The Supreme Court Ohio Annual Report
The Supreme Court Ohio Annual Report
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Committee on<br />
the Appointment<br />
of Counsel for<br />
Indigent Defendants<br />
in Capital Cases<br />
Tammy White<br />
secretary<br />
Joe Bodine<br />
William Kluge<br />
John T. Martin<br />
Joann Sahl, chair<br />
Tim Young<br />
Board of<br />
Commissioners on<br />
Character & Fitness<br />
Lee Ann Ward<br />
secretary<br />
J. Patrick Apel<br />
Gregory L. Arnold<br />
Mary Asbury<br />
Andrew J. Dorman<br />
John C. Fairweather<br />
Hon. Nancy D. Hammond<br />
Todd C. Hicks<br />
Hon. Michael L. Howard<br />
G. Scott McBride<br />
Suzanne K. Richards, chair<br />
Hon. David Tobin<br />
Adolfo A. Tornichio<br />
Board of Bar<br />
Examiners<br />
Lee Ann Ward<br />
secretary<br />
Michael M. Briley<br />
Robert R. Byard<br />
Ralph E. Cascarilla<br />
Lisa Weekley Coulter<br />
Joseph Dattilo<br />
Jennifer E. Day<br />
John R. Gall<br />
James H. Hewitt III<br />
Julie A. Jones<br />
Edward F. Kozelek<br />
Hon. R. Scott Krichbaum<br />
Ellen M. McCarthy<br />
Michael P. Morrison, chair<br />
Robert M. Morrow<br />
Michael E. Murman<br />
Thomas J. Scanlon<br />
Gerald J. Todaro<br />
John W. Waddy Jr.<br />
Hon. Mark K. Wiest<br />
programs, and certificates for foreign legal consultants. <strong>The</strong><br />
office provides support to the Board of Bar Examiners and the<br />
Board of Commissioners on Character & Fitness.<br />
In 2009, the office processed more than 3,300 applications,<br />
including 1,519 law student registrations, 1,751 bar exam<br />
applications and 78 applications for admission without<br />
examination. <strong>The</strong> office also issued 511 legal intern certificates,<br />
five new temporary certifications and one renewal certification.<br />
<strong>The</strong> office administered the bar exam to 1,564 applicants —<br />
387 in February and 1,177 in July.<br />
Additionally, office staff worked closely with the Office<br />
of Network & Technology Resources to implement a new<br />
computer application for the office. <strong>The</strong> office tested and<br />
implemented a new docket system for character and fitness<br />
cases. Work on this major project continues.<br />
<strong>Supreme</strong> <strong>Court</strong> Authorizes Expanded<br />
Representation by Legal Interns<br />
Amendments to Gov. Bar R. II, which became effective<br />
Aug. 1, permit legal interns to represent individuals in<br />
low-level felony matters as well as juveniles, if the crime<br />
would be a fourth- or fifth-degree felony if committed by<br />
an adult, as long as a supervising attorney accompanies<br />
the legal intern to all court proceedings. For first-,<br />
second- or third-degree felonies, supervising attorneys<br />
would serve as co-counsel to legal interns in all court<br />
proceedings.<br />
Board of Commissioners on Character & Fitness<br />
<strong>The</strong> Board of Commissioners on Character & Fitness<br />
performed its duties pursuant to Gov. Bar R. I. During the<br />
year, the board conducted 26 hearings regarding the character<br />
and fitness of applicants for admission to the bar. <strong>The</strong> board’s<br />
review committees reviewed applicant files throughout the year,<br />
and the board considered reports on 30 applicants who had<br />
merit hearings before board panels.<br />
Board of Bar Examiners<br />
<strong>The</strong> Board of Bar Examiners performed its duties pursuant to<br />
Gov. Bar R. I, drafting and reviewing essay questions for the bar<br />
examinations and engaging in calibration sessions to prepare<br />
for grading exams. Members of the board also graded exams<br />
for the February and July 2009 bar examinations.<br />
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