There Goes The Judge
The Ohio Supreme Court has suspended a judge as a result of a felony conviction.
The Bellfontaine Examiner reported his resignation
An Ohio judge has resigned after a jury found him guilty of tampering with records and other charges for not disclosing his ownership interest in a Lorain office building where several lawyers have legal practices.
Lorain County Common Pleas Judge James Burge submitted his letter of resignation Tuesday to Ohio Gov. John Kasich. Burge was convicted last week.
He’d been disqualified from serving as a judge since his September indictment.
A spokesman for Kasich says the governor’s office will ask the county’s Republican Party for recommendations to replace Burge, a Democrat.
Burge took the bench in 2007 after years as a defense attorney. He tells The Chronicle-Telegram (http://bit.ly/1b2EWTC ) in Elyria that his resignation was a tough way to end a career in law.
(Mike Frisch)