2017 ANNUAL REPORT T  S C of O 

ANNUAL REPORT 2017

Maureen O’Connor Chief Justice

Terrence O’Donnell Sharon L. Kennedy Judith L. French William M. O’Neill Patrick F. Fischer R. Patrick DeWine Justices

Michael L. Buenger Administrative Director

Stephanie E. Hess Deputy Administrative Director

DEAR OHIOANS:

numbers can tell a compelling story. In the pages of this Supreme Court of Ohio annual report, numbers form the foundation of articles large and small that recap a year of significant decisions from the bench, rule changes for courts, forays into civic education, and accomplishments that reflect the character and diverse work of our staff.

The year 2017 began with a welcoming of two new members to the Court. Justices Patrick F. Fischer and R. Patrick DeWine took office following their statewide elections the previous November to full six-year terms.

Education at many levels is reflected in the numbers. For the calendar year, nearly 23,000 Ohioans were educated through more than 200 Ohio Judicial College course offerings.

As part of our administration of the practice of law in Ohio, the Court registered more than 44,000 active attorneys during 2017’s biennial registration period. Separately, the Court administered the Ohio bar exam twice last year to nearly 1,400 individuals.

Staff services were stepped up, and the numbers reflect it. The Court focused on further development and certification of specialized dockets in local courts to meet the changing, and often dire, needs of defendants. We certified court interpreters for non-English-speaking, deaf, and hard-of-hearing individuals who find themselves in court proceedings. We examined case flow and case management to ensure the timely adjudication of justice in local courts.

I’m pleased to present this annual report, and I encourage you to read on, paying particular attention to how numbers tell the stories of the Supreme Court of Ohio’s work in 2017.

God Bless,

Maureen O’Connor Chief Justice 2 4 Ohio Supreme Supreme Court Court Justices Decisions

9 Rule Changes

Staff Notes, Vision Statement & Mission 16 Statement 18 22 Year in Review Administrative Structure TABLE OF Case CONTENTS 24 Statistics FEATURE STORIES

Supreme Court Decisions

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New Justices Court Dedicates Robes on the Road: Civic Education Hold Court Portrait of Former 30th Anniversary Highlights Justice Lanzinger of Off-Site Court 22 Administrative Boards, Structure Commissions, Advisory Committees, 28 30 and Task 34 Forces Judiciary/Supreme Court Visiting Judges Operating Expenditures Ohio Supreme Court Justices

STANDING, FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Justice Patrick F. Fischer, Justice Judith L. French, Justice William M. O’Neill, and Justice R. Patrick DeWine. SEATED, FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Justice Terrence O’Donnell, Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor, and Justice Sharon L. Kennedy.

2 Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor she was chief legal counsel to Gov. Bob Taft, as well as Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor is the first woman an assistant attorney general and then chief counsel and 10th chief justice in Ohio history. She was re- to the attorney general. She argued before the U.S. elected to her second term as the head of Ohio’s Supreme Court twice, including on behalf of the state judiciary in 2016. Since becoming chief justice, she in a Cleveland school-vouchers case. has led significant reforms and improvements in the Ohio judicial system, including improving access to justice by advocating for reasonable court fines, Justice William M. O’Neill fees, and bail practices, especially for economically A former Army officer, Vietnam veteran, reporter, disadvantaged communities. She also established a registered nurse, and appellate judge, Justice William task force to study grand-jury proceedings in Ohio, M. O’Neill – a member of the Ohio Veterans Hall of created a committee to examine the administration of Fame – joined the Ohio Supreme Court in January the death penalty, and leads efforts for an eight-state 2013. He is a retired Army lieutenant colonel and initiative to combat the nation’s opioid epidemic. a retired Judge Advocate General (JAG) lieutenant She is president of the national Conference of Chief colonel in the Ohio National Guard. He received the Justices (CCJ) and chair of the National Center for Bronze Star and the Army Commendation Medal for State Courts (NCSC) Board of Directors. Chief Justice his service in Vietnam. Justice O’Neill resigned from O’Connor joined the Ohio Supreme Court as a the Supreme Court in January 2018, about a year justice in January 2003. short of his term’s end.

Justice Terrence O’Donnell Since joining the Ohio Supreme Court in 2003, Justice Patrick F. Fischer Justice Terrence O’Donnell has led statewide efforts Justice Patrick F. Fischer began his first term on to increase professionalism among lawyers and the Supreme Court on Jan. 1, 2017, following his judges. Previously, he served on the common pleas election in 2016. Previously, he was elected to Ohio’s and appellate benches and worked as a school First District Court of Appeals in 2010, and was re- teacher. He also served as chairman of the Ohio elected in 2012. Respected within the state’s legal Legal Rights Service Commission, which oversees community, he served as president of the Ohio State the protection and advocacy of the developmentally Bar Association from 2012 to 2013, and served on the disabled and mentally ill statewide. OSBA’s board of governors. While practicing law for 30 years, Justice Fischer tried cases throughout the country and was named to Best Lawyers in America Justice Sharon L. Kennedy and Ohio Super Lawyers. A former Butler County Domestic Relations Court judge, Justice Sharon L. Kennedy won election to an unexpired term on the Supreme Court in November Justice R. Patrick DeWine 2012, and was elected to her first full six-year term in Justice Pat DeWine began his first term on the 2014. She served on the bench in Butler County from Supreme Court on Jan. 2, 2017, following his election 1999 to 2012, where, as administrative judge, she in 2016. Before joining the Supreme Court, Justice improved its case management system to ensure the DeWine served on the First District Court of Appeals timely resolution of cases for families and children. and also served on the Hamilton County Common Before becoming a judge, she was special counsel to Pleas Court. Before becoming a judge, he practiced the attorney general and a part-time magistrate. She law for 13 years and began his legal career as a law began her career as a police officer. clerk for the Honorable David A. Nelson on the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. He served in local Justice Judith L. French government, as a member of the Hamilton County Former appellate judge Judith L. French became the Board of Commissioners and Cincinnati City Council. 155th justice of the Ohio Supreme Court in January 2013, after a gubernatorial appointment. She won election to her first full six-year term on the Supreme Court in 2014. Before serving as an appellate judge,

3 Supreme Court Decisions The Supreme Court issued many opinions in 2017, some dealing with highly anticipated legal issues. Here is a sampling 2017’s most noteworthy rulings.

4 statewide issues investigatory records (CLEIR),” and recovered through a rider added to that the portions redacted by the customer bills. coroner met the exemption. In a 4-3 decision, the Court Restrictions to Use of Red-Light 2016-1115 and 2016-1153. affirmed a Public Utilities Cameras Ruled Unconstitutional State ex rel. Cincinnati Enquirer Commission of Ohio decision to v. Pike Cty. Coroner’s Office Three of the many provisions of a Slip Opinion No. 2017-Ohio-8988 allow Duke to recover the costs of 2015 state law regulating the use environmental remediation of two of red-light and speed cameras sites, one of which was selected to be in the pathway of a new Ohio- are unconstitutional because they Landowners Can Challenge infringe upon municipal authority Increased Property Tax Value Kentucky interstate highway bridge. without serving an overriding state Placed on Woodlands Writing for the majority, Justice Judith L. French ruled that state law interest, the Court ruled on July 26. The Court ruled on Dec. 7 that allows the company to recover the In a 5-2 judgment, the Court landowners who complain that their expense as a “necessary and current agreed with the city of Dayton’s agricultural lands are overtaxed may cost of doing business” because constitutional challenge to parts challenge their land values before it voluntarily agreed to clean up of Senate Bill 342, which took the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals. pollution that under federal law it effect more than two years ago. In a pair of decisions, the was responsible for containing. In Justice Patrick F. Fischer’s lead Court rejected arguments by opinion, the Court found the 2014-0328. In re Application of Duke the tax commissioner that the Energy Ohio Inc. regulations were not “general laws” BTA lacked jurisdiction to 150 Ohio St.3d 437, 2017-Ohio-5536 that apply evenly throughout the hear objections to the current state but instead were regulations agricultural use values (CAUV) that improperly “limit legislative because the commissioner’s entry Statute Requiring Disclosure power of a municipal corporation” was not a “final determination.” of HIV-Positive Status to Sexual to set police, sanitary, or similar Under guidelines established Partners Is Constitutional regulations. by administrative rules, the tax The Court on Oct. 26 unanimously 2015-1549. Dayton v. State commissioner sets the CAUVs after 151 Ohio St.3d 168, 2017-Ohio-6909 upheld the constitutionality of consulting with an expert advisory Ohio’s HIV-disclosure statute, committee. The values are adopted which makes it a crime for a person in a “journal entry.” Justice R. who has tested positive for HIV to Pike County May Withhold Patrick DeWine’s majority opinion knowingly engage in sexual conduct Portions of Autopsy Reports noted that the entry is the last step from Press with another without disclosing that in the process of setting CAUVs, information, concluding that it does Portions of a county coroner’s so it is a final determination under not violate either the free speech autopsy reports that are part of an the plain language of the law. The provision of the First Amendment open homicide investigation are not BTA has jurisdiction to hear final or the equal protection clauses public records and not available for determinations and must hear the of the United States or Ohio public inspection until investigators landowner’s challenges, he wrote. constitutions. release them, the Court ruled on 2016-0256 and 2016-0510. Justice Terrence O’Donnell’s Dec. 14. Adams v. Testa majority opinion concluded 152 Ohio St.3d 207, 2017-Ohio-8853 In a 4-3 decision, the Court and 152 Ohio St.3d 217, 2017-Ohio-8854 that because R.C.2903.11(B)(1) determined the Pike County regulates conduct, not speech, Coroner’s Office properly denied it does not violate the First the Cincinnati Enquirer and the Duke Can Charge Customers Amendment, and because it is Columbus Dispatch unredacted to Clean Up Long-Closed rationally related to the state’s versions of the autopsy reports for Gas Plants legitimate interest in preventing eight members of the Rhoden and the transmission of HIV to sexual Duke Energy of Ohio can recover Gilley families, who were murdered partners who may not be aware of $55.5 million from customers to in April 2016. Writing for the the risk, it does not violate equal pay for cleaning up pollution at majority, Chief Justice Maureen protection. two long-closed manufactured gas O’Connor stated the legislature 2016-0903. State v. Batista amended the law regarding plant (MGP) sites near downtown 151 Ohio St.3d 584, 2017-Ohio-8304 coroner records in 2009 to exempt Cincinnati, the Court ruled on “confidential law enforcement June 29. The funds are to be

