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  • Image of a gavel and scales.

    County prosecutor claims local judge is biased

    Dani Kington

    October 7, 2026
    Courts, Featured, News

    Athens County Prosecutor Keller Blackburn asked the Ohio Supreme Court to disqualify Judge George McCarthy from presiding over an already-resolved case. Read More

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