Board of Commissioners on Grievances & Discipline
Board of Commissioners on Grievances & Discipline
Supreme Court of Ohio
65 South Front Street, 5th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215-3431
Phone: 614.387.9370
Fax: 614.387.9379
Board Chair:
David E. Tschantz
Secretary to the Board:
Richard A. Dove
Senior Counsel:
D. Allan Asbury
Counsel:
Heidi Wagner Dorn
The Board of Commissioners on Grievances & Discipline is a 28-member quasi-judicial body appointed by the Supreme Court of Ohio that consists of 17 lawyers, seven active or retired judges, and four non-lawyers. The Board's duties are as follows:
- Adjudicating formal complaints of misconduct involving judges and lawyers and making recommendations to the Supreme Court on the appropriate sanction
- Hearing cases involving the mental illness of judges and lawyers and the reinstatement of lawyers suspended from the practice of law
- Monitoring and assisting bar association certified grievance committees in the regulation of the legal profession
- Issuing ethics advisory opinions
- Advising judges and lawyers on ethics compliance
- Conducting educational programs on ethics for judges, lawyers, and judicial candidates
- Receiving and retaining financial disclosure statements filed annually by judges, magistrates, and judicial candidates
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