As Passed by the House 1 122nd General Assembly 4 Regular Session Am. Sub. H. B. No. 444 5 1997-1998 6 REPRESENTATIVES TAYLOR-BENDER-METELSKY-GARCIA-LEWIS-OPFER-CAREY 8 10 A B I L L To amend sections 2301.02 and 2301.03 of the Revised 12 Code to add two judges to the Lorain County Court 13 of Common Pleas, one to be elected to the 14 Division of Domestic Relations of that Court. 15 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 16 Section 1. That sections 2301.02 and 2301.03 of the 18 Revised Code be amended to read as follows: 19 Sec. 2301.02. The number of judges of the court of common 28 pleas for each county, the time for the next election of the 29 judges in the several counties, and the beginning of their terms 30 shall be as follows: 31 (A) In Adams, Ashland, Fayette, and Pike counties, one 33 judge, elected in 1956, term to begin February 9, 1957; 34 In Brown, Crawford, Defiance, Highland, Holmes, Morgan, 36 Ottawa, and Union counties, one judge, to be elected in 1954, 37 term to begin February 9, 1955; 38 In Auglaize county, one judge, to be elected in 1956, term 40 to begin January 9, 1957; 41 In Coshocton, Darke, Fulton, Gallia, Guernsey, Hardin, 43 Jackson, Knox, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Monroe, Morrow, Paulding, 44 Vinton, and Wyandot counties, one judge, to be elected in 1956, 45 term to begin January 1, 1957; 46 In Carroll, Champaign, Clinton, Hocking, Meigs, Pickaway, 48 Preble, Shelby, Van Wert, and Williams counties, one judge, to be 49 elected in 1952, term to begin January 1, 1953; 50 In Harrison and Noble counties, one judge, to be elected in 52 2 1954, term to begin April 18, 1955; 53 In Henry and Putnam counties, one judge, to be elected in 55 1956, term to begin May 9, 1957; 56 In Huron county, one judge, to be elected in 1952, term to 58 begin May 14, 1953; 59 In Perry county, one judge, to be elected in 1954, term to 61 begin July 6, 1956; 62 In Sandusky county, two judges, one to be elected in 1954, 64 term to begin February 10, 1955, and one to be elected in 1978, 65 term to begin January 1, 1979; 66 (B) In Allen county, three judges, one to be elected in 68 1956, term to begin February 9, 1957, the second to be elected in 69 1958, term to begin January 1, 1959, and the third to be elected 70 in 1992, term to begin January 1, 1993; 71 In Ashtabula county, three judges, one to be elected in 73 1954, term to begin February 9, 1955, one to be elected in 1960, 74 term to begin January 1, 1961, and one to be elected in 1978, 75 term to begin January 2, 1979; 76 In Athens county, two judges, one to be elected in 1954, 78 term to begin February 9, 1955, and one to be elected in 1990, 79 term to begin July 1, 1991; 80 In Erie county, two judges, one to be elected in 1956, term 82 to begin January 1, 1957, and the second to be elected in 1970, 83 term to begin January 2, 1971; 84 In Fairfield county, three judges, one to be elected in 86 1954, term to begin February 9, 1955, the second to be elected in 87 1970, term to begin January 1, 1971, and the third to be elected 88 in 1994, term to begin January 2, 1995; 89 In Geauga county, two judges, one to be elected in 1956, 91 term to begin January 1, 1957, and the second to be elected in 92 1976, term to begin January 1, 1977; 93 In Greene county, four judges, one to be elected in 1956, 95 term to begin February 9, 1957, the second to be elected in 1960, 96 term to begin January 1, 1961, the third to be elected in 1978, 97 3 term to begin January 2, 1979, and the fourth to be elected in 98 1994, term to begin January 1, 1995; 99 In Hancock county, two judges, one to be elected in 1952, 101 term to begin January 1, 1953, and the second to be elected in 102 1978, term to begin January 1, 1979; 103 In Lawrence county, two judges, one to be elected in 1954, 105 term to begin February 9, 1955, and the second to be elected in 106 1976, term to begin January 1, 1977; 107 In Marion county, two judges, one to be elected in 1952, 109 term to begin January 1, 1953, and the second to be elected in 110 1976, term to begin January 2, 1977; 111 In Medina county, three judges, one to be elected in 1956, 113 term to begin January 1, 1957, the second to be elected in 1966, 114 term to begin January 1, 1967, and the third to be elected in 115 1994, term to begin January 1, 1995; 116 In Miami county, two judges, one to be elected in 1954, 118 term to begin February 9, 1955, and one to be elected in 1970, 119 term to begin on January 1, 1971; 120 In Muskingum county, two judges, one to be elected in 1968, 122 term to begin August 9, 1969, and one to be elected in 1978, term 123 to begin January 