A Franklin County judge has issued a temporary restraining order to block lawmakers’ attempts to overhaul Ohio’s K-12 education system.

Liyah Guilkey was able to leave prison to access CATCH Court, a specialized docket in the Franklin County Municipal Court for women in the system who are victims of human trafficking.

In recognition of judicial excellence and innovation, Ohio State Bar Association 2023-2024 President Michelle Kranz Thursday presented the 2023 Thomas J. Moyer Award for Judicial Excellence to Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Judge Stephen McIntosh and the 2023 Innovative Court Programs and Practices Award to the Probate Resource Center at the Montgomery County Probate Court led by Judge David Brannon.

A Franklin County grand jury Thursday returned two indictments in two separate cases involving alleged theft of Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) funds.

A serial offender who evaded law enforcement for three decades has been sentenced to life in prison and finally brought to justice, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, Franklin County Sheriff Dallas Baldwin and Licking County Sheriff Randy Thorp announced last week.

Abdulbasid Ahmed, 20, of Dublin, pleaded guilty recently to involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a 22-year-old man on Jan. 2.

The Franklin County Prosecutor’s Office announced Friday that a Franklin County grand jury returned a two-count indictment charging former Columbus Police Officer Ricky Ray Anderson with one count of murder and one count of reckless homicide in the shooting death of Donovan Latrell Lewis that happened Aug. 30, 2022.

A Franklin County grand jury Friday returned a five-count indictment against Tyrell Shute, 24, of Columbus, on charges relating to the death of a 4-year-old in the Franklinton area.

On July 26, Franklin County Common Pleas Court Judge Stephen McIntosh sentenced Mamadou Diallo, 43, of Columbus to a term of life in prison with the possibility of parole after 27 years for the 2021 murder of his wife.

A 27-year-old Columbus man has been sentenced to 25 to 30.5 years in prison for his role in a 2022 shooting that left a 38-year-old dead.

Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Judge Julie Lynch recently sentenced Kyle Lucas, 33, to 14 to 18 years in prison after convicting Lucas on two counts — felonious assault with a three-year firearm specification and a repeat violent offender specification and having a weapon under disability.

After pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter and other charges, Clyde Littlefield, 23, was sentenced by Judge Kimberly Cocroft recently in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas to the maximum sentence of 19 years and two months, up to 24 years and eight months, in prison.

Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Mark Serrott recently sentenced Ayub Issack, 21, of Franklin County, to 21 to 26.5 years in prison after Issack pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter with a three-year gun specification, having a weapon under disability, robbery and carrying a concealed weapon.

A Franklin County attorney has been suspended for 18 months, with one year stayed, for engaging in an impermissible conflict of interest, making false statements to a court, and “intentionally and habitually” filing frivolous motions, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled recently.

Deep Patel was sentenced recently by Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Judge Michael Holbrook for allegedly stealing from two South Carolina victims through the sale of securities.