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The Legal Resources Division consists of the Office of Legal
Resources, the Office of the Reporter and the Law Library.
The Office of Legal Resources is the lead office of the division
and assists the Supreme Court in resolving complex legal
issues pending before the Court. The Office of the Reporter is
responsible for publishing the opinions of the Court and trial
and appellate courts of Ohio. The Law Library is one of the
largest state law libraries in the country, with a comprehensive
collection of Ohio, federal and state legal resources available to
the public.
Office of Legal Resources
The staff attorneys — known as master commissioners — in
the Office of Legal Resources provided research and writing
support to the Justices in 2008 on the non-discretionary
portion of the Court’s docket. This included death penalty
appeals (34 memos, drafts or research projects on conviction
and postconviction matters), public utility appeals (20 memos,
drafts or research projects), workers’ compensation appeals
(40 memos, drafts or research projects), state tax appeals (45
memos, drafts or research projects), extraordinary writs (301
memos, drafts, research projects or orders), and attorney
disciplinary cases (81 memos, drafts or research projects). They
also assisted the Chief Justice with processing 124 affidavits of
disqualification.
Also in 2008, Arthur J. Marziale Jr. joined the office as division
director. He previously served as the director of the State
Employee Relations Board.
Legal Resources Division
2008 staff
Deborah J. Barrett
Mary J. Beck
Marlys Bradshaw
P. Michael Bradshaw
James F. Bumbico
Elizabeth A. Clarke
Judith S. Conrad
Alicia F. Elwing
Daniel W. Fox
Mary K. Fry
Patricia A. Hagen
Sharon L. Jewett
Diane E. Kier
Douglas H. Kohrt
Judith Susan Kolk
Ken Kozlowski
Mark Loudenslagel
Lisa M. Lynch
Robert C. Maier
Arthur J. Marziale Jr.
Diana J. Mercer
Maureen A. Penman
Christopher E. Pon
Ralph W. Preston
Deanna D. Rush
Matthew Satterwhite
Ellen Seibert
Dusty R. Smeller
Diane M. Taveira
Pamela G. Wynsen
Office of the Reporter
The Office of the Reporter edits all opinions prior to release
by the Court, and prepares and releases slip opinions, daily case
announcements, and periodic administrative actions. The office
also publishes the weekly Ohio Official Reports advance sheets
and the bound volumes of the Ohio Official Reports. The office
maintains the Court’s opinions and announcements Web page,
on which nearly 60,000 Supreme Court, court of appeals and
trial court opinions are posted, all of which are easily accessible
to the public at no cost.
During 2008, the Office of the Reporter edited and published
396 Supreme Court opinions, 106 court of appeals opinions,
and five Court of Claims and trial court opinions in the
Ohio Official Reports advance sheets. The 396 Supreme Court
opinions required 2,352 pages in the advance sheets, while the
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