Ohio Supreme Court Justice Terrence O'Donnell's magical leftover $10 and $20 bills

In Feb. 2005, Justice Terrence O'Donnell laughingly claims (actually lied) that some unknown person stole $18,000 in cash from his state-owned Park Avenue while parked in downtown Cleveland. As you'll see, Justice O'Donnell clearly missed his calling as a standup comedian!

While attending a ceremony in downtown Cleveland on Feb. 26, 2005 wherein he was awarded the annual "Chief Justice Thomas Moyer Lackey of the Year Award," Justice O'Donnell claimed that someone broke into his state Park Avenue and stole $18,000 in cash.

Justice O'Donnell explained to a reporter from the Cleveland Plain Dealer that he accumulated the $18,000 in cash by tossing "leftover $10 and $20 bills into a bedroom drawer during his adult-working-life. I've been advised that this was a common affliction among the working class in Cleveland from the late 60s through 2004.

Justice Terrence O'Donnel was born on Feb. 11, 1946 and subsequently had four children, all of whom attended Catholic schools. I was born in 1944 and all three of me daughters also attended Catholic schools, meaning Terrance and I were paying tuition. Therefore, Justice Terrence O'Donnell's annual living expenses were not much different than mine. However, while Terrence was "tossing leftover $10 and $20 bills" into his bedroom drawer on a daily basis, his annual earnings were anemic compared to mine. Put simply, while Terrance's average yearly income from late 1971 (year he was admitted to the Ohio Bar) through 2004 was about $45,000, I was earning over $80,000 a year. Even though my annual income was double that of Justice Terrence O'Donnell, I can't recall being burdened with leftover $10 and $20 bills into a dresser drawer, how about you?

I believe that the true source of this leftover $18,000 in cash was (a) illegal campaign contributions, (b) payment for past and/or future rulings, and/or (c) cash to be distributed by Terrence to unscrupulous politicians in the Cleveland area. It sure in hell wasn't the result of Justice Terrence O'Donnell tossing leftover $10 and $20 bills into a drawer in his bedroom. I was fortunate to obtain several of the leftover $10 bills that Justice Terrence O'Donnell claimed were stolen in Feb. 2005, one of which is pictured below. Me thinks that once you reviewed this leftover $10 bill, you'll better appreciate that Justice Terrence O'Donnell did in fact miss his calling as a "standup comedian."

And lastly, an unreliable source advised me that as a devout Catholic, Justice Terrence O'Donnell was heard to say the following prayer each night in regards to the stolen $18,000.