Nov. 8, 2010
900 New Attorneys Admitted to the Bar in Ceremonies at the Ohio Theatre
Ceremonies to be broadcast on the Ohio Channel
Close to 900 new attorneys were sworn in today during special public sessions of the Supreme Court of Ohio at the historic Ohio Theatre in downtown Columbus.
Justice Paul E. Pfeifer presided over both ceremonies with Justice Terrence O’Donnell serving as the keynote speaker and welcoming the newly admitted attorneys to the practice of law. Justice Robert R. Cupp led the new attorneys in the professional oath. Also present at the ceremony were Chief Justice-elect Maureen O’Connor and Justice Evelyn Lundberg Stratton.
The group represented the law schools of the University of Akron, Capital University, Case Western Reserve University, the University of Cincinnati, Cleveland State University, the University of Dayton, Northern Kentucky University, Ohio Northern University, The Ohio State University, the University of Toledo and out-of-state law schools.
Lisa Weekley Coulter, chairwoman of the Board of Bar Examiners, presented a motion to admit the successful applicants. Carmen V. Roberto, president of the Ohio State Bar Association, and Richard Simpson, dean of the Capital University Law School, offered remarks.
The attorneys being sworn in passed the July 2010 bar examination and satisfied all of the Supreme Court’s other requirements for admission. Out of the 1,192 applicants who sat for the exam, 987 (82.8 percent) received passing scores; out of 1,078 first-time applicants, 87.8 percent received passing scores.
Following the ceremony, new attorneys visited the Ohio Judicial Center, including the Supreme Court Courtroom and the Law Library. In addition, staff from the Office of Attorney Services helped new attorneys register.
Archived video of the oath of office sessions is available on the Supreme Court’s Web site as well as the Ohio Channel (www.ohiochannel.org). ). In addition, the sessions will be broadcast back-to-back statewide on the Ohio Channel’s local public broadcasting stations at 2:30 and 10:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 14, Friday, Dec. 3, and Friday, Dec. 17, and at 6:30 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 15, Saturday, Dec. 4, and Saturday, Dec. 18.
Contact: Chris Davey or Bret Crow at 614.387.9250.