5 statewide issues juvenile cases

Strip Club Not Liable for Auto Accident Injuries The Supreme Court ruled on Mandatory Sentences Caused by Intoxicated several issues regarding the for Juveniles Constitutional Dancer charging and sentencing of State laws mandating sentences for juveniles are constitutional, the Ohio’s “Dram Shop Act” limits juveniles with crimes or Court ruled on July 6. A longer the legal responsibility of liquor counts of delinquency. penalty imposed for a juvenile permit holders not only for acts convicted at trial than for a of an intoxicated customer who Court Approves State’s Mandatory Bindover codefendant who pleaded guilty is causes an accident after leaving for Older Juveniles not a trial penalty, the Court also the establishment where drinks ruled. are sold, but also for acts of any The constitutional rights of older Both rulings were handed down intoxicated worker or person juveniles charged with certain in the case of Rickym Anderson. after they leave, the Court ruled serious crimes are not violated Justice Terrence O’Donnell’s on Sept. 6. when they automatically are sent to majority opinion pointed out The 6-1 decision found the trial in adult court, the Court ruled that Anderson was convicted of Dram Shop Act applied in a on May 25. four felony offenses and received case where a dancer at a Dayton The ruling reversed State v. a longer prison term than his strip club was provided drinks Aalim, a decision handed down codefendant who pleaded guilty by patrons and on her drive on Dec. 22, 2016, in which a to three felonies and agreed to home hit a vehicle in which the four-justice majority found testify against him at trial. Hence, passenger suffered multiple the mandatory bindover law the sentence was not a penalty or injuries and incurred more than violated a juvenile’s right to due “trial tax,” Anderson’s sentence was $1 million in medical expenses. process as guaranteed by the within the range authorized by law, The Court affirmed a Second Ohio Constitution. The Court and Anderson faced a potential District Court of Appeals reconsidered the first ruling that 50-year sentence, the Court ruled. decision that found the injured found the constitutional rights of The Court also upheld Ohio’s passenger could only pursue a 16-year-old Matthew Aalim were mandatory bindover law that claim against the club and its violated when a Montgomery allowed Anderson to be tried. owner under the Dram Shop County juvenile court automatically transferred him to adult court for 2016-0317. State v. Anderson Act (R.C. 4399.18). 151 Ohio St.3d 212, 2017-Ohio-5656 Justice R. Patrick DeWine’s allegedly committing an act that majority opinion concluded that would be considered a felony if the law holds a club responsible committed by an adult, and using a Court Affirms Sentences for in limited circumstances, gun to commit the crime. Crimes Committed by Juvenile including if the owner or an Justice Sharon L. Kennedy’s employee knowingly sold drinks majority opinion stated that If a juvenile is convicted of to a “noticeably intoxicated reconsideration was appropriate committing a crime that, when person.” The trial court ruled because the previous Supreme charged, required the case to correctly that the strip club Court failed to consider that be transferred from the juvenile dancer was not noticeably Article IV, Section 4(B) of the Ohio division to the general division of a intoxicated when she left the Constitution grants the General common pleas court, the juvenile premises and found the club Assembly exclusive authority to will be sentenced by the general was not liable for the damage, define the jurisdiction of common division for all convictions in that he wrote. pleas courts, including juvenile case, the Court ruled on July 27. 2016-0790. Johnson v. Montgomery courts. The 6-1 ruling allowed a nine- 151 Ohio St.3d 75, 2017-Ohio-7445 2015-0677. State v. Aalim year prison sentence to stand for a 150 Ohio St.3d 489, 2017-Ohio-2956 Montgomery County juvenile who was 17 years old when he used a

6 firearm to commit two aggravated fails to make the appointment, 10. Justice William M. O’Neill’s robberies at two restaurants and the juvenile must prove the error lead opinion stated that Juvenile forced multiple people into affected the outcome of the trial. Rule 9(A) gives the juvenile court confined spaces against their will. In a 4-3 ruling, the Supreme Court the power to end the criminal Justice Patrick F. Fischer, writing decided a 16-year-old Columbus prosecution and order treatment at for the majority, explained the male did not prove the failure an early stage of the proceedings, decision resolves a conflict among to have a GAL appointed would instead of taking formal action. Ohio appeals courts in cases have changed the result of his The juvenile court judge in this regarding a “reverse bindover,” amenability hearing. After that case noted that since the children where the juvenile offender is hearing, he was transferred to the were close in age and the incident convicted on at least one charge general division of the court of involved no threat of force or that mandated transfer to the common pleas, pleaded guilty to violence, it would be arbitrary to general division and convicted on several charges, and was sentenced determine that one child should additional charges that otherwise to 18 years in prison. face delinquency charges, but would be adjudicated in the Justice Sharon L. Kennedy’s not the other. The juvenile judge juvenile division. majority opinion declared that concluded that alternative methods The lower courts’ dispute the nature of an “amenability to treat the needs of both children centered on what happens in such hearing,” where a juvenile court would be better than formal court cases where the convictions include determines whether a minor can action, and if the parents would one that requires a mandatory be rehabilitated in the juvenile not provide the treatment, the transfer, but others that do not. system or transferred to the general county could take action to treat The opinion noted the law states division of common pleas court the children. it is “the case” and not “the to face adult charges, has criminal 2016-0907. In re D.S. convictions” that determines what aspects. To overturn a decision 152 Ohio St.3d 109, 2017-Ohio-8289 happens. The Court concluded based on a plain error made by the that once the general division judge, the minor must prove the determines a 16- or 17-year-old was outcome would have been different convicted of a crime that is subject had the error not occurred. to mandatory transfer, a court must 2015-0924. State v. Morgan then sentence the juvenile for all Slip Opinion No. 2017-Ohio-7565 convictions in that case. 2015-0192. State v. D.B. 150 Ohio St.3d 452, 2017-Ohio-6952 Juvenile Court Can Dismiss Sexual Crimes Committed by Young Children Guardian Ad Litem Must Be The rules of juvenile court allow Appointed for Juveniles a judge to dismiss criminal gross if Parents Are Deceased sexual imposition charges against a A juvenile whose parents are minor under age 13 who engages in deceased does not need to request sexual conduct with a child close in that a guardian ad litem (GAL) age, the Court ruled on Oct. 25. be appointed for an “amenability” The Court ruled that a Franklin hearing in juvenile court. A judge County Common Pleas Court must appoint one as required by judge had the power to dismiss a law, the Court ruled Sept. 13. delinquency charge against a boy In juvenile proceedings, a GAL who was 12 years old at the time is appointed to represent the “best he engaged in sexual conduct interests of a child.” If the judge with another boy who was almost

7 search issues

The Supreme Court resolved cases dealing with contested searches and questioning of suspects by law enforcement or government officials.

