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Common pleas court names presiding and admin judges
AKRON––Judge Alison McCarty has once again been named as the general division’s administrative judge and Domestic Relations Judge Kani Harvey Hightower was elected as common pleas presiding judge.
The administrative judge is responsible for the administration, docket and calendar of the general division.
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Spending, regulations and DOGE: Office of Management and Budget director plays vital role helping government get stuff done
(THE CONVERSATION) The Office of Management and Budget sounds obscure, yet the agency plays a crucial role throughout the federal government. Presidents rely on the office to turn their ideas and wishes into actionable and funded policies.
To explain what the Office of Management and Budget does, the role of its director and the ... (full story)
Mahoning Cty. attorney and educator Thomas Infante remembered
A dedicated and skillful attorney, Thomas Edward Infante entered the legal profession a little later in life, developing a reputation as a problem solver who always looked out for his clients’ best interests while adhering to the highest ethical standards, said his former law partner Lou D’Apolito, a retired Mahoning Cou ... (full story)
10th District Court of Appeals reverses decision in medical negligence case
A Franklin County appellate panel sided with a New Albany doctor’s argument that she was not required to plead an exception to Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center’s assertion that it was immune from her medical-negligence claim.
The Tenth District Court of Appeals panel reversed the Ohio Court of Claims decis ... (full story)
Family legacy leads judge to Supreme Court bench
Judge Matt Lynch comes from a long line of attorneys, but sitting on the Ohio Supreme Court for oral arguments recently was a first for his family.
Chief Justice Sharon L. Kennedy selected Judge Lynch of the Eleventh District Court of Appeals to sit for Justice Daniel R. Hawkins, who recused himself from Ashland Global Holdings ... (full story)