The Supreme Court Ohio Annual Report
The Supreme Court Ohio Annual Report
The Supreme Court Ohio Annual Report
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2009 case statistics<br />
final dispositions — continued<br />
BAR ADMISSIONS CASES<br />
Character and Fitness Cases<br />
Applicant disapproved, may reapply 4<br />
TOTAL 4<br />
Unauthorized Practice of Law Cases<br />
Cases on <strong>Report</strong> of the Board<br />
Respondent enjoined from actions constituting<br />
the unauthorized practice of law<br />
Respondent enjoined from actions constituting<br />
the unauthorized practice of law and civil penalty imposed<br />
Cases on Consent Decree<br />
Respondent enjoined from actions constituting<br />
the unauthorized practice of law<br />
Respondent enjoined from actions constituting<br />
the unauthorized practice of law and civil penalty imposed<br />
TOTAL 10<br />
1<br />
7<br />
1<br />
1<br />
TOTAL PRACTICE OF LAW DISPOSITIONS 133<br />
NOTES<br />
1. In the 2008 <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong>, the total pending cases on Dec. 31, 2008, was 892. <strong>The</strong> total<br />
should have been 893 cases, as Case No. 2008-1942 was mistakenly not included in the count of<br />
pending cases.<br />
2. This category includes cases in which the appellant sought jurisdiction as both a discretionary<br />
appeal and a claimed appeal of right.<br />
3. One death penalty case was filed in 2009. It was an appeal from the court of common pleas in<br />
which the death penalty was imposed for an offense committed on or after Jan. 1, 1995.<br />
4. See p. 40 for a breakdown of cases relating to the practice of law filed in 2009.<br />
5. This category includes cases in which the <strong>Court</strong> declined jurisdiction, denied leave to appeal or<br />
dismissed the appeal.<br />
6. See note 2.<br />
7. Included in this category are three cases involving appeals from the courts of common pleas in<br />
which the death penalty was imposed for an offense committed on or after Jan. 1, 1995.<br />
8. See p. 41 for the types of final dispositions entered in cases relating to the practice of law.<br />
9. See note 2.<br />
10. See note 7.<br />
11. One case involved two attorneys and one judge. One attorney was dismissed from the case and<br />
undisciplined. <strong>The</strong> judge and the other attorney received public reprimands.<br />
12. One case involved two attorneys, one of whom received a definite suspension and the other of<br />
whom received a public reprimand.<br />
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