1, 1979; 124 In Portage county, three judges, one to be elected in 1956, 126 term to begin January 1, 1957, the second to be elected in 1960, 127 term to begin January 1, 1961, and the third to be elected in 128 1986, term to begin January 2, 1987; 129 In Ross county, two judges, one to be elected in 1956, term 131 to begin February 9, 1957, and the second to be elected in 1976, 132 term to begin January 1, 1977; 133 In Scioto county, three judges, one to be elected in 1954, 135 term to begin February 10, 1955, the second to be elected in 136 1960, term to begin January 1, 1961, and the third to be elected 137 in 1994, term to begin January 2, 1995; 138 In Seneca county, two judges, one to be elected in 1956, 140 term to begin January 1, 1957, and the second to be elected in 141 4 1986, term to begin January 2, 1987; 142 In Warren county, three judges, one to be elected in 1954, 144 term to begin February 9, 1955, the second to be elected in 1970, 145 term to begin January 1, 1971, and the third to be elected in 146 1986, term to begin January 1, 1987; 147 In Washington county, two judges, one to be elected in 149 1952, term to begin January 1, 1953, and one to be elected in 150 1986, term to begin January 1, 1987; 151 In Wood county, three judges, one to be elected in 1968, 153 term beginning January 1, 1969, the second to be elected in 1970, 154 term to begin January 2, 1971, and the third to be elected in 155 1990, term to begin January 1, 1991; 156 In Belmont and Jefferson counties, two judges, to be 158 elected in 1954, terms to begin January 1, 1955, and February 9, 159 1955, respectively; 160 In Clark county, four judges, one to be elected in 1952, 162 term to begin January 1, 1953, the second to be elected in 1956, 163 term to begin January 2, 1957, the third to be elected in 1986, 164 term to begin January 3, 1987, and the fourth to be elected in 165 1994, term to begin January 2, 1995. 166 In Clermont county, four judges, one to be elected in 1956, 168 term to begin January 1, 1957, the second to be elected in 1964, 169 term to begin January 1, 1965, the third to be elected in 1982, 170 term to begin January 2, 1983, and the fourth to be elected in 171 1986, term to begin January 2, 1987; 172 In Columbiana county, two judges, one to be elected in 174 1952, term to begin January 1, 1953, and the second to be elected 175 in 1956, term to begin January 1, 1957; 176 In Delaware county, two judges, one to be elected in 1990, 178 term to begin February 9, 1991, the second to be elected in 1994, 179 term to begin January 1, 1995; 180 In Lake county, five judges, one to be elected in 1958, 182 term to begin January 1, 1959, the second to be elected in 1960, 183 term to begin January 2, 1961, the third to be elected in 1964, 184 5 term to begin January 3, 1965, and the fourth and fifth to be 185 elected in 1978, terms to begin on January 4, 1979, and January 186 5, 1979, respectively; 187 In Licking county, three judges, one to be elected in 1954, 189 term to begin February 9, 1955, one to be elected in 1964, term 190 to begin January 1, 1965, and one to be elected in 1990, term to 191 begin January 1, 1991; 192 In Lorain county,sixEIGHT judges, two to be elected in 194 1952, terms to begin January 1, 1953, and January 2, 1953, 195 respectively, one to be elected in 1958, term to begin January 3, 196 1959, one to be elected in 1968, term to begin January 1, 1969, 197andtwo to be elected in 1988, terms to begin January 4, 1989, 198 and January 5, 1989, respectively, AND TWO TO BE ELECTED IN 1998, 199 TERMS TO BEGIN JANUARY 2, 1999, AND JANUARY 3, 1999, 201 RESPECTIVELY; In Butler county, eight judges, one to be elected in 1956, 203 term to begin January 1, 1957; two to be elected in 1954, terms 204 to begin January 1, 1955, and February 9, 1955, respectively; one 205 to be elected in 1968, term to begin January 2, 1969; one to be 206 elected in 1986, term to begin January 3, 1987; two to be elected 207 in 1988, terms to begin January 1, 1989, and January 2, 1989, 208 respectively; and one to be elected in 1992, term to begin 209 January 4, 1993; 210 In Richland county, three judges, one to be elected in 212 1956, term to begin January 1, 1957, the second to be elected in 213 1960, term to begin February 9, 1961, and the third to be elected 214 in 1968, term to begin January 2, 1969; 215 In Tuscarawas county, two judges, one to be elected in 217 1956, term to begin January 1, 1957, and the second to be elected 218 in 1960, term to begin January 2, 1961; 219 In Wayne county, two judges, one to be elected in 1956, 221 term beginning January 1, 1957, and one to be elected in 