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The Republican former chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court 鈥� who joined the court's three Democrats last year in ruling all the maps approved by the Republican-dominated Ohio Redistricting Commission were unconstitutionally gerrymandered 鈥� has joined an effort to come up with a new process to draw legislative and congressional maps.

The proposal, championed by two former Ohio Supreme Court justices, would create a 15-member commission that could not include politicians, lobbyists or other partisans to draw district maps for Ohio's Congressional districts and the state's House and Senate.

The judicial system at the state and federal levels has changed since the maps were drawn in 2011 and then upheld in court.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers launched another effort to overhaul the state鈥檚 bail system, which has been talked about for years and is backed by鈥�

A big change coming to Ohio鈥檚 court system starting July 1, as the state takes a step closer to getting rid of cash bail for people being held in jail.鈥�

The Ohio Supreme Court now has three Democratic justices for the first time since 1994, with the first statewide swearing in to start the new year - the鈥�

The Ohio Democratic Party is asking the Franklin County Common Pleas Court that issued a ruling that allows for the addition of ballot drop boxes to take鈥�

Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor is sending a message to all local courts and jails to do what they can to try and reduce the number of鈥�

Ohio's highest court has rejected a recommendation to allow judges throughout the state use 鈥渞isk-assessment tools鈥� to determine the amount of bail they鈥�

Chief Justice Maureen O鈥機onnor talked about maintaining public trust in the judiciary, supporting sentencing reform, and keeping dockets moving with apps,鈥