Ohio Judge Reprimanded for Hearing Cases He Once Litigated

An Ohio probate judge committed misconduct by hearing multiple cases in which he was previously the attorney of record and failing to notify clients after his judicial appointment that he was terminating his representation, the Ohio Supreme Court has ruled.

Bloomberg Law reports that Judge Robert Nathaniel Rusu Jr. heard about 170 cases where he had previously served as the attorney of record, according to the court’s findings.

In most of the cases, Rusu signed or stamped a deputy clerk’s form letters. In other cases, Rusu waived reporting requirements, approved settlement distributions, and appointed fiduciaries.

Read the Bloomberg Law article.