1968, 222 term to begin January 2, 1969; 223 In Trumbull county, six judges, one to be elected in 1952, 225 6 term to begin January 1, 1953, the second to be elected in 1954, 226 term to begin January 1, 1955, the third to be elected in 1956, 227 term to begin January 1, 1957, the fourth to be elected in 1964, 228 term to begin January 1, 1965, the fifth to be elected in 1976, 229 term to begin January 2, 1977; and the sixth to be elected in 230 1994, term to begin January 3, 1995; 231 (C) In Cuyahoga county, thirty-nine judges; eight to be 233 elected in 1954, terms to begin on successive days beginning from 234 January 1, 1955, to January 7, 1955, and February 9, 1955, 235 respectively; eight to be elected in 1956, terms to begin on 236 successive days beginning from January 1, 1957, to January 8, 237 1957; three to be elected in 1952, terms to begin from January 1, 238 1953, to January 3, 1953; two to be elected in 1960, terms to 239 begin on January 8, 1961, and January 9, 1961, respectively; two 240 to be elected in 1964, terms to begin January 4, 1965, and 241 January 5, 1965, respectively; one to be elected in 1966, term to 242 begin on January 10, 1967; four to be elected in 1968, terms to 243 begin on successive days beginning from January 9, 1969, to 244 January 12, 1969; two to be elected in 1974, terms to begin on 245 January 18, 1975, and January 19, 1975, respectively; five to be 246 elected in 1976, terms to begin on successive days beginning 247 January 6, 1977, to January 10, 1977; two to be elected in 1982, 248 terms to begin January 11, 1983, and January 12, 1983, 249 respectively; and two to be elected in 1986, terms to begin 250 January 13, 1987, and January 14, 1987, respectively; 251 In Franklin county, twenty-one judges; two to be elected in 254 1954, terms to begin January 1, 1955, and February 9, 1955, respectively; four to be elected in 1956, terms to begin January 255 1, 1957, to January 4, 1957; four to be elected in 1958, terms to 256 begin January 1, 1959, to January 4, 1959; three to be elected in 257 1968, terms to begin January 5, 1969, to January 7, 1969; three 258 to be elected in 1976, terms to begin on successive days 259 beginning January 5, 1977, to January 7, 1977; one to be elected 260 in 1982, term to begin January 8, 1983; one to be elected in 261 7 1986, term to begin January 9, 1987; two to be elected in 1990, 263 terms to begin July 1, 1991, and July 2, 1991, respectively; and 264 one to be elected in 1996, term to begin January 2, 1997; 265 In Hamilton county, twenty-one judges; eight to be elected 268 in 1966, terms to begin January 1, 1967, January 2, 1967, and 269 from February 9, 1967, to February 14, 1967, respectively; five 270 to be elected in 1956, terms to begin from January 1, 1957, to 271 January 5, 1957; one to be elected in 1964, term to begin January 272 1, 1965; one to be elected in 1974, term to begin January 15, 273 1975; one to be elected in 1980, term to begin January 16, 1981; 274 two to be elected at large in the general election in 1982, terms 275 to begin April 1, 1983; one to be elected in 1990, term to begin 276 July 1, 1991; and two to be elected in 1996, terms to begin 277 January 3, 1997, and January 4, 1997, respectively; 278 In Lucas county, fourteen judges; two to be elected in 280 1954, terms to begin January 1, 1955, and February 9, 1955, 281 respectively; two to be elected in 1956, terms to begin January 282 1, 1957, and October 29, 1957, respectively; two to be elected in 283 1952, terms to begin January 1, 1953, and January 2, 1953, 284 respectively; one to be elected in 1964, term to begin January 3, 285 1965; one to be elected in 1968, term to begin January 4, 1969; 286 two to be elected in 1976, terms to begin January 4, 1977, and 287 January 5, 1977, respectively; one to be elected in 1982, term to 288 begin January 6, 1983; one to be elected in 1988, term to begin 289 January 7, 1989; one to be elected in 1990, term to begin January 290 2, 1991; and one to be elected in 1992, term to begin January 2, 291 1993; 292 In Mahoning county, seven judges; three to be elected in 294 1954, terms to begin January 1, 1955, January 2, 1955, and 295 February 9, 1955, respectively; one to be elected in 1956, term 296 to begin January 1, 1957; one to be elected in 1952, term to 297 begin January 1, 1953; one to be elected in 1968, term to begin 298 January 2, 1969; and one to be elected in 1990, term to begin 299 July 1, 1991; 300 8 In Montgomery county, fifteen judges; three to be elected 302 in 1954, terms to begin January 1, 1955, January 2, 1955, and 303 January 3, 1955, respectively; four to be elected in 1952, terms 304 to begin January 1, 1953, January 2, 1953, July 1, 1953, July 2, 305 1953, respectively; one to be elected in 1964, term to begin 306 January 3, 1965; one to be elected in 1968, term to begin January 307 3, 1969; three to be elected in 1976, terms to begin on 308 successive days beginning January 4, 1977, to January 6, 1977; 309 two to be elected in 1990, terms to begin July 1, 1991, and July 310 2, 1991, respectively; and one to be elected in 1992, term to 311 begin January 1, 1993. 