Forty years ago, it was considered unusual for a woman to become a justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio. However, women have come a long way in the legal world, according to some female Ohio justices and seeing a woman behind the bench today is not exactly an eye-opener.
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Workers who have put in their time behind the desk and are in the twilight of their careers often daydream of their approaching retirement days on the golf course, beach or doing volunteer work.
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A plan to reorganize the state's largest single-judge probate court has taken another step toward that end. week Franklin County Probate Judge Eric Brown announced the addition of two new magistrates to the court - Assistant Attorney General Todd DeBoe and Franklin County Court of Common Pleas General Division Staff Attorney Kelly Green.
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A member of the League of Women Voters of Ohio traveled to Capitol Hill Tuesday to push for federal climate change legislation that the group says would reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S., reduce global warming, help spur the economy and create millions of jobs.
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Dozens of family physicians are expected to attend three Central Ohio educational events on one weekend next month to discuss current topics that can affect their practices. The highlight of the three events is the Ohio Family Medicine Symposium on Research and Education, which will provide a forum for physicians to share best practices in family medicine education.
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Local attorneys and organizations will come together Saturday at the Columbus Bar Foundation's Annual Gala to celebrate 2009's successes in legal philanthropy and ensure the funding continues through 2010.
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WASHINGTON AP) - Unable to muster bipartisan agreement on key banking provisions, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd said Thursday he will offer his own version of a sweeping overhaul of financial regulations without Republican support.
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans regained more of their shrunken wealth last quarter, mainly because the healing economy boosted stock portfolios. But the gain was less than in the previous two quarters.
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Industry groups representing appraisers say the Obama administration's short-sale incentive program lacks safeguards to prevent mortgage fraud, including so-called "property flopping" schemes in which real estate agents help investors obtain distressed properties at deflated prices.
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NEW YORK - To European officials, financial derivatives are dangerous weapons that worsened Greece's debt crisis and should be curbed. To Wall Street, they're tools that reduce risk and generate profits and should be left alone.
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