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Mahoning County Probate Court Judge Robert Rusu discusses goals as OAPJ president
Since taking the Mahoning County Probate Court bench in 2014, Judge Robert N. Rusu Jr. has been a member of the Ohio Association of Probate Judges (OAPJ).
Now he’s leading the organization as its president, after being officially elected last month during the OAPJ’s annual conference, which took place at the Sawmill ... (full story)
Supreme Court justices detail security risks and weigh in on ethics in rare congressional testimony
WASHINGTON (AP) — In rare congressional testimony, Supreme Court justices shared chilling stories July 14 about the threats they increasingly face in public life and fielded questions about ethics and emergency appeals.
The appearances from Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan were the first of their ki ... (full story)
Today in History: July 21, verdict reached in Scopes 'Monkey Trial'
Today in History
Today is Tuesday, July 21, the 202nd day of 2026. There are 163 days left in the year.
Today in History:
On July 21, 1925, the so-called “Monkey Trial” ended in Dayton, Tennessee, with John T. Scopes found guilty of violating state law for teaching Darwin’s Theory of Evolution. (The con ... (full story)
Judge's overturned verdict can be appealed
A prosecutor may seek court permission to appeal a trial judge’s post-verdict judgment of acquittal of a criminal defendant, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled July 14.
In a 4-3 decision, the Supreme Court overturned a 1987 decision that found a judge’s acquittal after a jury found a defendant guilty is a “final v ... (full story)
Appellate judge brings family legacy to Supreme Court
For Judge Scott Lynch of the Eleventh District Court of Appeals, hearing a Supreme Court of Ohio case as an assigned judge concluded the first year of his judicial career on a high note.
“I was honored and thrilled to receive the invitation of the chief justice,” said Judge Lynch, who took the bench on the Eleventh ... (full story)