Like its counterpart, the
National Judicial College, the Ohio Judicial College provides continuing legal
and professional education to judges, magistrates, and non-judicial court
personnel. All Ohio judges must complete 40 hours of continuing legal education
every two years – 10 of those through Ohio Judicial College instruction, which
makes the college the primary teaching resource for the nearly 1,200 judges and
800 magistrates throughout our state.
As a teacher for nearly five
years before joining the legal profession and eventually becoming a judge and
then a justice, I’ve continued to teach judges and lawyers at a national and
state level. I was a board member of the Ohio Judicial College for seven years
and served as its chair in 2000-2001. I can tell you that the college works
exceptionally well and has a fine reputation. Staff takes their duties very
seriously and courses are designed to keep the skills of those in the judicial
field at a high level.
Ohioans can be sure that its
Judicial College has served the public over the last 40 years by educating
those who must ensure competent performance of the entire judicial system. And,
of course, the public should expect no less from those who run the courts.
Happy Birthday, Ohio Judicial College – and many, many more!
You can learn more about the
history of the Ohio Judicial College by reading this month’s issue of CNO Review.
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