Book Bag Search that Led to Discovery of Gun at School Was Permissible The constitutional rights of a student who had bullets in his book bag were not violated when a high school used this discovery to search another of the student’s bags and found a handgun, the Court ruled on May 11. The Court’s unanimous decision reversed a Tenth District Court of to provide the commonly known Evidence Can Be Used When Appeals ruling. The appeals panel Miranda warnings to a suspect who Police with Warrant Improperly had agreed with a trial court that the has been removed from a stopped Enter Premises gun was inadmissible as evidence vehicle and placed into a police car. because the search violated the U.S. If a police officer with a search Instead, the Court offered guidelines Constitution’s Fourth Amendment warrant violates Ohio’s “knock- that help determine if the stop is the guarantees against unlawful search and-announce” law, the criminal type of “custodial interrogation” that and seizure. evidence obtained during the search mandate the warnings. But the Supreme Court, in still can be used to prosecute the The decision reversed an Eighth a decision by Justice Sharon L. suspect, the Supreme Court ruled District Court of Appeals ruling Kennedy, wrote that schools have on Oct. 10. that an Ohio State Highway Patrol a compelling interest in protecting A Court majority found the trooper improperly questioned a students from harm, making it exclusionary rule, which is used to Cleveland driver about his alcohol reasonable for the school to conduct prevent the use of illegally obtained consumption when he pulled the a warrantless search of property, like evidence, is not the appropriate man over and sat him in the front a book bag, to identify the owner remedy for a knock-and-announce seat of the cruiser. The trooper did and ensure the contents were not violation. The ruling allows the use not read the man his Miranda rights dangerous. of evidence collected by Boardman before questioning and the Eighth police who burst into the home of 2016-0271. State v. Polk 150 Ohio St.3d 29, 2017-Ohio-2735 District ruled the statements were a suspected heroin dealer without inadmissible evidence. Chief Justice announcing they had a warrant to Maureen O’Connor’s majority search the apartment where he was No Rights Warnings Required to opinion concluded the trooper living. Justice William M. O’Neill’s Question Intoxicated Driver in only asked the typical questions of majority opinion explained the Police Vehicle Front Seat a routine traffic stop where alcohol exclusionary rule was designed to is suspected to be a factor, and was protect against unconstitutional Placing a suspect in the front seat not “the kind of interrogation — warrantless or illegal searches. The of a police cruiser during a traffic designed to pressure a suspect to purpose of knock-and-announce is stop does not alone determine if the confess to illegal conduct — that to protect the safety, property, and officer needs to read the suspect his was of particular concern” to the privacy of those on the premises rights before questioning, the Court U.S. Supreme Court when it decided “that can be destroyed by a sudden ruled on July 19. Miranda v. Arizona in 1966. entrance.” In a 6-1 decision, the Supreme 2016-0172 and 2016-0282. Court declined to draw a “bright- 2016-0238. State v. Bembry Cleveland v. Oles 151 Ohio St.3d 502, 2017-Ohio-8114 line rule” that requires an officer 152 Ohio St.3d 1, 2017-Ohio-5834

8 Rule Changes The Court enacted a number of rule changes in 2017, including those that dealt with commercial dockets, post-conviction DNA testing, and the practice of law by military spouses.

commercial mediation for magistrates dockets stalking orders New rules require Amendments to the rules The Court developed temporary magistrates to register annually governing commercial dockets rule changes so that a group with the Court’s Office of included altering the process of pilot courts around the Attorney Services, take an oath for appointing judges, their state could test the concept of office upon appointment, and qualifications, term lengths, and of mediating a subset of civil complete 40 continuing legal education requirements and stalking protection order cases. education hours. Additionally, took effect March 1. Previously, Beginning on June 1, the rules the rules, which took effect on the process required the chief enabled the courts to mediate Jan. 1, 2018, require a court’s justice to appoint a judge for menacing disputes occurring administrative judge to notify a common pleas court with between coworkers or neighbors, Attorney Services upon a a commercial docket. The but cases involving domestic magistrate’s appointment or amendments transfer the violence or sexually oriented termination. appointment responsibility to offenses are not eligible. the local court, which would select commercial docket judges by majority vote of the judges of the general division of that court.

dna military other testing spouses + rules A person sentenced to death Ohio joined 21 other states when Other rule amendments may appeal the rejection of an it adopted rule amendments governing civil, criminal, and application for post-conviction enabling an attorney-spouse of an juvenile proceedings, and rules DNA testing directly to the Ohio active duty member of the U.S. of evidence were approved. The Supreme Court as of June 1. military temporarily stationed in Supreme Court’s Commission The change is a result of a 2016 Ohio to be admitted temporarily on the Rules of Practice and case (State v. Noling) in which to practice law under certain Procedure adopted several rules the Court found that part of the conditions. The Court’s Task that received legislative approval, state law that limits the appeals Force on Access to Justice and including one that established a of capital offenders seeking DNA the Ohio State Bar Association new procedure for appointment testing after a conviction was recommended the amendment, of experts for indigent capital unconstitutional. which took effect on July 1. cases, as well as new standards for discovery in post-conviction relief in such cases.

9 Justices Patrick F. Fischer and R. Patrick DeWine were sworn in to their first terms on the state’s highest court in early 2017.

atrick F. Fischer won election in November Justice Fischer thanked his late parents 2016 to an open seat on the Ohio for sacrificing, saving, and scrimping for his PSupreme Court and began his first six-year education and that of his five siblings. Three of term as the 157th Supreme Court justice on Jan. the Fischer children became lawyers. 1, 2017. His judicial experience includes six years “My parents’ gift that education makes the on the First District Court of Appeals. future, and their importance on learning how to Justice Fischer took his ceremonial oath of learn made all the difference,” he said. “And, to office during a March 1 Courtroom ceremony me, it is only with that continuous learning that surrounded by family and friends. the law can maintain its integrity.” In his remarks, Justice Fischer listed four factors that make a good judge or justice: impartiality, independence, integrity, and professionalism. Justice Pat DeWine won election in November Noting his Jesuit high school education, he 2016 to an open seat on the Court and began his mentioned the order’s motto, “A Man for Others,” first six-year term as the 158th justice on Jan. 2, and the importance to him of the Jesuit tradition 2017. of service. His judicial experience includes nearly four “It is this ability of one person who shall stand years on the First District Court of Appeals and up for all others, sometimes alone, which is the four years on the Hamilton County Common gift of independence. And, for me, it is only with Pleas Court. that independence that a judge can stand up for Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor administered every person seeking justice,” he said. the oath of office during a Feb. 9 Courtroom

10 Retired Justice Judith Ann Lanzinger and artist Jeffrey Klopping.

PORTRAIT DEDICATION CEREMONY JUDITH ANN LANZINGER { FORMER JUSTICE } The Supreme Court dedicated the portrait of PICTURED: Chief Justice O’Connor administers the oath recently retired Justice Judith Ann Lanzinger during of office to Justices Fischer (left) and DeWine (right) a Courtroom ceremony on Feb. 6, honoring her 12 during separate swearing-in ceremonies in early 2017. years on the state’s highest court. Justice Lanzinger is the only person in Ohio history to be elected to every level of the state’s ceremony, where Justice DeWine thanked his judiciary. She could not run for re-election to the family, mentors, colleagues, and “virtually everyone” Court because of constitutional age restrictions for in the room for helping him along the way over the judges. two years he campaigned for his seat on the bench. During the dedication celebration, Lanzinger Of his travels to all 88 counties, Justice DeWine used numbers — courts, campaigns, colleagues, said he realized the wisdom of making judges staff, and jury trials — to quantify her career while acknowledging that they don’t tell the whole story. directly accountable to the voters and that he “Each of the cases before me has told a story “learned a great deal about Ohio, and I think it of dispute or conflict or even crime,” she told the really has made me a better judge.” attendees, including many family members. “These Justice DeWine also pledged to keep restraint and are all subjects for the law to resolve. We know that independence at the center of his decision-making, law is based on abstract principles, but in my view, as called for by the framers of the Constitution. at its center, law is also a helping profession because “They understood that our freedoms would every story involves people. And I’ve been very be guaranteed not by any single branch of privileged over the last 31 years to serve as a judge for government, but by the whole of our system, by the people of Ohio.” the branches working sometimes together but Artist Jeffrey Klopping, Lanzinger’s cousin, spent also sometimes in tension with each other,” he six years completing the portrait after spending two said. “For that system to work, our judiciary must years in the planning stages. After the family unveiled the portrait, Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor be independent, but at the same time, the great accepted it on behalf of the Court. powers that our courts are vested with compel that we always exercise restraint.” WATCH CEREMONY VIDEO AT ohiochannel.org

Lanzinger Portrait Dedication 11 ROBES ON THE ROAD

As part of an education program that turned 30 in October 2017, the Ohio Supreme Court hears cases in local communities, taking the highest level of the state judicial branch to the people.

he Ohio Supreme Court didn’t step As part of the Court’s civic education outreach, tentatively into its Off-Site Court the Off-Site Court Program targets high school Program. The late Chief Justice students to build understanding about how the Thomas J. Moyer wanted to enhance Ohio Supreme Court, and the state’s judicial Tstudent knowledge about Ohio’s system in general, operate. The bench and bar judicial system by taking the Court directly to the in local communities invite the Supreme Court schools and their communities. At launch, the to their county for an off-site session, and, as of Court scheduled seven sessions in 18 months away October 2017, 68 counties had hosted the Court. from its Columbus Courtroom. The bold start began in October 1987. The Court organized the inaugural off-site Bringing Court to Life session in Marietta, which in 1987 was celebrating Much goes into planning a session involving 200 years since becoming the first permanent seven justices and crowds of students, from settlement in the Northwest Territory. The security, lodging, and food for the justices to tradition of the Supreme Court traveling to coordinating the flow of students through the different locations across the state continues today. Court’s session and preparing them ahead of To commemorate the program’s 30th anniversary, time for the experience. Teachers and staff the Supreme Court returned to Marietta on discuss with students the appropriate behavior Oct. 18, 2017, to hear oral arguments in front for the formality of a court proceeding, and of hundreds of Washington County students at practice entering and exiting the venues that are Marietta High School. transformed into a courtroom.

