Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Karto

Francis E. Sweeney, Sr., J.

On July 3, 2000, relator filed a nine-count amended disciplinary complaint against respondent, Judge Steven Ray Karto, Attorney Registration No. 0020890, who was admitted to the practice of law in the state of Ohio on November 4, 1977, and has served as the sole judge of Harrison County since April 1991.1 The amended complaint alleged that respondent had engaged in multiple violations of the Code of Judicial Conduct and the Disciplinary Rules. Respondent answered, and the matter was considered by a panel of the Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline of…