A former Ohio Court of Appeals judge (1993-99), Marianna is a frequent speaker on tort reform, separation of powers, state constitutional law in Ohio, the Ohio Supreme Court, and the election of judges. She writes a monthly newspaper column, Legally Speaking, which appears in the American Israelite and the Cincinnati Herald and writes a blog, www.legallyspeakingohio.com, about the Ohio Supreme Court.
Professor Emeritus Marianna Brown Bettman was awarded the Distinguished Teaching Professor Award on April 19, 2016; the Distinguished Teaching Professor Award is the highest recognition of achievements and contributions in university teaching at the University of Cincinnati. … Continue reading →
The University of Cincinnati selected Professor Marianna Brown Bettman as its 2016 recipient for the Distinguished Teaching Professor Award. Professor Bettman’s work was cited in the following: Professor Bettman’s Ohio Joins the New Judicial Federalism Movement: A Little To-ing and … Continue reading →
Several of Professor Bettman’s works were cited: What Happened on Remand: Daniel v. Daniel. Dividing an Unvested Military Retirement Benefit, LEGALLY SPEAKING OHIO (Aug. 6, 2014), in Joshua B. Lanphear, Daniel v. Daniel, 41 Ohio N.U. L. Rev. 865 (2015). … Continue reading →
Marianna gave presentations on significant recent Ohio Supreme Court cases to the staff of the Hamilton County Public Defender’s Office (July 30) and the staff of the Cincinnati City Solicitor (August 20). She also arranged for College of Law sponsorship … Continue reading →
Marianna participated, with Professor Moore, in Bloomberg Law podcast on the U.S. Supreme Court case of Ohio v. Clark, analyzing the March 2 argument at the U.S. Supreme Court. Professor Bettman has blogged extensively about the Ohio Supreme Court decision … Continue reading →
Marianna’s popular blog Legally Speaking Ohio covered the following topics and issues: Merits decisions analyzed State v. Jones, Slip Opinion No. 2015-Ohio-483. Totality of the circumstances is the proper standard to determine whether probable cause exists to issue a search … Continue reading →
Marianna delivered presentations to the Ohio Judicial Conference in Columbus and to a College of Law alumni group concerning the most important cases from the last term of the Supreme Court of Ohio. She also gave a presentation to the … Continue reading →
As the faculty advisor to UC Law’s American Constitution Society, Marianna helped arrange an April visit by Professor Garrett Epps, who gave a College-wide talk on “Voting Rights and Political Participation” and also talked with students about conservative constitutional jurisprudence … Continue reading →
Marianna’s February and March posts on her popular blog Legally Speaking Ohio, covered the following topics and issues: Oral argument previews and analyses of oral arguments Proper consideration of a Marine’s service-related post traumatic stress disorder in criminal sentencing. Proper … Continue reading →
Marianna’s December and January posts on her blog Legally Speaking Ohio discussed the following cases and issues: Top Ten Cases from the Supreme Court of Ohio Oral Argument Preview and Analysis of Bank of America v. Kuchta. issue: whether defendants can bring a lack … Continue reading →