12 CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: Justices hear oral arguments in Marietta in October 2017, marking the 30th anniversary of the Off-Site Court Program; students arrive at the 2011 Highland County session; staff in Van Wert County prepare to install the Ohio Supreme Court seal for an October 1995 off-site session; and the late Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer speaks during the April 2007 session in Knox County.

COUNTIES 68 IN 30 YEARS Nearly all Ohio counties have ON THE ROAD participated in the Off-Site Court Program over the years.*

Hosted Off-Site Hosted Off-Site Court Court once more than one time

*As of October 2017.

In the weeks leading up to every off-site court discuss with the students the oral arguments and the session, students study the judicial system’s levels and legal points. the specific cases they will hear argued before the After the Supreme Court heads home, court officials Court that day. Teachers and local attorneys volunteer and educators often find themselves inspired to keep to discuss the background of the scheduled cases with the productive dialogue going between courts and the students. youth. Some local judges take time to speak with Court officials, teachers, and attorneys who’ve students. Various courts regularly host student groups arranged past off-site court sessions across the state for a Q&A session with judges, jail staff, attorneys, and report that the Supreme Court session and educational probation officers. Some courts offer tours to youth activities in their communities made positive and allow students to attend court hearings. Local bar impressions on their students. associations also play a role, for example, by identifying guest speakers from the legal field to periodically visit schools and talk with students. Numerous High Points Organizers said that it’s a community gathering well Many participants appreciate the unscripted question- worth the work. and-answer discussion that the justices have with students before Court begins. Each justice typically delivers a brief personal history and speaks candidly when talking with students. Others highlight the “debriefings” after the Court’s session, when the attorneys who argued the cases

13 Civic Education The Ohio Supreme Court is dedicated to promoting greater understanding of the courts and the judicial branch of government. In 2017, the justices acknowledged the considerable hours that volunteers devote to educating visitors to the Supreme Court, and staff developed an educational packet about the justice system for teachers.

ourteen volunteers were honored in September at the Thomas J. Moyer Ohio Judicial Center for their service giving tours to hundreds of visitors each year. f All seven justices were on hand for the luncheon, and Chief Justice O’Connor surprised the group with a special pin VISITORS IN 2017 depicting the historic building they guide visitors through each week. From young school children to adults, these volunteers teach the public about the role and the responsibilities of the judicial branch of government. “It’s an exceptional group that really cares about what they are 241 teaching,” said Toba Feldman, who’s been giving tours for 12 years. 14 “And providing information on the building, but more importantly VOLUNTEER about the judges, legal system, courts, lawyers, I think everyone SCHOOL TOUR GUIDES finds it valuable and I wouldn’t be doing it otherwise.” TOURS In 2017, guides volunteered approximately 533 hours, leading tours of the building and the Court’s Visitor Education Center. 9,880 341 “Your knowledge and enthusiasm are appreciated by the staff and STUDENTS the justices. I want you to know that,” Chief Justice O’Connor told Tours of the Thomas J. Moyer Ohio Judicial Center the volunteers. “Those of us who work here are extremely proud of the building and proud of what you do for us in showcasing the building and this institution.”

PICTURED (from left): David Binkovitz, Galen Graham, Karen Saffle, Paul 105 Braunsdorf, Susan Voorhees-Murphy, Phil Smith, Toba Feldman, Elise Porter, Sara Stiffler (Civic Education & Outreach Program Coordinator), Catherine INTERNATIONAL VISITORS Stroup, Kate Graham, Martha Lighttiser, Monica Leck, and Dan Bennington. Not pictured: Patricia Davidson

14 Civic Education b Tools Developed

n educational packet made available to teachers in 2017 is designed to teach students about the state’s judicial branch and how courts a c work. The teaching guides, developed by the Court’s Civic Education Section, give children of all ages a fun way to learn. The packet includes strategies to teach students about the justice system and lesson plans designed specifically to meet d state educational standards. Courts also can use the packets to facilitate discussion and activities when conducting outreach with schools in their communities or when students visit their courts. In the packet, a note from Chief Justice O’Connor explains that the materials, including graphic novels developed by the National Center for State Courts, give students the chance to learn more e about the least-understood branch of government — the judiciary. “You are learning some of the most important things that any American can learn: how What’s Inside your government works, how you can protect your rights, and how important it An array of educational resources are tucked into the Supreme is that you become an active and engaged Court’s practical, colorful packet. From graphic novels about the citizen,” she wrote. different roles of courts to bookmarks about the state’s judicial The judicial branch education packet is system, the packet includes multiple tools to teach students about the justice system. free. Teachers, courts, and the public have immediate access to the materials from a The Supreme Court of Ohio d National Center the Court’s website. (Go to sc.ohio.gov, & the Ohio Judicial System Brochure for State Courts click “Civic Education,” then “Judicial Graphic Novels Branch Education Resources.”) Files can b Judicial Education Resources for Teachers Brochure e Ohio Curriculum be downloaded as PDFs, and some can be Lesson Plans viewed as digital magazines. Teachers and c Supreme Court Bookmarks courts may order print copies or obtain more information by emailing [email protected].

15 Staff Notes Ohio Supreme Court employees are guided in their work by a vision statement, a mission statement, and three strategic directives.

Vision Statement Mission Statement Strategic Directives

For the Supreme The Supreme Court will accomplish its vision by: • Foster Uniformity Court of Ohio to • Applying and promoting standards of administer justice with • Achieve Internal impartiality and fairness integrity and provide Efficiencies leadership for the • Strengthening the judiciary, courts, and bar • Support the Judiciary Judicial Branch of of Ohio Ohio government. • Fostering collaboration with its justice system partners • Serving as a catalyst for the strategic direction of the justice system.

SENIOR STAFF

Graubner Nelson Promoted Long Selected to Lead to Court Services Director Legal Resources Office In August 2017, Stephanie Graubner Elisabeth Long was promoted in May Nelson was named director of court 2017 to director of legal services. In services. She has been employed by that position, she provides oversight the Court since August 2009. and administrative direction for The Court Services Division the Office of Legal Resources, supports trial and appellate courts with the which assists the Supreme Court justices in researching administration of justice in Ohio. In her role as the complex legal issues and preparing written analyses of division director, Graubner Nelson oversees several those issues. sections and programs that provide traditional and Long, who joined the Court in March 2013, acted as innovative services to the courts. interim director of the office from November 2016 until Graubner Nelson brought her experience working her promotion. Before that, she specialized in death in two sections to her new position. She served as penalty and tax issues as a master commissioner. manager and as policy counsel for the Children and Dedicated to public service, Long has worked in all Families Section, and as policy counsel for the Case three branches of government at the state and federal Management Section. She was appointed interim levels. director of the division in October 2016. In 2017, she graduated from the Court Management In 2014, she earned the certified court manager Program of the National Center for State Courts as a credential from the Court Management Program of certified court manager. She is licensed to practice law in the National Center for State Courts. Graubner Nelson the District of Columbia, Minnesota, Ohio, and Virginia, helped form the Ohio chapter of the Association of and is a member of the Ohio Association of Court Family and Conciliation Courts and has participated Administrators and the Ohio State Bar Association. in mock trial activities for the Ohio Center for Law- Related Education.

16 HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS

New Ohio Fiscal Academy Graduate Tim Gaunt, fiscal officer in the Office of Fiscal Resources, graduated in September 2017 from the Ohio Fiscal Academy, a nine-month academic program offered through the State of Ohio. With his graduation, Gaunt earned the certified-fiscal-professional credential.

National Editorial Appointment In September 2017, Tasha Ruth, case management program manager in the Professional Excellence Award Recipients Office of Court Services, was named editor of Court Manager, a The Supreme Court’s 13th annual ceremony honoring employee publication of the National Association excellence and service recognized nearly three dozen staff members for Court Management. in a Courtroom ceremony on Feb. 28. Highlights of the event were the presentations of the Court’s Professional Excellence Awards. Four employees were recognized with the highest honors given to Supreme Court employees (pictured L to R): Katie Monahan, 12 Roscoe S. Mayes Custodian, Office of graphic design editor in the Office of Public Information; Jess years Facilities Management Mosser, staff attorney in the Office of Chief Legal Counsel; Erick Gale, master commissioner in the Office of Legal Resources; and 21 Lee Ann Ward Director, Office Kelly Peters, executive assistant to Justice French. Another 31 years RETIREES of Bar Admissions employees were honored for 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30 years of service to the Court.