312 In Stark county, eight judges; one to be elected in 1958, 314 term to begin on January 2, 1959; two to be elected in 1954, 315 terms to begin on January 1, 1955, and February 9, 1955, 316 respectively; two to be elected in 1952, terms to begin January 317 1, 1953, and April 16, 1953, respectively; one to be elected in 318 1966, term to begin on January 4, 1967; and two to be elected in 319 1992, terms to begin January 1, 1993, and January 2, 1993, 320 respectively; 321 In Summit county, eleven judges; four to be elected in 323 1954, terms to begin January 1, 1955, January 2, 1955, January 3, 324 1955, and February 9, 1955, respectively; three to be elected in 325 1958, terms to begin January 1, 1959, January 2, 1959, and May 326 17, 1959, respectively; one to be elected in 1966, term to begin 327 January 4, 1967; one to be elected in 1968, term to begin January 328 5, 1969; one to be elected in 1990, term to begin May 1, 1991; 329 and one to be elected in 1992, term to begin January 6, 1993. 330 Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, in any county 332 having two or more judges of the court of common pleas, in which 333 more than one-third of the judges plus one were previously 334 elected at the same election, if the office of one of those 335 judges so elected becomes vacant more than forty days prior to 336 the second general election preceding the expiration of that 337 judge's term, the office that that judge had filled shall be 338 9 abolished as of the date of the next general election, and a new 339 office of judge of the court of common pleas shall be created. 340 The judge who is to fill that new office shall be elected for a 341 six-year term at the next general election, and the term of that 343 judge shall commence on the first day of the year following that 344 general election, on which day no other judge's term begins so 345 that the number of judges which such county shall elect shall not 346 be reduced. 347 Judges of the probate division of the court of common pleas 349 are judges of the court of common pleas, but shall be elected 350 pursuant to sections 2101.02 and 2101.021 of the Revised Code, 351 except in Adams, Harrison, Henry, Morgan, Morrow, Noble, and 352 Wyandot counties in which the judge of the court of common pleas 353 elected pursuant to this section shall also serve as judge of the 354 probate division. 355 Sec. 2301.03. (A) In Franklin county, the judges of the 365 court of common pleas whose terms begin on January 1, 1953, 366 January 2, 1953, January 5, 1969, January 5, 1977, and January 2, 367 1997, and successors, shall have the same qualifications, 368 exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same 369 compensation as other judges of the court of common pleas of 370 Franklin county and shall be elected and designated as judges of 371 the court of common pleas, division of domestic relations. They 372 shall have all the powers relating to juvenile courts, and all 373 cases under Chapter 2151. of the Revised Code, all parentage 374 proceedings under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code over which 375 the juvenile court has jurisdiction, and all divorce, dissolution 376 of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases shall be 377 assigned to them. In addition to the judge's regular duties, the 378 judge who is senior in point of service shall serve on the 380 children services board and the county advisory board and shall 381 be the administrator of the domestic relations division and its 382 subdivisions and departments. (B)(1) In Hamilton county, the judge of the court of 384 10 common pleas, whose term begins on January 1, 1957, and 385 successors, and the judge of the court of common pleas, whose 386 term begins on February 14, 1967, and successors, shall be the 387 juvenile judges as provided in Chapter 2151. of the Revised Code, 388 with the powers and jurisdiction conferred by that chapter. 