Disciplinary Counsel v. Ault

{¶ 1} Respondent, Jerry Edwin Ault of Mansfield, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0008445, was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio in 1978. Since June 1, 2000, respondent has served as a judge of the Mansfield Municipal Court. Respondent was elected to a second term in November 2005 and is currently the presiding judge.

{¶ 2} On December 6, 2004, relator, Disciplinary Counsel, charged respondent with four counts of professional misconduct stemming from respondent’s abuse of prescription painkilling drugs. The parties stipulated that respondent had violat*208ed provisions of the Code of Judicial…