Staff Earn National Court Staff earned national Management Credentials court management 5 Five Supreme Court employees earned national certification in credentials in 2017 2017, after completing a three-year program of courses offered through the Supreme Court’s Judicial College and the National Center for State Courts’ Institute for Court Management. certified court managers certified court executives 128 Elisabeth A. Long Gina White Palmer Director, Legal Resources Division Director, Attorney Services Division

Melissa M. Ferguson Diana Ramos-Reardon Current Supreme Court Ohio Court Personnel Case Management Counsel, Policy Counsel, Office of Court Services Employees Certified who Participated in the Clerk’s Office Jeremy Johnson as Court Managers or Court Management Senior Network Administrator, Executives Program in 2017 Office of Information Technology

17 2017 Year in

FEB JULY 91 21–23 2 25–27 CASES HEARD BAR EXAMS

IN

New Justices Joined the Court 23 888 ORAL ARGUMENT 1,372 10,344 SESSIONS Librarian Bar Exam Research OFF-SITE COURT SESSIONS Passage Rate: Requests Morgan County 3 Washington County 65% Bar Admissions CEREMONIES

JANUARY 4 FEBRUARY 9 The Ohio Supreme Court opens The Court holds a celebratory its third annual technology grant swearing-in ceremony for application process for local courts Justice DeWine. statewide.

FEBRUARY 9 JANUARY 10 Civics teachers participating in the The Court convenes oral arguments OCLRE Ohio Government in Action with new Justices Patrick F. Fischer program tour the Moyer Judicial and R. Patrick DeWine. Center, observe oral arguments, and meet with several justices.

JANUARY 31 Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor FEBRUARY 14 announces support for prescription The Court unveils a shared resources database access for drug courts. website to encourage local courts to collaborate on projects to save time and money while still meeting their needs. FEBRUARY 6 The Court dedicates former Justice Judith Ann Lanzinger’s portrait during a special Courtroom ceremony.

18 Review

COURT SECURITY 44,473 SERVICES FOR LOCAL COURTS Attorneys registered during 225 biennial registration period SPECIALIZED DOCKETS 11 17 7 COURT INTERPRETERS Attorneys suspended Training Reviews Consultations certified by the for failure to register Sessions of Court 191 24 Court in 2017 Locations Certified in 2017 Attorneys sanctioned 159 for CLE non-compliance 104 DISPUTE Certified Court RESOLUTION 87 Interpreters Recertified in 2017 in Ohio MENTORING PROGRAM 21 Trainings 345 Days 623 623 44 Mediation Attorney New CASE MANAGEMENT Attendees Sessions Mentors Lawyers 51 consultations with local courts 514 (includes eLearning)

FEBRUARY 27 MARCH 13 APRIL 26 Clarence G. Newsome, president of The Court debuts a new Visitor The Court awards $2.8 million in the National Underground Railroad Education Center exhibit, “Eye in the technology grants to 70 local courts. Freedom Center, speaks about Sky,” about law enforcement use of freedom and the rule of law during the a tracking device to uncover a drug Court’s annual Black History Month deal. APRIL 28 event. The Court announces that 224 applicants (54 percent) pass the APRIL 6 February Ohio bar exam. FEBRUARY 28 The justices hear oral arguments in The Court recognizes four employees McConnelsville (Morgan County) as with its annual Professional Excellence part of the Off-Site Court program. MAY 15 Awards, and presents 31 staff with More than 200 new lawyers are sworn awards for years of service. in to the Ohio bar during a ceremony APRIL 20 & 21 at the Palace Theater in Columbus. Chief Justice O’Connor addresses MARCH 1 a Harvard law panel on the need Justice Patrick F. Fischer takes his to improve fines, fees, and bails MAY 30 ceremonial oath of office surrounded processes that prey on the poor. The Ohio Judicial College launches by family and friends at the Moyer OhioCourtEDU, a new website where Judicial Center. judges, attorneys, guardians, and others can register for online courses.

19 YEAR IN REVIEW

JULY 12 and tour the Moyer Judicial Center anniversary and honor long-time Justice Judith French meets with as part of the Columbus International judge and attorney mentors. Ohio State University Mandela Program’s “Rule of Law.” Washington Fellows — a group of young African leaders who practice SEPTEMBER 22 in the medical field, but have many AUGUST 29 The Court announces the availability questions on how law is carried out in President Warren G. Harding’s family of transportation grants to help the United States, specifically in Ohio. donates a plaster cast of his face to schools defray the costs of bringing the Court. The plaster, which was students to and from the Moyer The Court creates the Civil Justice sculpted by a Columbus artist, served Judicial Center. Program Fund to provide direct civil as a mold for the bronze bas relief of legal assistance and increased access President Harding that hangs in the to assistance for Ohioans’ civil legal judicial center’s grand concourse. needs, such as housing, healthcare, SEPTEMBER 26 and economic security, among other The Civic Education Section releases areas. free judicial branch education AUGUST 31 resources for teachers, including Chief Justice O’Connor addresses bookmarks, “comic” books with courthouse safety; fines, fees, and corresponding lesson plans, and JULY 25–27 bail; and the opioid crisis in her annual information on the Ohio judicial More than 900 prospective lawyers sit State of the Judiciary address. system. for the three-day Ohio bar exam.

SEPTEMBER 8 SEPTEMBER 28 AUGUST 10 The Court’s Children & Families The justices recognize the substantial Two dozen teachers and Section releases two new toolkits to contributions of the many volunteers administrators from Saudi Arabia help juvenile court and child welfare who conduct tours of the Moyer visit the Court as part of a Kent State staff assess best practices. Judicial Center during a special University program designed to build ceremony. leadership through engagement with other cultures. SEPTEMBER 22 Nearly 50 current and former OCTOBER 9 members of the Court’s Commission Chief Justice O’Connor welcomes AUGUST 21 on Professionalism gather at more than 30 young visitors as part A pair of legal delegates from Greece the Moyer Judicial Center to of the Court’s annual Take Your Child and the Democratic Republic of commemorate the group’s 25th to Work Day program. Congo meet with Court employees

COMPLETED 22,818 44% COURSEWORK ONLINE PEOPLE EDUCATED

ADULT GUARDIANS TRAINING EDUCATED DURING 19 SESSIONS Ohio Judicial College 7,463 FACULTY (includes Court staff) 26 GUARDIAN AD LITEM TRAINING SESSIONS

20 YEAR IN REVIEW

OCTOBER 18 NOVEMBER 1 NOVEMBER 20 The Court commemorates the 30th The Office of Attorney Services More than 35 Ohio court anniversary of its Off-Site Court releases its 2017 fiscal year report, professionals achieve national Program by holding oral arguments which shows nearly $9 million in certification upon graduating in Marietta — where the program fees collected from Ohio lawyers. from the three-year Ohio Court began in 1987. Management Program. Pakistani and Indian visitors from the Legislative Fellows Program, sponsored by the U.S. State OCTOBER 20 Department, tour the Moyer Judicial DECEMBER 11–14 Justices attend the 2017 Red Center and learn about the U.S. More than 50 new judges attend a Mass at the Cathedral of St. John judiciary. three-day orientation session hosted the Evangelist in Cleveland to by the Ohio Judicial College. congratulate Justice Terrence O’Donnell, the year’s recipient of the St. Thomas More Award. NOVEMBER 7 The Lawyers’ Fund for Client DECEMBER 21 Protection annual report shows The Court’s Commission on $841,227 in reimbursements for 158 Continuing Legal Education OCTOBER 26 claims of attorney theft by dishonest issues sanctions for 159 attorneys Students from the University of conduct in fiscal year 2017. who failed to comply with CLE Iceland’s School of Law and Ohio requirements. Northern University’s Pettit College of Law visit the Court and talk with Administrative Director Michael NOVEMBER 13 Buenger about differences between About 600 successful applicants the legal systems in the U.S. and participate in the bar admissions Iceland. ceremonies at the Ohio Theatre in Columbus.

OCTOBER 23 & 24 More than 500 court personnel from NOVEMBER 15 around the state gather to exchange The application period for a new ideas at the annual Specialized round of Supreme Court technology Dockets Conference, hosted by the grants opens, allowing courts to Court. apply for technology projects designed to remove barriers to justice.

204 9 WEBINARS/WEB CONFERENCES 39 ONLINE MODULES COURSES 12 BROADCASTS 144 ONSITE/LIVE OFFERED

0 50 100 150 200 250

21 Administrative Operations Complete descriptions of the Supreme Court administrative offices are available at sc.ohio.gov/AdminOffices.

