Apparently the Ohio Industrial Commission held a meeting for hearing officers at Maumee State Park in September, 2013. As attorneys in private practice can attend those meetings, some fun attorney decided to hold a “get together” with females at one of the cabins.
Four IC hearing officers decided to go over and partake. They all pretty much denied accepting any drinks. They went over and socialized. But there was ALCOHOL. Later some of the ladies got in a hot tub, and allegedly there was some NUDITY.
The Inspector General has recommended that the Industrial Commission should review the actions of the individuals to determine if administrative action should be taken.
My recommendation is that any hearing officer who saw NUDITY should have his or her eyes removed. NUDITY is bad and persons should never see another person without clothes under any circumstance. As to ALCOHOL hearing officers should never drink. They should live a life of denial. After work, they should return to their homes and sit in the dark and contemplate what they have done.
Are you kidding me. I would guess that probably 90% of the judges in Ohio attend social functions with attorneys who practice before them, parties who have litigated in their courts, girlfriends, and boyfriends, etc and have had a drink or two bought for them, and have bought a drink or two for others. If having a drink with someone creates an appearance of impropriety, we need to dig up Cotton Mather
Wherefore the Devil is now making one Attempt more upon us; an Attempt more Difficult, more Surprizing, more snarl’d with unintelligible Circumstances than any that we have hitherto Encountered; an Attempt so Critical, that if we get well through, we shall soon enjoy Halcyon Days with all the Vultures of hell Trodden under our Feet.I prefer Shakespeare
And do as adversaries do in law,
Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.
Taming of the Shrew