The Federal Bar Association Northern District of Ohio Chapter will host a brown bag luncheon with Magistrate Judge David A. Ruiz on Wednesday, September 13, 2017, starting at 12:00 p.m. in Courtroom 9B of the Carl B. Stokes U.S. Court House....
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Mon, 08/28/2017
The Office of the Federal Public Defender for the Northern District of Ohio will hold video replays of the Federal Criminal Practice Seminar which was held on August 18, 2017. A total of 6.5 CLE credit hours are available. The replays will be...
Tue, 08/15/2017
The Judicial Conference Advisory Committees on Appellate, Bankruptcy, Criminal and Evidence Rules have proposed amendments to the attached rules and forms and have asked that they be circulated to the bench, bar, and public for comment. The...
Thu, 03/30/2017
The longtime clerk of court and administrator for the federal court in northern Ohio is retiring after heading the office for nearly 26 years.
Geri Smith's last day is Friday. Sandy Opacich, currently the human resources director for the U....
Thu, 12/01/2016
To conform with the “Three-Day Rule” amendments to the Federal Rules of Appellate, Civil, Criminal, and Bankruptcy Procedures which take effect on December 1, 2016, the Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio...
Mon, 09/12/2016
Sample News ItemStudents will participate in real-life civics lessons at naturalization ceremonies scheduled at National Park Service sites and other, iconic places from Ellis Island to Pearl Harbor, in celebration of Constitution Day and...
Thu, 09/01/2016
Modifications to Local Criminal Rule 6.1(b) regarding Grand Jury Practice, Local Civil Rule 3.10 and Local Criminal Rule 57.17 regarding the Miscellaneous Docket, and Local Criminal Rule 32.2 regarding Time Limits on PSRs and Sentencing Memoranda...
Thu, 08/04/2016
Solomon Oliver, Jr., Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, announced today the passing of Judge David D. Dowd, Jr. of Massillon, Ohio, who served on our court in Akron for more than thirty years. Judge Dowd...
Tue, 07/26/2016
Solomon Oliver, Jr., Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, announced today the passing of Judge David A. Katz of Toledo, Ohio, who has served on that court for the last 21 years. He has served as a Senior...
Fri, 07/01/2016
Judge Solomon Oliver, Jr., Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, has announced the promotion of Assistant Deputy Chief United States Pretrial Services and Probation Officer Robin K. Grimes to Chief...