Administrative Division Judicial & Education Services Division The Administrative Division is the lead division of The Judicial & Education Services Division, which the Supreme Court. It assists in developing and includes the Ohio Judicial College, supports all Ohio communicating the long-term vision, values, and appellate and local courts in the administration of direction of the Court and the judicial branch of Ohio justice by helping develop policies and procedures, government. The Administrative Division includes training judicial offices and court staff, and providing the offices of the Administrative Director, Chief Legal access to funding and resources. Counsel, Fiscal Resources, Human Resources, Public Information, and the Law Library. This division also Court Services Division oversees Court communication and outreach and The Office of Court Services supports trial and appellate provides support to the Court and Ohio judiciary courts in the administration of justice. Its staff, through in the areas of fiscal, human resources, and records four sections and two additional programs, oversees and management. provides traditional and innovative services in response to and with respect for the needs of the courts and the Clerk’s Division public. The clerk of the court supervises the filing of all case- related items and maintains all case files in matters Facilities Management Division pending before the Supreme Court. In addition, the The Facilities Management Division ensures the secure office maintains case dockets, the Court’s journal, and and efficient operation of the Moyer Judicial Center and relevant trial, appellate, board, and agency records. maintains internal and external comfort, cleanliness, The office prepares and issues Court orders, schedules and building standards. The division provides building oral arguments and other case-related matters for the management services to Supreme Court employees and Court’s consideration, and coordinates interagency other building tenants, ensures the safety and comfort of communication in death-penalty cases. The division guests, and offers security assessments and assistance to includes the Office of the Reporter, which publishes Ohio courts. The division includes the Office of Court Supreme Court, appellate, and trial court opinions. Security.

Attorney Services Division Information Technology Division The Attorney Services Division assists the Supreme The Information Technology Division operates the Court in its regulation of the practice of law in Ohio. Supreme Court’s information technology systems and This division includes the Office of Bar Admissions. processes. The division also develops and implements the Ohio Courts Network, provides guidance to Ohio Legal Resources Division courts on technology-related matters, and facilitates The Office of Legal Resources assists in resolving the development of statewide information-technology complex legal issues pending before the Supreme Court. standards for Ohio courts.

affiliated offices: In addition to its eight divisions, the Supreme Court has four affiliated offices with a quasi-independent status because of the nature of their work: the Office of Disciplinary Counsel, the Board of Professional Conduct, the Lawyers’ Fund for Client Protection, and the Ohio Criminal Sentencing Commission. Complete descriptions of these offices are available at sc.ohio.gov/AdminOffices.

22 2017 ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE

CHIEF JUSTICE & JUSTICES BOARD OF The Supreme Court of Ohio PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT Richard A. Dove Director

ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION CRIMINAL OFFICE OF SENTENCING Michael L. Buenger, Administrative Director DISCIPLINARY COMMISSION COUNSEL Stephanie E. Hess, Deputy Administrative Director Sara Andrews Scott Drexel Director Disciplinary Counsel • Office of the Administrative Director • Office of the Chief Legal Counsel • Office of Fiscal Resources LAWYERS’ FUND • Office of Human Resources FOR CLIENT PROTECTION • Office of Public Information Janet Green • Civic Education Section Marbley Administrator • Law Library

ATTORNEY SERVICES CLERK'S LEGAL RESOURCES DIVISION DIVISION DIVISION Gina White Palmer, Director Sandra H. Grosko, Clerk Elisabeth Long, Director • Office of Attorney Services • Office of the Clerk • Office of Legal Resources • Office of Bar Admissions • Office of the Reporter

INFORMATION JUDICIAL & EDUCATION COURT SERVICES TECHNOLOGY DIVISION SERVICES DIVISION DIVISION Robert D. Stuart, Director W. Milt Nuzum, Director Stephanie Nelson, Director • Office of Information Technology • Office of Judicial Services • Office of Court Services • Application Development • Judicial College  • Case Management Section  • Children & Families • Network & Technology  • Dispute Resolution Resources Section  • Language Services  • Specialized Dockets

FACILITIES MANAGEMENT DIVISION Jerry Williams, Interim Director • Office of Facilities Management • Office of Court Security

23 Case Statistics More than 1,800 cases were filed with the Ohio Supreme Court in 2017.

Jurisdictional Practice of Merit Cases TOTAL Appeals Law Cases

Cases Filed 1,365 370 93 1,828

Case Dispositions 1,260 423 93 1,776

53% Criminal

20% 831 883 Miscellaneous1 Cases filed by 18% CasesCases PENDING PENDING Cases PENDING LEGAL on Jan. 1, 2017 Civil on Jan. 1, 2017 on Dec. 31, 2017 CATEGORY 5% 2017 Practice of Law

4% Domestic Relations, 97% Probate & Juvenile CLEARANCE RATE

1 Miscellaneous cases include certified conflict cases, certified questions of state law, direct appeals, original actions, and administrative appeals.

24 Cases Filed in 2017

1,365 Jurisdictional Appeals 1,256 Jurisdictional Appeals 3 Death Penalty Postconviction Appeals 20 Appeals Involving Termination of Parental Rights/Adoption 83 Appeals from App.R. 26(B) Applications 3 Petition to Transfer Board of Tax Appeals Appeal from Court of Appeals

370 Merit Cases 162 Original Actions 44 Habeas Corpus Cases 81 Direct Appeals (Cases Originating in Court of Appeals) 20 Certified Conflicts 0 Certified Conflicts Involving Termination of Parental Rights/Adoption 38 Appeals from Board of Tax Appeals 8 Appeals from Public Utilities Commission 2 Appeals from Power Siting Board 4 Death Penalty Cases 0 Appeals from App.R. 26(B) Application in Death Penalty Case 4 Certified Questions of State Law 1 Appeal from Denial of DNA Testing in Capital Case 0 Appeals of Contest of Election under R.C. 3515.15 0 Petition Challenges pursuant to Article II, Section 1g of the Ohio Constitution 0 Contests of an Election pursuant to R.C. 3515.08 6 Cases Purporting to Invoke Unspecified Original Jurisdiction

93 Practice of Law Cases 84 Disciplinary Cases 3 Bar Admission Cases 4 Unauthorized Practice of Law Cases 2 Other Matters Relating to Practice of Law

1,828 Total Cases Filed

25 2017 Final Dispositions Cases Pending on December 31, 2017

1,260 Jurisdictional Appeals2 1,152 Jurisdictional Appeals

17 Death Penalty Postconviction Appeals

18 Appeals Involving Termination of Parental Rights/Adoption

72 Appeals from App.R. 26(B) Applications

1 Petition to Transfer Board of Tax Appeals Appeal from Court of Appeals

423 Merit Cases 148 Original Actions

49 Habeas Corpus Cases

83 Direct Appeals (Cases Originating in Court of Appeals)

15 Certified Conflicts

0 Certified Conflicts Involving Termination of Parental Rights/Adoption

75 Appeals from Board of Tax Appeals

6 Appeals from Public Utilities Commission

1 Appeals from Power Siting Board

5 Death Penalty Cases

0 Appeal from App.R. 26(B) Application in Death Penalty Case

2 Certified Questions of State Law

0 Appeal from Denial of DNA Testing in Capital Case

0 Appeals of Contest of Election under R.C. 3515.15

0 Petition Challenges pursuant to Article II, Section 1g of the Ohio Constitution

6 Other Merit Cases

33 Jurisdictional Appeals Accepted for Merit Review

93 Practice of Law Cases 84 Disciplinary Cases

3 Bar Admission Cases

4 Unauthorized Practice of Law Cases

2 Other Matters Relating to Practice of Law

1,776 Total Final Dispositions

2 This category includes dispositions where the Court declined to accept jurisdiction and did not review the merits of the case.

26 Cases Pending on December 31, 2017

556 Jurisdictional Appeals 532 Jurisdictional Appeals 1 Death Penalty Postconviction Appeals 2 Appeals Involving Termination of Parental Rights/Adoption 19 Appeals from App.R. 26(B) Applications 2 Petition to Transfer Board of Tax Appeals Appeal from Court of Appeals

287 Merit Cases 61 Original Actions 8 Habeas Corpus Cases 66 Direct Appeals (Cases Originating in Court of Appeals) 12 Certified Conflicts 66 Appeals from Board of Tax Appeals 11 Appeals from Public Utilities Commission 2 Appeals from Power Siting Board 11 Death Penalty Cases 4 Certified Questions of State Law 0 Appeals from App.R. 26(B) Application in a Death Penalty Case 1 Appeal from Denial of DNA Testing in Capital Case 1 Other Merit Cases 44 Jurisdictional Appeals Accepted for Merit Review

40 Practice of Law Cases 37 Disciplinary Cases

2 Bar Admission Cases

1 Unauthorized Practice of Law Cases

0 Other Matters Relating to Practice of Law

883 Total Cases Pending

27 Judiciary/Supreme Court Operating Expenditures

The Supreme Court of Ohio/Judiciary GRF budget accounts for $162.6 million, which is used to support the operation of the Moyer Judicial Center, home to the Supreme Court, as well as the payment of the salaries of Ohio judges and district courts of appeals staff.

