The Supreme Court of Ohio annual report - Supreme Court - State of ...

A message from the administrative Director
Dear Ohioans:
This annual report details significant accomplishments and activities of the Court this past
year in fulfilling its constitutional responsibilities of superintendence of the Ohio judicial
system. The Chief Justice noted in his letter that these accomplishments are the result of the
hard work and dedication of a team of talented individuals.
I write to tell a little more about some of these people and their activities this past year from
my perspective as the administrative director of the Court.
The year 2007 was a year of change, a year of progress and a year of celebration. To begin
the year, we welcomed a new director of the Judicial College, former judge Milt Nuzum;
we welcomed Kristina Frost as the new clerk of Court in September; and we bid farewell in
December to David Gormley, former director of Legal Resources who was elected municipal
judge in Delaware County.
Among our other senior staff members, Susan Christoff was promoted to director of
Attorney Services and Lee Ann Ward was promoted to director of Bar Admissions. During the
summer of 2007, Richard A. Dove, former director of Attorney Services, also was promoted to
assistant administrative director.
Further, while tremendous progress was made to build and implement the Ohio Courts
Network, work also proceeded on a new case management system for the appeals courts.
We also implemented new procedures to announce Court case decisions and expanded the
availability of Court dockets on our Web site.
We began the year with a celebration of professional distinction in the Courtroom when four
Supreme Court staff members were recognized with Professional Excellence Awards for their
work in 2006. The recipients were Erika Lemke, the Court’s Web editor; Judy Conrad, Office
of the Reporter; Deborah Boyd, network administrator; and Nan Cairney, who retired in 2007
from the Office of the Administrative Director.
We ended the year, too, with another celebration: the 50 th year of the Board of
Commissioners on Grievances & Discipline and the important work they do.
As we all work to tighten our belts and work more efficiently from the Supreme Court to
the trial courts of Ohio, we continue to search for ways to make meaningful change and look
forward to the progress 2008 promises.
Sincerely,
Steven C. Hollon
Administrative Director
Three carborundum aquatint prints created by artist Nicholas Hill hang in the reception area
of the Office of the Administrative Director.
23