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Supreme Court Decisions Relating to Character and Fitness

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In re Application of Holzhauser-Graber (2019), 158 Ohio St.3d 131

In re Application of Jones (2018), 156 Ohio St.3d 1
In re Application of Jones (2018), 154 Ohio St.3d 337
In re Application of Wammes (2018), 154 Ohio St.3d 133
In re Application of Washington (2018), 152 Ohio St.3d 365
In re Application of Winwood (2018), 152 Ohio St.3d 235
In re Application of Baldwin (2018), 154 Ohio St.3d 577

In re Application of Callam (2017), 150 Ohio St.3d 311
In re Application of Coll (2017), 150 Ohio St.3d 183
In re Application of Egan (2017), 151 Ohio St.3d 525

In re Application of Scannell (2016), 145 Ohio St.3d 258
In re Application of Mikulin (2016), 145 Ohio St.3d 305
In re Application of Vanderhide (2016), 145 Ohio St.3d 317
In re Application of Jia (2016), 145 Ohio St.3d 387
In re Application of Tynes (2016), 146 Ohio St.3d 243
In re Application of Swendiman (2016), 146 Ohio St.3d 444
In re Application of Myers (2016), 147 Ohio St.3d 32
In re Application of Greenberg (2016), 148 Ohio St.3d 625

In re Application of Steinhelfer (2015), 142 Ohio St.3d 120
In re Application of Wahidy (2015), 142 Ohio St.3d 464
In re Application of Harper (2015), 143 Ohio St.3d 411
In re Application of Libretti (2015), 145 Ohio St.3d 67
In re Application of Harper (2015), 143 Ohio St.3d 411
In re Application of Wahidy (2015), 142 Ohio St.3d 464
In re Application of Steinhelfer (2015), 144 Ohio St.3d 120

In re Application of Baudendistel (2014), 141 Ohio St.3d 101
In re Application of Grimsley (2014), 141 Ohio St.3d 94

In re Application of Gueli (2012), 132 Ohio St.3d 39
In re Application of Poignon (2012), 132 Ohio St.3d 395
In re Application of McKinney (2012), 134 Ohio St.3d 260
In re Application of Martin (2012), 134 Ohio St.3d 154
In re Application of Zimmerman (2012), 134 Ohio St.3d 268
In re Application of Wilson (2012), 134 Ohio St.3d 168
In re Application of Burch (2012), 133 Ohio St.3d 82

In re Application of Bickel (2011), 129 Ohio St.3d 577
In re Application of Wintering (2011), 129 Ohio St.3d 505
In re Application of Ferguson (2011), 128 Ohio St.3d 382
In re Application of Tilson (2011), 128 Ohio St.3d 341
In re Application of Griffin (2011), 128 Ohio St.3d 300

In re Application of Reynolds (2010), 127 Ohio St.3d 331
In re Application of Zatik (2010), 126 Ohio St.3d 397
In re Application of Brown (2010), 125 Ohio St.3d 354

In re Application of Corrigan (2009), 123 Ohio St.3d 173
In re Application of Grachanin (2009), 122 Ohio St.3d 537
In re Application of Acton (2009), 121 Ohio St.3d 154
In re Application of Nwankwo (2009), 121 Ohio St.3d 72

In re Application of Blackwell (2007), 116 Ohio St.3d 530
In re Application of Phelps (2007), 116 Ohio St.3d 312
In re Application of Holbrook (2007), 116 Ohio St.3d 248
In re Application of Alban (2007), 116 Ohio St.3d 190
In re Application of Lynch (2007), 116 Ohio St.3d 187
In re Application of Kline (2007), 116 Ohio St.3d 185
In re Application of Kohler (2007), 115 Ohio St.3d 11
In re Application of Head (2007), 114 Ohio St.3d 29
In re Application of Bell (2007), 112 Ohio St.3d 530

In re Application of Stewart (2006), 112 Ohio St.3d 415
In re Application of Yazdian (2006), 112 Ohio St.3d 409
In re Application of Howard (2006), 111 Ohio St.3d 220
In re Application of Ford (2006), 110 Ohio St.3d 503
In re Application of Conrad (2006), 110 Ohio St.3d 302
In re Application of Ralls (2006), 109 Ohio St.3d 487