Expenditures Percent Budgeted Percent FY 2017* of Total FY 2018** of Total JUDICIARY

Courts of Appeals Judges $12,571,442 7.7% $13,545,966 7.6% Trial Court Judges $79,151,246 48.7% $85,134,414 47.7%

TOTAL OHIO JUDICIARY $91,722,688 56.4% $98,680,380 55.3%

COURTS OF APPEALS STAFF $27,253,430 16.8% $30,587,296 17.1%

SUPREME COURT

Supreme Court of Ohio Operations $40,195,460 24.7% $45,438,629 25.3% Ohio Center for Law-Related Education $166,172 .1% $166,172 .1% Ohio Courts Network Initiative $3,242,635 2.0% $3,350,000 2.0% Civil Justice Program Fund $0 0% $350,000 .2%

SUPREME COURT TOTAL $43,604,267 26.8% $49,304,801 27.6%

OHIO JUDICIARY & SUPREME COURT TOTAL $162,580,385 100% $178,572,477 100%

* Includes encumbrances and all fund sources. NOTE: Numbers may be rounded up to the nearest dollar. ** Budget is as of January, fiscal year 2017. SOURCE: State of Ohio OAKS Fin System

28 Ohio Judiciary/Supreme Court Fiscal Year 2017 Total Expenditures

$91,722,688 Ohio Judiciary

$43,604,267 Supreme Court

$27,253,430 Courts of Appeals Staff

Supreme Court of Ohio Fiscal Year 2017 Total Expenditures

$40,195,460 Ohio Supreme Court Operations

$3,242,635 Ohio Courts Network Initiative

$166,172 Ohio Center for Law-Related Education

29 Boards, Commissions, Advisory Committees, and Task Forces

The Court relies on the volunteer services of dozens of committed judges, attorneys, clerks, court administrators, and private citizens who serve on the Supreme Court’s many boards, commissions, advisory committees, and task forces. These bodies help the Court provide oversight to Ohio courts, regulate the practice of law, and provide efficient and helpful services to the judicial branch of Ohio government. To learn more about these bodies and the nature of their work, refer to supremecourt.ohio.gov.

Board, commission, COMMISSIONS 413 advisory committee, and task force members 2 who volunteered their ADVISORY time in 2017. BOARDS TASK COMMITTEES FORCES

boards Thomas J. Scanlon Chad A. Heald Tim L. Collins John W. Waddy Todd C. Hicks Patrick M. Condon BOARD OF BAR Suzanne Waldron Hon. Michael L. Howard Hon. Rocky Coss EXAMINERS C. Michael Walsh John A. Kocher Jeff Davis Lee Ann Ward Hon. Mark K. Wiest* Bennett A. Manning David L. Dingwell* secretary G. Scott McBride William H. Douglass

Michael M. Briley Hon. Denise L. Moody Lisa A. Eliason Suzanne K. Richards* Robert B. Fitzgerald Hon. Thomas F. Bryant BOARD OF Lisa Weekley Coulter COMMISSIONERS Lindsay Ford Ellis Jennifer E. Day ON CHARACTER Hon. Joseph Gibson & FITNESS David W. Hardymon Hon. Michael Donnelly BOARD OF Lee Ann Ward Patricia Gajda PROFESSIONAL Hon. William A. Klatt secretary Julie A. Jones CONDUCT M. Lynn Lampe Shawn Judge Gregory L. Arnold Richard A. Dove Patrick M. McLaughlin Kevin J. Kenney Mary Asbury director Hon. C. Ashley Pike Peggy J. Schmitz Edward F. Kozelek Darrell A. Clay Hon. Pamela A. Barker Teresa Sherald Hon. R. Scott Krichbaum John C. Fairweather Hon. Eric Blaine Keith A. Sommer Robert M. Morrow John E. Gamble John R. Carle Lawrence A. Sutter III Michael E. Murman Lynn A. Grimshaw James D. Caruso William J. O’Neill Susan Gwinn Carolyn A. Taggart

* Chair ** Co-Chair

30 Sanford E. Watson Hon. Diane M. Palos* COMMISSION ON M. Scott McIntyre Hon. John R. Willamowski Hon. Jonathan Starn THE THOMAS J. MOYER Frank Osborne Hon. John W. Wise Hon. Melody J. Stewart OHIO JUDICIAL CENTER Andrew S. Pollis Patricia A. Wise Hon. Gene A. Zmuda W. Milt Nuzum Paul Pride staff liaison Frank C. Woodside III Hon. Jack R. Puffenberger Lane Beougher* Hon. Denise Rini Master commissions Pierre Bergeron Hon. Lisa Sadler Bernard Bauer Scott Gilliam Anne Marie Sferra COMMISSION Mary Gray Hon. James Shriver ON CERTIFICATION OF ATTORNEYS Philip M. Koepf Hon. J.T. Stelzer BOARD ON THE AS SPECIALISTS J. Jeffrey McNealey Hon. David Sunderman UNAUTHORIZED Donald F. Melhorn Jr. Tony Turley PRACTICE OF LAW Gina White Palmer secretary Barbara Powers Lori Tyack Minerva B. Elizaga Jeffrey W. Ruple Judy C. Wolford staff liaison David S. Blessing Linda Woggon Richard L. Creighton Karen L. Bovard Colleen E. Cook Renisa A. Dorner Elizabeth I. Cooke COMMISSION Scott E. Elisar Marisa L. Cornachio COMMISSION ON ON THE RULES OF Kent C. Kiffner SUPERINTENDENCE David R. Cory* PROFESSIONALISM Paul T. Kirner John S. VanNorman Neil F. Freund Martha S. Asseff Yale R. Levy staff liaison Doron M. Kalir secretary Edward T. Mohler Amy Beth Koorn Hon. Van Blanchard II Robert V. Morris II Stephanie Adams Patricia D. Lazich Michael L. Buenger James S. Simon Felicia Bernardini Kathryn L. McBride Hon. Joyce Campbell Leo M. Spellacy Jr.* Mary Cibella Robert B. Preston III Christina L. Corl David Tom Hon. Richard L. Collins Jr. Hon. Charles A. Schneider Hon. Patricia Delaney* David E. Tschantz Claudia Cortez-Reinhardt Thomas R. Theado Hon. Michelle Denise Earley Alfred P. Vargas Douglas Dennis Julie E. Zink Hon. Jeffrey Froelich Hon. Michael Goulding Kathleen M. Zouhary Hon. Jeffrey Hooper Hon. David Hejmanowski Mina Jones Jefferson Roseanne Hilow LAWYERS’ FUND FOR Denise Platfoot Lacey Cindy Hofner CLIENT PROTECTION Hon. John O’Donnell Hon. William Klatt Janet Green Marbley COMMISSION Mark Petrucci* Tim Lubbe administrator ON CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION Michael L. Robinson Hon. W. Wyatt McKay Gregory Delev Gina White Palmer Ron Rudduck Hon. Robert G. Montgomery Robert W. Everett secretary Hon. Brendan J. Sheehan Hon. Diana M. Palos Jack R. Kullman Jr. Hon. Fanon Rucker Douglas E. Bloom Sarah K. Skow Sara L. Peller Hon. Matt C. Staley Hon. Laurel A. Beatty Blunt Hon. John J. Russo* Susan Sweeney Hon. Patrick J. Carroll Monica Sansalone Hon. Terre L. Vandervoort Richard L. Dana Jr. COMMISSION Stephen R. Serraino Hon. William L. Dawson ON THE RULES John C. Huffman OF PRACTICE & PROCEDURE Tabitha D. Justice COMMISSION IN OHIO COURTS JUDICIAL COLLEGE Sheilah H. McAdams ON TECHNOLOGY Jess Mosser & THE COURTS BOARD OF TRUSTEES Robert J. Mann staff liaison Robert D. Stuart M. Christy Tull Sky Pettey staff liaison staff liaison Stephen J. Pronai C. Lynne Day Hon. William Finnegan* Hon. Anthony Capizzi Anne E. Ralph Berlin Carroll James M. Gillette Hon. Patrick J. Carroll Neil D. Schor Hon. Eileen Gallagher Hon. Barbara Gorman Hon. Julia L. Dorrian Hon. Terri L. Stupica* Hon. Laura Gallagher* Jim Hogan Hon. John Durkin Hon. Joan C. Synenberg Hon. Paula Giulitto John Homolak Hon. Beverly K. McGookey Kevin L. Williams Mary Jo Hawkins Hon. Mary Katherine Huffman Nancy G. McMillen Jason Hill Elizabeth Lenhart Hon. Maureen O’Connor Steve Longworth John T. Martin

