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NEW PHILADELPHIA Tuscarawas County Common Pleas Judge Edward O’Farrell retired Jan. 1 from a 39-year judicial career that was inspired by a desire to bring more fairness into local courts.
Before he became a judge, he worked in the Ohio Attorney General s Office prosecuting air and water pollution cases. He worked for Southeastern Ohio Legal Services in New Philadelphia, which provides legal help for people who cannot afford a lawyer. He took three cases to the U.S. Supreme Court.
He saw injustice in the justice system. Justice demands consistency, he said. When I was aspiring to be a judge I saw so much inconsistency . in the way people of means wealthier people, people in prominent positions, doctors, lawyers, accountants, teachers, superintendents, people that have a higher visibility level in the community . many times were treated differently than men and women of a lower socio-economic strata.
Dozens of families in Athens County will have to leave their homes in the coming months. How can you help?
As the Athens Messenger reported this fall, nearly sixty Athens County families have been notified that in the coming year they will no longer be able to use their federal housing vouchers in the Prokos-owned properties that they currently rent. Clients and former clients of Southeastern Ohio Legal Services are among these families. Our attorneys have been hearing firsthand about the fear and concerns these families have about finding new rental housing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Research shows that increasing access to affordable housing is the most cost-effective strategy for reducing childhood poverty and increasing financial well-being in the United States. Housing vouchers, such as the Section 8 vouchers that the current Prokos tenants hold, are often described as a âwin-winâ for landlords and tenants â they provide rental assistance to eligible families