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The Associated Press Defense attorney Harry Reinhart stands for a portrait at his office building in Columbus, Ohio, on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. The Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court sided with a complaint by Reinhart that Muskingum County Judge Mark Fleegle wasn't providing sufficient protocols to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in his courtroom. The chief justice pulled the judge off two trials Reinhart is participating in. (AP Photo/Andrew Welsh-Huggins) COLUMBUS — An Ohio judge who failed to adopt written rules for mask wearing and other coronavirus prevention measures has bee...

WHIZ News Muskingum County Judge Removed From Two Cases The Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court has removed Muskingum County Common Pleas Judge Mark Fleegle from two cases for failing to take proper safety precautions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Harry Reinhart is an attorney defending clients scheduled for trail before Judge Fleegle.  Reinhart filed a motion asking that the judge be removed.  Reinhart alleges that Fleegle continued to hold in-person hearings and didn’t mandate mask-wearing.  The Judge responded by saying he will begin requiring masks.  But Chief Just...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio judge who failed to adopt written rules for mask wearing and other coronavirus prevention measures has been removed from two cases by the chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court. Although Muskingum County Court Judge Mark Fleegle announced some preventative steps after a complaint, his lack of written procedures makes […]

2020/12/23 23:24 Defense attorney Harry Reinhart stands for a portrait at his office building in Columbus, Ohio, on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. The Chief Justice of the Ohi... Defense attorney Harry Reinhart stands for a portrait at his office building in Columbus, Ohio, on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. The Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court sided with a complaint by Reinhart that Muskingum County Judge Mark Fleegle wasn't providing sufficient protocols to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in his courtroom. The chief justice pulled the judge off two trials Reinhart i...

Ohio judge pulled from cases over coronavirus concerns By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS - Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio judge who failed to adopt written rules for mask wearing and other coronavirus prevention measures has been removed from two cases by the chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court. Although Muskingum County Court Judge Mark Fleegle announced some preventative steps after a complaint, his lack of written procedures makes it difficult for jurors and others to know what’s expected of them, Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor said in an order earlier this month. “Even i...