Posts Tagged ‘Courts’
Matthew Fellerhoff appointed to Hamilton County Municipal Court
Columbus, Ohio – Ohio Governor Ted Strickland today announced the appointment of Matthew Fellerhoff to the Hamilton County Municipal Court. Matthew Fellerhoff, 43, of Cincinnati, has been named by Governor Strickland to fill the 4th District Hamilton County Municipal Court seat that became vacant upon the death of Judge Julia Stautberg on May [...]
Judging partisanship…
I was originally planning on covering more on the Housing Fund, but since not much was accomplished at the Committee of the Whole meeting, I opted to focus on another area where things are being discussed -- changes in the judicial code of ethics. Judging partisanship is the title for my piece in the Toledo Free Press this week. Many of us don't [...]
Trapp given perfect score from judicial ratings group
Ohio Supreme Court Candidate Mary Jane Trapp Received Perfect Score from Judicial Ratings Group Cleveland, OH- On Friday, July 30, 2010, The Judicial Candidates Rating Coalition (JCRC) gave 11th District Court of Appeals Presiding and Administrative Judge Mary Jane Trapp, who is a candidate for the Ohio Supreme Court, a unanimous "4" or [...]
Two year food-stamp fraud case leads to arrests
Long-term Investigation by Federal, State, Local Authorities Results in Arrests and Charges on Liquor Permits COLUMBUS – Criminal charges have been filed against five individuals and administrative charges have been filed against three liquor permit premises following a two-year food-stamp fraud investigation by agents with the Ohio [...]
Death Penalty Moratorium possible in Ohio
Earlier today Governor Ted Strickland did not grant clemency to Roderick Davie, which means his execution will go on as planned for Aug. 10. This will bring the total of executions from 1999 to 40. The Columbus Dispatch articles over the weekend on the topic of the death penalty, "Gubernatorial clemency: 7 men, 6 commutations" LINK and "Timeout [...]
The MATRIX….
"Privacy advocates, civil libertarians, and others oppose MATRIX and similar systems for fear that unrestricted data mining could lead to a massive invasion of privacy, as such systems could enable governments to scrutinize the lives and activities of ordinary citizens. Advocates for the MATRIX pilot project counter that this system allows [...]
Judge blocks AZ law several provisions now on hold
A federal judge has blocked parts of the Arizona immigration law that was set to go into affect tomorrow. Most of the items blocked where the ones that created the most controversy. This is being reported as a breaking news story by national media. Washington Post (link): The overall law will still take effect Thursday, but without the [...]
