On Friday, March 20, 2026, WSYX reported that an assistant county prosecutor accused Delaware County Common Pleas Judge James Schuck of violating a court order mandating no contact with her. The accusation stems from a civil stalking case initiated last year, where the prosecutor alleges Schuck pressured her for sex. Schuck’s attorney denies the violation, attributing the alleged contact to an automatic LinkedIn notification.
According to court documents, the prosecutor’s attorney asserts that “recent developments strongly suggest” Schuck contacted the prosecutor via LinkedIn, breaching the court order. They are requesting the court to review the matter and consider holding Schuck in contempt. The documents claim a LinkedIn profile with the same initials as Judge Schuck viewed the prosecutor’s and her attorney’s pages. The incident was reported to the police, and the account was subsequently deleted after law enforcement served a subpoena on LinkedIn earlier this month, which in turn notified the subpoenaed account.
The prosecutor’s attorney stated that law enforcement is actively investigating to obtain the complete ownership records associated with the IP address used to access the LinkedIn account in question.
In response, Schuck’s attorney argues that the LinkedIn notification was automatically generated by the platform when one user views another’s public page, rather than through intentional communication. The attorney emphasized the absence of any direct message or outreach, arguing that the motion attempts to equate passive viewing of a public webpage with intentional communication.
The attorney confirmed that Schuck has maintained a pseudonymous LinkedIn account since 2021, predating the current court case. This was established after a criminal defendant used the judge’s public page to gather information and issue death threats.
Source: WSYX
