Headlines 22 January 2015

Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor to swear in Judge Rocky Coss

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Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor will administer the oath of office to Highland County Common Pleas Judge Rocky A. Coss on Thursday, Feb. 5 in the Common Pleas Courtroom.

The ceremony will begin at 1 p.m. Highland County Probate-Juvenile Judge Kevin L. Greer will preside and introduce the Chief Justice.

Justice O’Connor was first elected to the Supreme Court as an Associate Justice in 2002 and was re-elected in 2008. In 2010, she became the first woman to be elected Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court.

Prior to serving on the Court, she served as a Common Pleas Judge and the Prosecuting Attorney of Summit County. She was elected as Lt. Governor of Ohio in 1998.

Judge Coss was re-elected to a second six-year term in November of 2014. The new term begins Feb. 9.

The ceremony is open to the public.

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