389 (2) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms 391 begin on January 5, 1957, January 16, 1981, and July 1, 1991, and 392 successors, shall be elected and designated as judges of the 393 court of common pleas, division of domestic relations, and shall 394 have assigned to them all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal 395 separation, and annulment cases coming before the court. On or 396 after the first day of July and before the first day of August of 397 1991 and each year thereafter, a majority of the judges of the 398 division of domestic relations shall elect one of the judges of 399 the division as administrative judge of that division. If a 400 majority of the judges of the division of domestic relations are 401 unable for any reason to elect an administrative judge for the 403 division before the first day of August, a majority of the judges 404 of the Hamilton county court of common pleas, as soon as possible 405 after that date, shall elect one of the judges of the division of 406 domestic relations as administrative judge of that division. The 407 term of the administrative judge shall begin on the earlier of 408 the first day of August of the year in which the administrative 409 judge is elected or the date on which the administrative judge is 411 elected by a majority of the judges of the Hamilton county court 414 of common pleas and shall terminate on the date on which the 415 administrative judge's successor is elected in the following 416 year. 417 In addition to the judge's regular duties, the 419 administrative judge of the division of domestic relations shall 421 be the administrator of the domestic relations division and its 422 subdivisions and departments and shall have charge of the 423 employment, assignment, and supervision of the personnel of the 424 division engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating 425 11 divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment 426 cases, including any referees considered necessary by the judges 427 in the discharge of their various duties. 428 The administrative judge of the division of domestic 430 relations also shall designate the title, compensation, expense 431 allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the 432 personnel of the division, and shall fix the duties of its 433 personnel. The duties of the personnel, in addition to those 434 provided for in other sections of the Revised Code, shall include 435 the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce, 436 dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases 437 and counseling and conciliation services that may be made 438 available to persons requesting them, whether or not the persons 439 are parties to an action pending in the division. 440 The board of county commissioners shall appropriate the sum 442 of money each year as will meet all the administrative expenses 443 of the division of domestic relations, including reasonable 444 expenses of the domestic relations judges and the division 445 counselors and other employees designated to conduct the 446 handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of 447 marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, conciliation and 448 counseling, and all matters relating to those cases and 449 counseling, and the expenses involved in the attendance of 450 division personnel at domestic relations and welfare conferences 451 designated by the division, and the further sum each year as will 452 provide for the adequate operation of the division of domestic 453 relations. 454 The compensation and expenses of all employees and the 456 salary and expenses of the judges shall be paid by the county 457 treasurer from the money appropriated for the operation of the 458 division, upon the warrant of the county auditor, certified to by 459 the administrative judge of the division of domestic relations. 460 The summonses, warrants, citations, subpoenas, and other 462 writs of the division may issue to a bailiff, constable, or staff 463 12 investigator of the division or to the sheriff of any county or 464 any marshal, constable, or police officer, and the provisions of 465 law relating to the subpoenaing of witnesses in other cases shall 466 apply insofar as they are applicable. When a summons, warrant, 467 citation, subpoena, or other writ is issued to an officer, other 468 than a bailiff, constable, or staff investigator of the division, 469 the expense of serving it shall be assessed as a part of the 470 costs in the case involved. 