Highland County Republican Party Executive Chair Paulette Donley announced the passing of the Honorable Peter J. Abele, Judge of the Fourth District Court of Appeals, on Sept. 25. He was running for re-election on Nov. 3.
The Fourth District Court of Appeals will convene Thursday, Sept. 26 at 10 a.m. in the Highland County Common Pleas Courtroom, Highland County Courthouse, in Hillsboro.
The Fourth District Court of Appeals has issued a decision upholding the conviction of a Leesburg woman on breaking and entering as well as theft charges, but partially reversing the order for restitution for the victim in this case.
The Fourth District Court of Appeals will convene Thursday, Feb. 22 at 10 a.m. in the Highland County Common Pleas Courtroom, Highland County Courthouse, in Hillsboro to consider appeals from Highland, Jackson, Pickaway and Ross counties.
The Fourth District Court of Appeals has overruled a second appeal attempt by a former Village of Highland councilman who received four sentences of life without parole in August 2021 after a jury found him guilty of raping a child over an eight-year period.
