Commemorative mug sale to fund Supreme Court luncheon; High Court to hear case on smoking ban during local session
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Brandy Chandler-brandychandler@gmail.com
The Highland County Bar Association is selling commemorative mugs featuring the Highland County Courthouse and the date of the October Ohio Supreme Court session in order to raise funds for the association-sponsored luncheon for the justices and other participants during the day's hearing.
Association President Lee Koogler sold the first mug Monday morning to Highland County Clerk of Courts Ike Hodson. There are currently 150 mugs available. More may be ordered if they sell out early.
The mugs are available for $10 each and can be purchased at the clerk of courts office, Koogler's Law Office and the Highland County Treasurer's Office.
The luncheon will be held for the justices, attorneys who argued the case, teachers and one student from each local school.
All five Highland County public schools, Hillsboro Christian Academy and home school students have been permitted to send a select number of students to view arguments before the court.
Highland County Common Pleas Court Judge Rocky Coss said that after the fair, the schools will begin incorporating the session into students' curriculum in preparation for the session.
A committee of the Bar Association, he said, will review essays written by the students, and one student from each school will be chosen to speak during the luncheon.
During the session, the Court will hear oral arguments on a civil case from Franklin County regarding Ohio's ban on public tobacco use, and three criminal cases out of Clark, Butler and Montgomery counties.
Local court staff are currently working with Supreme Court staff members in preparation of the session.
Coss said that the current judges' bench will have to be extended in order to accommodate all seven justices, and Highland County IT staff are working with The Ohio Channel, which does live broadcasts of each Supreme Court session.
Approximately 80-100 members of the public should be able to attend the session, Coss said. Anyone interested in attending the event should contact Highland County Common Pleas Court.
An estimated $13,000 has been raised by Highland County and the Highland County Historical Society for exterior refurbishments to the courthouse. Work on the main entrance columns are scheduled to begin Wednesday or Thursday of this week, Coss said.
The front entrance of the courthouse will be inaccessible during construction, Coss said. Legacy Restoration and Construction out of Washington C.H. is working on the project, which will include restoration of the trim and columns through a chemical injection process, and the fabrication of news door that will resemble the originals from 1834.
The Highland County Courthouse is the oldest courthouse in the state of Ohio that has been in continuous use.
The Highland County Bar Association is selling commemorative mugs featuring the Highland County Courthouse and the date of the October Ohio Supreme Court session in order to raise funds for the association-sponsored luncheon for the justices and other participants during the day's hearing.
Association President Lee Koogler sold the first mug Monday morning to Highland County Clerk of Courts Ike Hodson. There are currently 150 mugs available. More may be ordered if they sell out early.
The mugs are available for $10 each and can be purchased at the clerk of courts office, Koogler's Law Office and the Highland County Treasurer's Office.
The luncheon will be held for the justices, attorneys who argued the case, teachers and one student from each local school.
All five Highland County public schools, Hillsboro Christian Academy and home school students have been permitted to send a select number of students to view arguments before the court.
Highland County Common Pleas Court Judge Rocky Coss said that after the fair, the schools will begin incorporating the session into students' curriculum in preparation for the session.
A committee of the Bar Association, he said, will review essays written by the students, and one student from each school will be chosen to speak during the luncheon.
During the session, the Court will hear oral arguments on a civil case from Franklin County regarding Ohio's ban on public tobacco use, and three criminal cases out of Clark, Butler and Montgomery counties.
Local court staff are currently working with Supreme Court staff members in preparation of the session.
Coss said that the current judges' bench will have to be extended in order to accommodate all seven justices, and Highland County IT staff are working with The Ohio Channel, which does live broadcasts of each Supreme Court session.
Approximately 80-100 members of the public should be able to attend the session, Coss said. Anyone interested in attending the event should contact Highland County Common Pleas Court.
An estimated $13,000 has been raised by Highland County and the Highland County Historical Society for exterior refurbishments to the courthouse. Work on the main entrance columns are scheduled to begin Wednesday or Thursday of this week, Coss said.
The front entrance of the courthouse will be inaccessible during construction, Coss said. Legacy Restoration and Construction out of Washington C.H. is working on the project, which will include restoration of the trim and columns through a chemical injection process, and the fabrication of news door that will resemble the originals from 1834.
The Highland County Courthouse is the oldest courthouse in the state of Ohio that has been in continuous use.
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