Disciplinary Counsel v. Sargeant

{¶ 1} Respondent, Harry A. Sargeant Jr. of Fremont, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0013261, was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio in 1958. Since 1979, respondent has served as a judge of the Sandusky County Court of Common Pleas.

{¶ 2} The Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline recommends that we publicly reprimand respondent for allowing six civil cases to languish in his court for an inordinate amount of time. We agree with the board that respondent’s unjustified delay in these cases, and in other cases on his docket, violated the Code of Judicial Conduct.

I. Procedural…