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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 25 years,
judging each case strictly on its merits.
Judge
Painter will be a presenter at the International
Conference on Modern Legal Drafting in Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia on July 22, 2008. For
additional information and registration, read
brochure.
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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.
Judge
Painter's legal writing book featured in University of
Cincinnati Magazine. Click here
to read article.

The Delhi Township Branch Library,
5095 Foley Road, now
has a new lectern to use for programming, thanks to the
generosity of Judge Mark P. Painter. Judge Painter, who
was a guest at the branch in May when he presented a program
about President William Howard Taft, noticed that the branch
had no lectern, so he decided to donate one.
To read the The Public Library of
Cincinnati and Hamilton County's press release in its
entirety, click here.
The
Delhi Township and Anderson Branch Libraries recently hosted a
one-hour presentation by Judge Mark Painter, author of
William Howard Taft: President and Chief Justice, entitled
"William Howard Taft: Cincinnati's Homegrown
President." The program was featured in The Downtowner.
Click here
to read article.
300th Judge Painter Opinion Published—Most-published
local judge in history. Click
here to read news article.
"Man
of the People." City Beat article
on Judge Painter.
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