Court Election? Here’s the Latest Chapter.
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Further Update: On June 26, 2012, the Hamilton County Board of Elections voted 4-0 to drop its appeal to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals on the merits of this decision.
Update: On April 17, the Board of Elections voted to implement Judge Dlott’s order to count the ballots.
The race for a judgeship on…