Top state court nixes agreed 6-month law-license loss for ex-judge, wants ‘more severe sanction’

An agreed six-month law-license suspension for an Ohio judge who dismissed a speeding ticket for his personal lawyer wasn't sufficient punishment, the state's top court said Friday. It refused to accept the discipline-by-consent agreement between the now-retired jurist and the Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline. Instead, the Ohio…