Home Page
Welcome to JudgePainter.org. This site will
make available current legal articles, Judge Painter's decisions,
and other items of interest.
Judge Mark P. Painter
has served
the people of Hamilton County for more than 27 years,
judging each case strictly on its merits.
 On
Monday, 22 June, the 15 judges who are to serve on the new
United Nat ions
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 Magazine
Judge Mark Painter
elected to United Nations Appellate Tribunal,
a newly established court based in New York City that
will resolve disputes within the U.N.
The judge will leave the First District Court of
Appeals later this year to begin serving on the United
Nations Appellate Tribunal. More information is
available in the
Business Courier,
Cincinnati Enquirer, and on the
United Nations Department of Public Information site.
Judge Painter honored by Ohio House of
Representatives
Ohio House
Video
Ohio Senate
Video
Read press release by clicking here
Listen to Judge Painter's interview on WVXU.
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.
Read
Judge Painter's writing article
in the Cincinnati
Business Courier
Judge
Mark Painter thanks you for
your vote on November 7.
Click
to hear Judge Painter's campaign message.
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.
More News
Please explore the site by clicking on the links on the left.
|