31 Boards, Commissions, Advisory Committees, and Task Forces

Hon. Eugene A. Lucci Hon. Scott Gwin COMMISSION ON Hon. Timothy Cannon Hon. Lee McClelland Hon. Terri Jamison SPECIALIZED DOCKETS Hon. Anthony Capizzi Velta Moisio Hon. Thomas M. Marcelain Monica Kagey Hon. Rocky A. Coss Hon. Tom S. Moulton Jr. Charles “Chip” McConville staff liaison Hon. Carol J. Dezso David Phillips Hon. Steve McIntosh Lara N. Baker-Morrish Hon. Gary Dumm Marlon Primes Gary Mohr Hon. Teresa Ballinger Hon. Richard A. Frye Hon. Arlene Singer Aaron Montz Mary Bower Hon. Laura J. Gallagher Hon. Laura Smith Hon. Maureen O’Connor* Hon. Kim Burke Lisa M. Gorrasi Hon. James Stevenson Paul Pride Hon. Joyce A. Campbell Hon. Michael T. Hall Brandie Swickrath Harvey Reed Hon. J. Mark Costine Hon. Kristen K. Johnson Hon. Diane Vettori Jeffrey Rezabek Hon. Theresa Dellick Hon. Jerome J. Metz Jr.* Hon. James T. Walther Albert J. Rodenberg Hon. Charlotte Coleman Hon. Diane M. Palos Roger Wilson Hon. Nick A. Selvaggio Eufinger Hon. Tom Pokorny Hon. Mary Pat Zitter Larry Sims Scott Fulton Elizabeth W. Stephenson David Zoll Hon. Kenneth Spanagel Susan L. House Hon. Terri L. Stupica Cecil Thomas Hon. John P. Kolesar Susan Sweeney Timothy Young Marie Lane C. Michael Walsh Hon. Curt Werren COMMISSION ON Dawn Lucey APPOINTMENT OF Laura Lynd-Robinson Hon. Gene A. Zmuda Hon. Joseph J. Zone COUNSEL IN CAPITAL COMMISSION ON Wade Melton CASES DISPUTE RESOLUTION Rob Menke Tammy J. White Catherine Geyer Hon. Charles L. Patton secretary staff liaison Hon. Noah Powers ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN & FAMILIES Ann M. Baronas Hon. Jeffrey L. Reed Richard Altman* Stephanie Graubner Nelson Richard A. Cline Hon. James Shriver* Hon. Ted Barrows staff liaison Hon. Elizabeth Lehigh Jefferson E. Liston Hon. Mary Boyle Thomakos Edna Brown John T. Martin* Terrence Donnellon Hon. Mark Wiest Hon. Anthony Capizzi Joann M. Sahl Lenny Eliason Hon. Annalisa Stubbs Carla Carpenter Hon. Colleen Falkowski Williams Hon. Denise N. Cubbon Marc Fishel Hon. Glenn H. Derryberry OHIO CRIMINAL Hon. Robert Fragale Michelle Edgar SENTENCING Frank J. Gliha Serpil Ergun COMMISSION Douglas N. Godshall Hon. Colleen A. Falkowski Sara Andrews Hon. Jeffrey Hooper advisory Ryan Gies director Peggy Foley Jones committees Hon. Elizabeth Gill Chrystal Alexander Hon. Joyce V. Kimbler Hon. Rosemarie A. Hall Lara N. Baker-Morrish Diane Lease ADVISORY Catherine Hill Frederick Benton Jr. Bryan Long COMMITTEE Matthew Kurtz Kristin Boggs Hon. Alice McCollum ON CASE MANAGEMENT Hon. Denise Herman Paula Brown Marcie Patzak-Vendetti Tasha R. Ruth McColley** Hon. Robert C. DeLamatre James Petas staff liaison Adrian McLemore Derek W. DeVine Hon. Guy Reece II Pam Meermans Paul Dobson Hon. Pamela Rintala Hon. Craig R. Baldwin Hon. Dixilene Park Hon. Gary Dumm Brian Stewart Gretchen Beers Hon. Matthew P. Puskarich John Eklund Russell Brown Nicole Rodriguez Hon. Robert D. Fragale Hon. Kim A. Browne

* Chair ** Co-Chair

32 Boards, Commissions, Advisory Committees, and Task Forces

Doug Schonauer Alexandria Ruden Sharon Hickson Cynthia Mausser Michael Smalz Bruce Smalheer Susan Ingraham Jason McGowan Hon. Matt C. Staley** Hon. Laura Smith Bill Jennings Michele Miller Craig Treneff Travis Vieux Robert Lanzinger Karhlton Moore Hon. Michelle Wagner Vernon Pringle Chris Nicastro Linda Warner Kristine Puskarich Hon. Paul Pfeifer Hon. Bruce Winters Laurie Repp David Picken ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON COURT SECURITY Hon. Gary Yost Cheryl Sieve Keith Spaeth James Cappelli, Karen Zajkowski Sue Strausbaugh Cary Williams John Groom & Terry Lyons Sue Wolaver Michael Williams staff liaisons Tom Zitter

Hon. Mark A. Betleski ADVISORY COMMITTEE Tony Brigano ON LANGUAGE SERVICES Hon. Beth W. Cappelli Bruno G. Romero COURT PERSONNEL task forces staff liaison David Edelblute EDUCATION & TRAINING Hon. Robert D. Fragale Hon. David Hejmanowski* COMMITTEE TASK FORCE ON THE Hon. Rosemary G. Gold James W. Lewis** Dot Keil OHIO BAR EXAMINATION Hon. W. Scott Gwin* Edward H. Chyun & Kristopher Steele John S. VanNorman staff liaisons Hon. Robert C. Hickson Jr. Lidia Ebersole staff liaison Hon. Jim D. James Rosalind C. Florez Dawn Bischoff D. Benjamin Barros* Hon. Terri Jamison Hon. Jenifer A. French Melinda S. Cooper Hon. R. Patrick DeWine Hon. Linda J. Jennings Jennifer Goodman David K. Edelblute Rachel Janutis David T. Marcelli Becky A. Guzman Susan Horak Katrina Kramer Carol O’Brien John Homolak Cathie Kuhl Alan C. Michaels Hon. Cynthia W. Rice Michael E. Kochera Thomas F. Mulgrew Sarah Polly Hon. Christopher Roberts Glenn A. Martinez Michele K. Mumford Suzanne Richards David Shaffer Kevin Mercado Gregory M. Popovich Andrew L. Strauss Hon. Lee Sinclair Hon. Denise L. Moody Juli Tice Lee Ann Ward Hon. Robert W. Stewart John Moore Vicky Unger Horst Wudi Hon. Andrea C. Peeples Andrea White Hon. Margaret M. Quinn TASK FORCE ON Hon. Beth A. Smith THE HISTORY OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE Hon. Thomas Teodosio OHIO COURTS ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OHIO SENTENCING Hon. Diane Vettori Erin Waltz ADVISORY COMMITTEE Diana Ramos-Reardon Hon. Gary L. Yost staff liaison staff liaison Sara Andrews director Richard Aynes* Cynthia Bailey Hon. James Cissell Hon. Thomas Capper Jill Beeler ADVISORY COMMITTEE Hon. C. Ellen Connally Douglas Berman Micaela Deming ON THE JUDICIAL Barb Powers Kari Bloom Hon. M. Margaret Evans FAMILY NETWORK Theodore Prasse Jim Cole Douglas Francis Alyssa Guthrie Nancy Recchie Lori Criss Hon. Jeffrey Hooper staff liaison Thomas Schuck Anthony Ingram Beth Cwalina Vallie Bowman-English Fred Vierow Richard Ketcham Steve Gray Rick Brunner Bill Weisenberg Hon. Andrea Peeples Jim Lawrence Richard Dana Hon. Kathleen Rodenberg John Leutz Tim Gorman* Hon. John Rohrs III* Brian Martin Susan Hany

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Hon. Craig R. Baldwin Hon. Eileen T. Gallagher Hon. Mark L. Pietrykowski Fifth District Eighth District Sixth District Dayton v. State State v. Wogenstahl Thomasson v. Thomasson Case No. 2015-1549 Case No. 1995-0042 Case No. 2016-1629 January 10 April 4 IMO Adoption of M.G.B.-E., et al. Case No. 2017-0039 Disc. Counsel v. Mancino 2 9 Case No. 2017-1079 November 21 Hon. Sean C. Gallagher Hon. Donna J. Carr Ninth District Eighth District State v. Wogenstahl Clendenin v. Girl Scouts of W. Ohio Case No. 1995-0042 Case No. 2015-1993 January 11 April 4 16 Hon. Cynthia Westcott Rice Eleventh District 3 10 State v. Myers Case No. 2014-1862 Hon. Arlene Singer Hon. Patricia A. Delaney State v. Upkins Fifth District Sixth District Case No. 2016-1742 Clendenin v. Girl Scouts of W. Ohio Rush v. University Case No. 2015-1993 of Cincinnati Physicians State v. Paige Case No. 2016-0636 Case No. 2016-1848 January 11 May 3 December 5

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Hon. Jennifer L. Brunner Hon. Robert P. Ringland Hon. Anita Laster Mays Tenth District Twelfth District Eighth District State v. Beasley McGowan v. Medpace In the Matter of App. Case No. 2016-1020 Case No. 2015-1756 of Dayton Power and Light Co. May 16 February 8 Case No. 2017-0241 State v. Moore Case No. 2017-0483 5 12 Disc. Counsel v. Engel Case No. 2017-1087 Hon. Timothy P. Cannon Hon. Thomas R. Wright December 6 Eleventh District Eleventh District McGowan v. Medpace State v. Batista Case No. 2015-1756 Case No. 2016-0903 February 8 May 17

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