Longtime VC readers may recall the "censorious thuggery" of Geauga County, Ohio Judge Timothy Grendell. His conduct from the bench has long been controversial, but he nonetheless ran for re-election unopposed in 2020.
When I last blogged about Judge Grendell, it was after reports he threatened to hold a mother in contempt of court for having her child tested for COVID-19 even though the test was ordered by a doctor prior to a hospital admission. In another case, Judge Grendell sent two teenage boys to juvenile detention for the weekend because they refused a court-ordered visit from their estranged father.
Judge Grendell's conduct has attracted notice in Ohio, and he is now subject to disciplinary proceedings. Attorneys with the Ohio Supreme Court's Office of Disciplinary Counsel are seeking to have Judge Grendell's law license suspended. According to the attorneys, Judge Grendell is a "quintessential bully" who has repeatedly "abused his power and abandoned his role as a neutral advocate." From their most recent filling:
