Disciplinary Counsel v. Cox

{¶ 1} Respondent, Marion Neal Cox of East Cleveland, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0041495, was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio in 1989. In March 1999, respondent was appointed acting judge in the East Cleveland Municipal Court. He served in that capacity until January 2006.

{¶ 2} On December 5, 2005, relator, Disciplinary Counsel, charged respondent with three counts of professional misconduct for violations of the Code of Judicial Conduct and the Code of Professional Responsibility. Respondent answered the complaint with admissions and denials, but later stipulated to most of the…