CLE | Revisiting the Calls for Equality in the Criminal Justice System and Ohio's Path Forward
2.0 Free Professional Conduct Credit Hours
About the CLE
CLE | Revisiting the Calls for Equality in the Criminal Justice System and Ohio's Path Forward
Live Interactive Webinar
Join us at this live interactive webinar where the panelists will discuss inequities in the criminal justice system, the impact of race in sentencing decisions, the creation of an Ohio Sentencing Database, and how the creation of the database may address those inequities and disparities
in sentencing in Ohio.
This webinar is free to attend and open to the public.
Registration is required to attend the webinar.
Charitable donations will be accepted, with funds to be used for scholarships for law students pursuing criminal justice or social justice work.
Please consider making a donation to CMLAA's
Live Justice Scholarship Fund during the registration process.
AGENDA
3:00-5:00 p.m. – Racial Inequities and Disparities in Sentencing in the Criminal Justice System, The Impact of Race in Sentencing Decisions, The Future of an Ohio Sentencing Database, and Q&A Session.
PANEL
Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor | Ohio Supreme Court
Judge Gene Zmuda | Sixth District Court of Appeals
Judge Jeffrey L. Reed | Allen County Court of Common Pleas
Stephen Demuth | Associate Professor, Bowling Green State University
Maya Simek | Legal Director at Equality Ohio
Khalida Sims | Assistant Federal Defender, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Northern District of Ohio
MODERATOR
Jonathan Witmer-Rich | Joseph C. Hostetler—BakerHostetler Professor of Law & Associate Dean, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University
Visit the FAQ section below for additional information.
WEBINAR REGISTRATION
FAQs
Cancellations
If you find you can no longer attend a program, please contact the alumni office at cmlaa.csu@gmail.com. We would be happy to assist you by transferring your registration to a colleague or setting up a credit for a different CMLAA CLE event.
If you prefer, you may receive a full refund, less a $10 processing fee. Any cancellations received within 3 business days of the seminar will not be eligible for a cash refund, but may still take advantage of one of the alternate options listed above. Special full-day CLEs may have increased processing fees.
In the event that an event is cancelled a full refund will be issued.
Webinar Access
Please plan to LOG IN 5 minutes prior to the CLE start time as the CLE will begin promptly at the time indicated. After you register, the Zoom link and log in information will be emailed to you prior to the CLE to the email address that you provided during registration check out.
Handouts
Handouts will be emailed to you prior to the CLE to the email address that you provided during registration check out.
Requirements for CLE Credits
In order to receive CLE credit, attendees are required to:
1. Purchase the CLE you would like to receive credit for
2. Submit your Attorney Registration Number to CMLAA during the CLE registration process or via email at: cmlaacle@gmail.com
3. Participate in and/or identify the random verification prompts throughout the CLE and submit to the CMLAA during or at the end of the CLE session
4. Complete and submit to the CMLAA the CLE course evaluation at the end of the CLE session
Supreme Court Credit
All CLE courses are pending approval for Ohio CLE general credit, unless otherwise stated. If the course has been approved for Attorney Conduct or New Lawyer Training Credit that will be indicated.
CMLAA has 30 days to close a course and report the attendee’s hours to the Ohio Supreme Court. The Court has 30 days to report the hours to your transcript.
If you would like to submit your hours for credit in another state we will provide a certificate of attendance. Credit is subject to approval by the applicable state bar and attendee is responsible for credit submission. We cannot guarantee CLE approval for any state other than Ohio.
Contact Us
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