All four of the judges in the local appellate court are graduates of the University’s College of Law. The 3rd District Court usually hears oral arguments once a year at Ohio Northern. The two cases heard Tuesday involved a civil dispute about a digital sign out of Marion County, and a criminal case brought to the court by the state over evidence that was suppressed under the fourth amendment from Union County.

Court documents from the U.S. District Court in Toledo say that Michael Zacharias now has until Monday, May 16th at 2 p.m., to decide if he'll take a plea deal. He is facing a total of five charges in federal court, all involving trafficking either minors or adults for sex.