In re Application of Dabney (2005), 107 Ohio St.3d 40
In re Application of Olterman (2005), 106 Ohio St.3d 383
In re Application of Dickens (2005), 106 Ohio St.3d 128

In re Application of Mefford (2004), 104 Ohio St.3d 324
In re Application of Aboyade (2004), 103 Ohio St.3d 318
In re Application of Bagne (2004), 102 Ohio St.3d 182
In re Application of Manayan (2004), 102 Ohio St.3d 109
In re Application of Cvammen (2004), 102 Ohio St.3d 13
In re Application of Harris (2004), 101 Ohio St.3d 268

In re Application of Singh (2003), 101 Ohio St.3d 8
In re Application of Hampton (2003), 99 Ohio St.3d 306

In re Application of John Doe II (2002), 96 Ohio St.3d 158
In re Application of John Doe (2002), 95 Ohio St.3d 1444
In re Application of Williams (2002), 95 Ohio St.3d 107
In re Application of Wessel (2002), 94 Ohio St.3d 212
In re Application of Lecointe (2002), 94 Ohio St.3d 141

In re Application of Valencia (2001), 93 Ohio St.3d 542
In re Application of Bland (2001), 93 Ohio St.3d, 414
In re Application of Barilatz (2001), 91 Ohio St.3d 396

In re Application of Wylie (2000), 89 Ohio St.3d 471|
In re Application of VanDenBossche (2000), 88 Ohio St.3d 158

In re Application of Kapel (1999), 87 Ohio St.3d 122
In re Application of Cureton (1999), 87 Ohio St.3d 53

In re Application of Panepinto (1998), 84 Ohio St.3d 395
In re Application of Kemp (1998), 84 Ohio St.3d 274
In re Application of Fletcher (1998), 82 Ohio St.3d 171
In re Application of Calim (1998), 82 Ohio St.3d 96
In re Application of Stage (1998), 81 Ohio St.3d 554
In re Application of Sabino (1998), 81 Ohio St.3d 98
In re Application of Hayes (1998), 81 Ohio St.3d 88

In re Application of Nerren (1997), 79 Ohio St.3d 322
In re Application of Kantor (1997), 79 Ohio St.3d 167
In re Application of Rudolph (1997), 79 Ohio St.3d 157
In re Application of Mitchell (1997), 79 Ohio St.3d, 153
In re Application of Nemec (1997), 79 Ohio St.3d 52

In re Application of Holzhauser (1996), 74 Ohio St.3d 1518
In re Application of White (1996), 74 Ohio St.3d 1514

In re Application of Keita (1995), 74 Ohio St.3d 46
In re Application of McCarthy (1995), 72 Ohio St.3d 542
In re Application of Kapel (1995), 72 Ohio St.3d 532
In re Application of Parry (1995), 72 Ohio St.3d 75
In re Application of Ireland-Phillips (1995), 71 Ohio St.3d 609

In re Application of Wang (1994), 70 Ohio St.3d 677
In re Application of Samuels (1994), 70 Ohio St.3d 537
In re Application of Salisbury (1994), 69 Ohio St.3d 403
In re Application of Chapman (1994), 69 Ohio St.3d 17

In re Application of Piro (1993), 66 Ohio St.3d 400
In re Application of Grossman (1993), 66 Ohio St.3d 372
In re Application of Holzhauser (1993), 66 Ohio St.3d 43

In re Application of Bower (1992), 65 Ohio St.3d 429
In re Application of Hatton (1992), 64 Ohio St.3d 440
In re Application of Carr-Williams (1992), 63 Ohio St.3d 752
In re Application of Simmons (1992), 63 Ohio St.3d 1

In re Application of Lammers (1991), 62 Ohio St.3d 322
In re Application of Weems (1991), 62 Ohio St.3d 212
In re Application of Palmer (1991), 61 Ohio St.3d 74
In re Application of Carroll (1991), 61 Ohio St.3d 60

In re Application of Mort (1990), 53 Ohio St.3d 260
In re Application of Stineman (1990), 52 Ohio St.3d 88

In re Application of Corrigan (1989), 47 Ohio St.3d 32
In re Application of Watson (1987), 31 Ohio St.3d 220
In re Application of Davis (1980), 61 Ohio St.2d 371
In re Application of Davis (1974), 38 Ohio St.2d 273
In re Spott (1973), 34 Ohio St.2d 241

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