Retired judge David Fais dies after hospital stay for breathing issues
David W. Fais, who served for 26 years on the Franklin County Common Pleas bench before an age-limit for judges forced his retirement in 2015, died Saturday morning. Fais, 78, recently had been released from a Columbus hospital, where he was treated for breathing problems, said Ron Janes, a close friend who graduated from Ohio Northern University's law school with the former judge. "It's a shock," said Janes, who praised Fais for his compassion as a judge. "He made everyone feel comfortable in his courtroom," he said. "We don't have enough people like him on the bench, and I don't know that...
Source: dispatch.com