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Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio
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The Franklin County Court of Common Pleas resides in Ohio. Click on the links below to learn more about the court's...
Jurisdiction
This court holds the following jurisdiction:[1]
| “ | Courts of Common Pleas are the only trial court created by the Ohio Constitution. They are established by Article IV, Section 1, of the Constitution and their duties are outlined in Article IV, Section 4.
There is a court of common pleas in each of Ohio’s 88 counties. The courts of common pleas have original jurisdiction in all criminal felony cases and original jurisdiction in all civil cases in which the amount in controversy is generally more than $5,000. Courts of common pleas have appellate jurisdiction over the decisions of some state administrative agencies. The divisions below may be combined in some counties.
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Judges
Elections
Ohio is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in Ohio, click here.
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Selection method
- See also: Judicial selection in the states
- See also: Nonpartisan election of judges
The 391 judges of the Ohio Courts of Common Pleas are all selected in an identical manner. Qualified individuals wishing to join the bench must participate in partisan primary elections followed by nonpartisan general elections.[3]
The chief judges of the Ohio Courts of Common Pleas are chosen by peer vote and serve for one year.[3]
Qualifications
To serve on an appellate or general jurisdiction court, a judge must be:[3]
- a district or county resident (for court of appeals and common pleas judges);
- at least six years practiced in law; and
- under the age of 70.
Under the Ohio Constitution, a judge who reaches 70 years of age may be assigned by the chief justice to active duty, receiving payment on a per-day basis in addition to whatever retirement benefits he or she is entitled to.
Judicial elections in Ohio
- See also: Ohio judicial elections
Ohio is one of 11 states that uses partisan elections to select judges and does not use retention elections for subsequent terms. To read more about how states use judicial elections to select judges across the country, click here.
Primary election
In Ohio, primary elections serve to nominate a candidate of a political party for election to an office. The winners of each party's primary go on to face each other in the general election. Primaries are held "on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in May of each year except in years in which a presidential primary election is held."[4]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Supreme Court of Ohio & The Ohio Judicial System, "II. Overview of the Courts," accessed May 19, 2023
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Ohio," archived October 3, 2014
- ↑ Ohio Revised Code, "3501.01 Election Procedure - Election Officials Definitions," accessed September 13, 2017
Federal courts:
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