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Thursday, February 4, 2010
Former supreme court justice dies
Former Ohio Supreme Court Justice Craig Wright died Wednesday, Feb. 3, in Palm Springs, California. He was 80.
Wright, a Republican, served on the state supreme court from 1985 until his retirement from the court in 1996. He then worked in private practice until 2003 and as a judge by assignment for the Ohio Court of Claims until 2009.
“Craig Wright was an extraordinary jurist,” said Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer. “His intellect and his years of experience in the law served him well as a trial judge and justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio. Craig’s work in the field of alcohol and chemical addiction extended and improved the lives of hundreds of people. I have lost a good friend.”
The supreme court said Wright’s legacy includes helping establish a program to address substance abuse in the legal profession.
Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Kasich bills campaign for make-up artist
Republican John Kasich’s campaign paid at total of $250 for make-up artist Kandi Mayo’s services on two occasions last year, according to his 2009 annual campaign finance report.
Apparently, Mayo made up Kasich for his June 1 campaign announcement and for an event on Oct. 13.
His campaign spokesman Rob Nichols noted that it is standard for candidates to get make-up if they are to appear on TV or in commercial shoots.
Kasich, a former Congressman and former Fox News host, is running against incumbent Gov. Ted Strickland, a Democrat.
Strickland, who has been known to shop at thrift stores, did not report make-up, haircut or similar expenses on his 2009 campaign finance report but he did bill his campaign in 2008 for a $250 make-up job by Leora Ludwig.
Democratic presidential wannabes John Edwards billed his campaign account for two $400 haircuts and Hillary Clinton, now U.S. Secretary of State, reported $2,500 in hairstyling fees as media production costs on her campaign account, according to news reports.
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PUCO job up for grabs
What is always considered a plum assignment is up for grabs this spring when Gov. Ted Strickland appoints a new member to the powerful Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.
A nominating committee sent Strickland four candidates to consider: Wilson Gonzalez, a senior regulatory analyst for the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel; Steve Lesser, the PUCO chief of staff; Suzanne Rhodes, a project manager for Wilbur Smith & Associates; and Ellis Jacobs, a senior attorney for Advocates for Basic Legal Equality in Dayton.
Commissioners serve five-year terms, regulate gas, telephone, and electric utilities, and are paid between $74,000 and $158,000 a year.
Republican Rhonda Fergus is not seeking re-appointment to the five-member PUCO. No more than three from any one party may serve at the same time. Two Democrats and two independents also serve on the five-member commission.
All four nominees are Democrats.
