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Visitor Education Center 2008 Volunteers Yumna Ahmad John Anderson Jacquelyn Belair Linda Christman William Corallini Toba Feldman Joanne Hawk Joann Johnson Sally Jordon Cheri Kappeler Stan Kronenberger Barbara Maresca Bill Martin Susan McCormick Pete Miller Megan Morrice Darlene Rauch Rex Zent The Civic Education Section also: • Coordinated Off-Site Court sessions in Union and Shelby counties, which attracted about 1,120 student and teacher observers. • Hosted a reception for 320 guests to honor the artists and benefactors who support the extensive public art collection on display throughout the Ohio Judicial Center. • Hosted a six-member delegation of Ukrainian judges for a week-long study of the American judicial system. • Designed and produced four programs for the Judicial Family Network. • Produced a new mock trial program for middle school students. • Expanded its database to provide better information about group visits. Commission on the Ohio Judicial Center Richard A. Dove, staff liaison Michael L. Ball Neema M. Bell Mary Gray Steven C. Hollon Barbara Powers Chad A. Readler, chair Marilyn Kauff Sheridan Richard C. Simpson Craig Weise Commission on the Ohio Judicial Center The Commission on the Ohio Judicial Center held its first meeting Oct. 24, 2008. The 11-member commission is charged with assisting and advising the Court on maintaining the artistic, architectural and historic integrity of the Ohio Judicial Center. At its initial meeting, the commission prioritized its initial activities by creating three committees, two of which develop standards related to the acquisition of fine art and public use of the Ohio Judicial Center. The third oversees the establishment of the Ohio Judicial Center Trust for the receipt of property and financial donations to the Ohio Judicial Center. Civic Education Section Manager Jay Wuebbold addresses visitors in Hearing Room 106. 34 2008 Annual Report • The Supreme Court of Ohio
Work Continues to Ensure Equal Access, Racial Fairness Under the leadership of the Administrative Division, the Supreme Court continues to implement recommendations of the Ohio Commission on Racial Fairness, fulfilling its commitment to ensuring equal access to justice and fairness in the courts. Chief Justice Moyer formed the commission as a joint initiative of the Court and the Ohio State Bar Association. In 1999, the commission issued a report with nearly 70 recommendations aimed at increasing minority representation in the legal profession and reducing perceptions of racial bias in the justice system. The Chief Justice formed the Racial Fairness Implementation Task Force to develop a plan to carry out the commission recommendations. Many were implemented, while others remain ongoing. “We are committed to working with the legal community to ensure that Ohioans have the highest level of confidence in the impartiality of the legal system,” Chief Justice Moyer said. In response to the commission’s call for more information about racial disparities in the judicial system, the Court began in March 2001 to collect and track racial, gender and ethnic data for Ohio attorneys through the attorney registration process. Chief Justice Moyer supports the recommendation to implement a reliable system for collecting racial and ethnic data of criminal defendants and is working with judicial community leaders to effect one. We are committed to working with the legal community to ensure that Ohioans have the highest level of confidence in the impartiality of the legal system. — Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer The Court also addressed the recommendation to develop an anti-racism workshop for judges. In 2008, the Judicial College added a component on diversity and racial fairness in the courts to the mandatory New Judges Orientation seminar. The Court also approved adding two hours of training on access to justice and fairness in the courts — including race and ethnicity considerations — to the mandatory continuing education requirements for the judiciary. Also this past year, the Court and Ohio State Bar Association initiated a program to attract minority students to Ohio law schools. The Court collaborated with law schools and the bar to develop the Law & Leadership Summer Institute, offering ninth-grade students who are from underserved communities and who have an interest in the law the chance to study law for five weeks at The Ohio State University and Cleveland State University. The goal is to expose students to the legal profession and help them as they complete high school and enter college. The Court answered the call to improve interpreter services in Ohio courts with the creation of a permanent program and advisory committee. In 2003, the Court launched the Interpreter Services Program, which has created and disseminated valuable tools for judges and court staff statewide, including a DVD, bench cards and a handbook. The program also collaborated with the Judicial College to offer training for court interpreters, judges and court personnel. The Advisory Committee on Interpreter Services was established in 2005 to support the work of the program. 2008 Annual Report • The Supreme Court of Ohio 35 Clerk's division Office of the Clerk Case Mediation Section
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