471 (3) The judge of the court of common pleas of Hamilton 474 County whose term begins on January 3, 1997, shall be elected and 475 designated for one term only as the drug court judge of the court 476 of common pleas of Hamilton County, and the successors to that 478 judge shall be elected and designated as judges of the general 479 division of the court of common pleas of Hamilton county and 480 shall not have the authority granted by division (B)(3) of this 481 section. The drug court judge may accept or reject any case 482 referred to the drug court judge under division (B)(3) of this 483 section. After the drug court judge accepts a referred case, the 484 drug court judge has full authority over the case, including the 485 authority to conduct arraignment, accept pleas, enter findings 486 and dispositions, conduct trials, order treatment, and if 487 treatment is not successfully completed pronounce and enter 488 sentence. A judge of the general division of the court of common 490 pleas of Hamilton County and a judge of the Hamilton County 492 municipal court may refer to the drug court judge any case, and 493 any companion cases, the judge determines meet the criteria 494 described under divisions (B)(3)(a) and (b) of this section. If 496 the drug court judge accepts referral of a referred case, the 497 case, and any companion cases, shall be transferred to the drug 499 court judge. A judge may refer a case meeting the criteria described in divisions (B)(3)(a) and (b) of this section that 501 involves a violation of a term of probation to the drug court 502 judge, and, if the drug court judge accepts the referral, the 504 13 referring judge and the drug court judge have concurrent 505 jurisdiction over the case. A judge of the general division of the court of common 507 pleas of Hamilton County and a judge of the Hamilton County 508 municipal court may refer a case to the drug court judge under 509 division (B)(3) of this section if the judge determines that both 510 of the following apply: (a) One of the following applies: 512 (i) The case involves a drug abuse offense, as defined in 514 section 2925.01 of the Revised Code, that is a felony of the 516 third or fourth degree if the offense is committed prior to July 517 1, 1996, a felony of the third, fourth, or fifth degree if the 518 offense is committed on or after July 1, 1996, or a misdemeanor. 519 (ii) The case involves a theft offense, as defined in 521 section 2913.01 of the Revised Code, that is a felony of the 523 third or fourth degree if the offense is committed prior to July 524 1, 1996, a felony of the third, fourth, or fifth degree if the 525 offense is committed on or after July 1, 1996, or a misdemeanor, 526 and the defendant is drug or alcohol dependent or in danger of 527 becoming drug or alcohol dependent and would benefit from 528 treatment. (b) All of the following apply: 530 (i) The case involves a probationable offense or a case in 532 which a mandatory prison term is not required to be imposed. 533 (ii) The defendant has no history of violent behavior. 535 (iii) The defendant has no history of mental illness. 537 (iv) The defendant's current or past behavior, or both, is 539 drug or alcohol driven. 540 (v) The defendant demonstrates a sincere willingness to 542 participate in a fifteen-month treatment process. 543 (vi) The defendant has no acute health condition. 545 (vii) If the defendant is incarcerated, the county 547 prosecutor approves of the referral. 548 (4) If the administrative judge of the court of common 550 14 pleas of Hamilton county determines that the volume of cases 551 pending before the drug court judge does not constitute a 552 sufficient caseload for the drug court judge, the administrative 553 judge, in accordance with the Rules of Superintendence for Courts 554 of Common Pleas, shall assign individual cases to the drug court 555 judge from the general docket of the court. If the assignments 556 so occur, the administrative judge shall cease the assignments 557 when the administrative judge determines that the volume of cases 558 pending before the drug court judge constitutes a sufficient 559 caseload for the drug court judge. (C) In Lorain county, the judges of the court of common 561 pleas whose terms begin on January 3, 1959,andJanuary 4, 1989, 562 AND JANUARY 2, 1999, and successors, shall have the same 564 qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and 565 receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court of 566 common pleas of Lorain county and shall be elected and designated 567 as the judges of the court of common pleas, division of domestic 568 relations. They shall have all of the powers relating to 569 juvenile courts, and all cases under Chapter 2151. of the Revised 570 Code, all parentage proceedings over which the juvenile court has 571 jurisdiction, and all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal 572 separation, and annulment cases shall be assigned to them, except 573in anycases that for some special reason are assigned to some 574 other judge of the court of common pleas. 