The Akron Legal News is a daily publication devoted to legal, financial, real estate and general news. Designated by the Federal, County and Municipal Courts as the Official Law Journal of Summit ...

Growing up in Ashtabula, Ohio, Akron Municipal Court Judge Nicole Walker said she always had a desire to help people who face the biggest challenges in life. While she initially planned to do so as a ...

Swearing-in ceremonies often have a special place in the hearts of elected officials and that was certainly the case for Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Judge Anthony Donofrio. On Dec. 28, 2018, he ...

Summit County Domestic Relations Court Judge Katarina Cook believes there’s much more to her job than simply hearing and ruling on cases. “While many of the matters in this court involve the ...

Akron, Stow and Barberton municipal courts all have mental health dockets, which provide an alternative to incarceration for individuals with certain mental illnesses who are charged with misdemeanor ...

Dear Mr. Berko: I have $85,000 to invest for pure growth for my 4-year-old granddaughter. I want to buy five to seven no-load mutual funds with small portfolios -- ones containing about 40 individual ...

The 2nd District Court of Appeals recently affirmed the judgment of the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas convicting Crishanda Hinton of possession of heroin. Hinton appealed the decision by ...

Have you gotten to a point where your current fitness routine feels stale? Are dread and boredom beginning to replace the excitement that once spirited you through your workouts? Well, this common ...

The 6th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals recently affirmed the judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio in a heroin distribution conspiracy in Cleveland that was run ...

In a 4-3 decision handed down recently, the Supreme Court of Ohio declined to issue an opinion on how trial courts should consider post-traumatic stress disorder when sentencing a veteran. The ...

An attempted murder case was sent back to square one this week when a panel of three judges in the 11th District Court of Appeals vacated guilty pleas entered by Lawrence Bozek. Bozek appealed from ...

He retired as a northern district of Ohio U.S. bankruptcy court judge more than six years ago, but Judge Randolph Baxter said his desire to continue to give back has driven him to take on a brand new ...