Ohio chief justice calls Youngstown court 'unsafe'

YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown Municipal Court is “unsafe” and its “deplorable conditions make providing justice there a challenge,” said Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Eric Brown.

The chief justice addressed the municipal court issue and consolidation of courts below the common pleas level here during a one-hour conversation today with The Vindicator editorial board.

Gov. Ted Strickland appointed Justice Brown to replace Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer who died in office on April 2.

“Anyone who has seen how Youngstown Municipal Court is set up knows it is inviting trouble,” said Chief Justice Brown, who toured the court’s facilities earlier this year.

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