Ohio Justice Candidate Violated Ethics Rules, Won’t Be Punished

A former judge running to be on the Ohio Supreme Court violated ethics rules but won’t be punished, the state appeals courts’ chief justice said Tuesday.

Colleen O’Donnell knew a conservative group’s endorsement described her as a “judge” when she’s no longer on the bench, court filings show. This was a violation of state judicial ethics rules, but a three-judge panel’s recommendation that she committed the violation yet shouldn’t be sanctioned partly due to the “technical” nature of the infraction shall stand, Judge Robert A. Hendrickson of the Ohio Court of Appeals, 12th District said. The case won’t be ...