Coss provides annual report for common pleas
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Editor’s note This is the 13th annual report prepared by Judge Rocky A. Coss for the purpose of informing the public of the activities of the court during the past year as well as comparing the case filings for the court for the past several years.
“As everyone knows, 2020 was an extremely unusual year which is reflected in this year’s annual report,” Cross wrote. “Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the court severely curtailed operations from the last week of March through June 1, 2020. Court staff and the judge worked remotely from home several days per week. Normal operations resumed June 1st but in the fall due to the pandemic, the court began using the Zoom videoconferencing platform to conduct hearings. Currently, almost all court proceedings in both the general and domestic relations divisions are being conducted by videoconferencing.”
Impact of COVID-19 discussed in 2020 Highland County Common Pleas Court report Highland County Common Pleas Court Judge Rocky Coss
The following is the 2020 annual report for Highland County Common Pleas Court, General and Domestic Relations Divisions.
This is the 13th annual report prepared by Judge Rocky A. Coss for the purpose of informing the public of the activities of the Court during the past year as well as comparing the case filings for the Court for the past several years.
As everyone knows, 2020 was an extremely unusual year which is reflected in this year’s annual report. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Court severely curtailed operations from the last week of March through June 1, 2020. Court staff and the judge worked remotely from home several days per week.
Coss, county square off
By Tim Colliver - tcolliver@aimmediamidwest.com
Appearing before the Highland County commissioners Wednesday to express support and opinions regarding proposed raises and an increase in the pay scale for the probation department were, from left, Highland County Common Pleas Court Judge Rocky Coss, Hillsboro Municipal Court Judge David McKenna and Highland County Court Judge Robert Judkins.
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Highland County Common Pleas Court Judge Rocky Coss met with the Highland County commissioners Wednesday in an attempt to iron out differences in what he described as “salary adjustments in the county probation department program,” at one point threatening to invoke a court order concerning raises for the probation department.
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County commission, judges spar over probation salary increase; Coss: âIs this the hill you want to die on?â Highland County Common Pleas Court Judge Rocky Coss addresses county commissioners at their Feb. 10 meeting. (HCP Photo/Caitlin Forsha) After over an hour of discussions that eventually turned into arguments, Highland County commissioners Jeff Duncan, Terry Britton and David Daniels agreed in a rare divided vote to approve a salary increase for a probation department employee.
The request which, having been authorized by the judiciary already, was largely a formality eventually passed by a 2-1 vote, with Daniels dissenting. Although Britton gave some feedback, Daniels primarily spoke against the request Wednesday, as reflected by his vote.
Sex offender sent to prison
By Tim Colliver - tcolliver@aimmediamidwest.com
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A Greenfield man was sentenced to 42 months in prison in Highland County Common Pleas Court this week for having sexual relations with a 13-year-old minor.
Bradley G. Badgley, 43, entered a guilty plea Jan. 7 to the third-degree felony charge of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, according to court documents.
The original indictment alleged that the sex offences began on July 1 and continued through Aug. 1, 2020.
As part of his sentencing, Badgley was designated a Tier II sex offender, which mandated that he register his place of residence every 180 days for the next 25 years.