Ohio Supreme Court
Disciplinary Counsel v. Grendell
November 21, 20252025 Ohio 5239
Summary
The Ohio Supreme Court held that the judicial conduct rule prohibiting judges from testifying before legislative bodies (Jud.Cond.R. 3.2) is an unconstitutional content‑based speech restriction and therefore cannot be enforced against Judge Grendell; it also found that he did not violate Jud.Cond.R. 1.3, that disciplinary sanctions for his Tea Party remarks fail strict scrutiny, and that he did violate Jud.Cond.R. 1.2, 2.2 and 2.11 in the Glasier matter, imposing an 18‑month suspension with 12 months stayed.