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Judge Painter Returns from First United Nations Appeals Court Session. Judge Mark Painter of Cincinnati, the only American on the new United Nations Appeals Tribunal (UNAT) has returned April 2 from Geneva after the court’s first session ever. Read more.
The fourth edition of Judge Mark Painter’s book The Legal Writer: 40 Rules for the Art of Legal Writing published. read press release
Judge Painter’s 400th case published. read press release
After more than 27 years on the local bench, Judge Mark P. Painter will hear his last case as an Ohio judge on July 15. read press release
Judge Painter quoted in Investor’s Business Daily. more
On Monday, 22 June, the 15 judges who are to serve on the new United Nations Dispute Tribunal and Appeals Tribunal all participated in a swearing-in ceremony in the presence of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. more
Judge Painter featured in Cincinnati MagazineJudge Mark Painter elected to United Nations Appellate Tribunal, a newly established court based in New York City, Geneva, and Nairobi that will resolve disputes within the U.N. More information is available in the Business Courier and on the United Nations Department of Public Information site.
Judge Painter honored by Ohio House of Representatives
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Ohio Senate VideoRead press release by clicking here
Interview on Channel 12 Newsmakers
Interview on WMKV’s Everybody’s Planning Hour, hosted by Lew Gatch continue interview
Judge Mark Painter, along with The Honorable Sandra S. Beckwith and John F. Peyton, Jr., Esq. (posthumously), was honored by the University of Cincinnati Law Alumni Association at their Spring Alumni Luncheon in May.
Judge Painter presents William Howard Taft: President and Chief Justice on WCET. Video
Judge Painter’s book Write Well was recently reviewed by Writers’ Notes. Click to read the review that describes his 25 rules as “fast and easy ways to improve your writing.”
Judge Painter, as an internationally recognized champion of plain language, recently returned from the the International Conference on Modern Legal Drafting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where he lectured on plain legal writing. View some pictures highlighting the conference.
Read The Daily Bellwether: Ohio Judge Mark Painter uncovers clunker: 57 years of schooling to comprehend this sentence.
Judge Mark P. Painter has been named the first Stanley Chesley Distinguished Visiting Professor of Practice at the University of Cincinnati College of Law. With this position, Judge Painter will teach “The Rules of Legal Writing,” emphasizing the importance of simplicity and the use of plain English in legal writing. Click here to read more.
Judge Painter’s newest book Write Well will make your business writing plainer, more persuasive and effective, and easier to understand. Learn more.
Judge Mark Painter receives McMicken College of Arts & Sciences Distinguished Alumni Award. Read more.
Writing the Law: Judge teaches lawyers the art of clarity, featured in City Beat’s January 3-9, 2007 edition. Click here to read the article.
Judge Painter’s opinion selected as one of six best in nation in 2005. The Green Bag, a quarterly journal dedicated to good writing about the law, has announced its first annual list of outstanding legal writing from the past year. Of six judicial opinions selected from thousands in the United States, one of Court of Appeals Judge Mark Painter’s decisions, Kohlbrand v. Ranieri, was selected. Judge Painter was the only state judge honored. The authors of the five other cases are all federal judges, including Justice Antonin Scalia of the U.S. Supreme Court. Read more.
Judge Painter’s The Legal Writer: 40 Rules for the Art of Legal Writing, 3d ed., is reviewed by The Scribes Journal of Legal Writing. To read the review, click here.
Jay Hanselman of WVXU Radio talks with Judge Painter about his latest legal writing book, The Legal Writer 3rd Edition: 40 Rules for the Art of Legal Writing.” Listen to the MP3.
