ICKES DISCIPLINE
IN NORTHWEST OHIO, TODAY IS THE DAY FOR THE HEARING OF A JUDGE WHO MAY LOSE HIS LAW LICENSE AND JUDICIAL POSITION OVER ALLEGED BEHAVIORIAL MISCONDUCT.
A LOCAL JUDGE IS SET TO GO BEFORE THE OHIO DISCIPLINARY COUNCIL TODAY. JOHN ICKES FACES THE POSSIBILITY OF LOSING HIS LAW LICENSE AFTER MISCONDUCT ALLEGATIONS. ICKES IS ACCUSED OF FOSTERING A HOSTILE WORK ENVIRONMENT IN THE SANDUSKY COUNTY COURT AND THIS DOES INCLUDE CLAIMS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT. HE'S SET TO CALL FOR HIMSELF 13 WITNESSES. WHILE THE OHIO DISCIPLINARY COUNCIL IS GOING TO CALL 11 WITNESSES, THE BODY HAS THE POWER TO SUSPEND ICKES' LAW LICENSE, AND IF THAT DOES HAPPEN, HE'S NO LONGER GOING TO BE ABLE TO SERVE AS A JUDGE