Ohio voters rejected a proposal to have the state's 65 top judges appointed by the governor, rather than elected, as is now the case.

But it is not the only quality the state's top judge must have.

At the time Levi left the bench, he was widely considered to be one of the top federal judges in the nation.

The state's top judges have welcomed the commission's intervention.

Opposition political parties have been equally critical of the government and sided with the top judge.

A22 South Korea's premier was replaced by a former top judge.

Indeed, the need is so great that many top judges and bar leaders now call for mandatory givebacks in the form of donated service.

An inquiry headed by a top British judge got under way this week.

But whether such a death can be translated into a murder charge is the question that the state's top judges will address.

A top Scottish judge is accusing police officers of lying in court to secure convictions.