Donnelly Featured in USA Today story titled “A Road Trip to Save Democracy? These Judges Say It's Worth a Shot”

Michael Donnelly, a former Ohio Supreme Court justice and of counsel in the Vorys Cleveland office, was featured in a recent USA TODAY cover story chronicling the “Justice in Motion” bus tour.  According to the story, the bus tour featured a bipartisan group of current and former state and federal judges who traveled through Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan to engage citizens in conversations about judicial independence, public confidence in the courts and the importance of preserving the rule of law.

The story states:

“Michael Donnelly is used to speaking to the public through his judicial opinions.

No more, the former Ohio Supreme Court justice said.

So Donnelly, along with a bipartisan group of sitting and retired state and federal judges, did what their profession trains them not to do: speak out in public about what is happening to the courts.

‘It's not something I'm comfortable about. During my 20 years on the bench, I never went out and spoke about my opinions. I just let our opinions speak for themselves,’ Donnelly said. ‘But these are not normal times, and when you see the politicization of the judiciary taking place and at the speed in which it is ... I have no other choice than to get out and speak out about it.'"

To read the entire story on the USA Today website, click here.