575 (D)(1) In Lucas county, the judges of the court of common 577 pleas whose terms begin on January 1, 1955, and January 3, 1965, 578 and successors, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the 579 same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation 580 as other judges of the court of common pleas of Lucas county and 581 shall be elected and designated as judges of the court of common 582 pleas, division of domestic relations. All divorce, dissolution 583 of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases shall be 584 assigned to them. 585 The judge of the division of domestic relations, senior in 587 15 point of service, shall be considered as the presiding judge of 588 the court of common pleas, division of domestic relations, and 589 shall be charged exclusively with the assignment and division of 590 the work of the division and the employment and supervision of 591 all other personnel of the domestic relations division. 592 (2) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms 594 begin on January 5, 1977, and January 2, 1991, and successors 595 shall have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and 596 jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges 597 of the court of common pleas of Lucas county, shall be elected 598 and designated as judges of the court of common pleas, juvenile 599 division, and shall be the juvenile judges as provided in Chapter 600 2151. of the Revised Code with the powers and jurisdictions 601 conferred by that chapter. In addition to the judge's regular 603 duties, the judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile 604 division, senior in point of service, shall be the administrator 605 of the juvenile division and its subdivisions and departments and 606 shall have charge of the employment, assignment, and supervision 607 of the personnel of the division engaged in handling, servicing, 608 or investigating juvenile cases, including any referees 609 considered necessary by the judges of the division in the 610 discharge of their various duties. 611 The judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, 613 senior in point of service, also shall designate the title, 614 compensation, expense allowance, hours, leaves of absence, and 615 vacation of the personnel of the division and shall fix the 616 duties of the personnel of the division. The duties of the 617 personnel, in addition to other statutory duties include the 618 handling, servicing, and investigation of juvenile cases and 619 counseling and conciliation services that may be made available 620 to persons requesting them, whether or not the persons are 621 parties to an action pending in the division. 622 (3) If one of the judges of the court of common pleas, 624 division of domestic relations, or one of the judges of the 625 16 juvenile division is sick, absent, or unable to perform that 626 judge's judicial duties or the volume of cases pending in that 628 judge's division necessitates it, the duties shall be performed 629 by the judges of the other of those divisions. 631 (E)(1) In Mahoning county, the judge of the court of 633 common pleas whose term began on January 1, 1955, and successors, 634 shall have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and 635 jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges 636 of the court of common pleas of Mahoning county, shall be elected 637 and designated as judge of the court of common pleas, division of 638 domestic relations, and shall be assigned all the divorce, 641 dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases 642 coming before the court. In addition to the judge's regular 643 duties, the judge of the court of common pleas, division of domestic relations, shall be the administrator of the domestic 644 relations division and its subdivisions and departments and shall 645 have charge of the employment, assignment, and supervision of the 646 personnel of the division engaged in handling, servicing, or 647 investigating divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, 648 and annulment cases, including any referees considered necessary 649 in the discharge of the various duties of the judge's office. 651 The judge also shall designate the title, compensation, 653 expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of 654 the personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the 655 personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel, in 656 addition to other statutory duties, include the handling, 657 servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage, 658 legal separation, and annulment cases and counseling and 659 conciliation services that may be made available to persons 660 requesting them, whether or not the persons are parties to an 661 action pending in the division. 662 (2) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term 664 began on January 2, 1969, and successors, shall have the same 665 qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and 666 17 receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of 667 common pleas of Mahoning county, shall be elected and designated 668 as judge of court of common pleas, juvenile division, and shall 669 be the juvenile judge as provided in Chapter 2151. of the Revised 670 Code, with the powers and jurisdictions conferred by that 671 chapter. In addition to the judge's regular duties, the judge of 673 the court of common pleas, juvenile division, shall be the 674 administrator of the juvenile division and its subdivisions and 675 departments and shall have charge of the employment, assignment, 676 and supervision of the personnel of the division engaged in 677 handling, servicing, or investigating juvenile cases, including 678 any referees considered necessary by the judge in the discharge 679 of the judge's various duties. 680 The judge also shall designate the title, compensation, 682 expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacation of the 683 personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the 684 personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel, in 685 addition to other statutory duties, include the handling, 686 servicing, and investigation of juvenile cases and counseling and 687 conciliation services that may be made available to persons 688 requesting them, whether or not the persons are parties to an 689 action pending in the division. 690 (3) If a judge of the court of common pleas, division of 692 domestic relations or juvenile division, is sick, absent, or 693 unable to perform that judge's judicial duties, or the volume of 695 cases pending in that judge's division necessitates it, that 697 judge's duties shall be performed by another judge of the court 698 of common pleas. (F)(1) In Montgomery county, the judges of the court of 700 common pleas whose terms begin on January 2, 1953, and January 4, 701 1977, and successors, shall have the same qualifications, 702 exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same 703 compensation as other judges of the court of common pleas of 704 Montgomery county and shall be elected and designated as judges 705 18 of the court of common pleas, division of domestic relations. 706 These judges shall have assigned to them all divorce, dissolution 707 of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases. 708 The judge of the division of domestic relations, senior in 710 point of service, shall be charged exclusively with the 711 assignment and division of the work of the division and shall 712 have charge of the employment and supervision of the personnel of 713 the division engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating 714 divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment 715 cases, including any necessary referees, except those employees 716 who may be appointed by the judge, junior in point of service, 717 under this section and sections 2301.12, 2301.18, and 2301.19 of 718 the Revised Code. The judge of the division of domestic 719 relations, senior in point of service, also shall designate the 720 title, compensation, expense allowances, hours, leaves of 721 absence, and vacation of the personnel of the division and shall 722 fix their duties. 723 (2) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms 725 begin on January 1, 1953, and January 1, 1993, and successors, 726 shall have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and 727 jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges 728 of the court of common pleas of Montgomery county, shall be 729 elected and designated as judges of the court of common pleas, 730 juvenile division, and shall be, and have the powers and 731 jurisdiction of, the juvenile judge as provided in Chapter 2151. 732 of the Revised Code. 733 In addition to the judge's regular duties, the judge of the 735 court of common pleas, juvenile division, senior in point of 737 service, shall be the administrator of the juvenile division and 738 its subdivisions and departments and shall have charge of the 739 employment, assignment, and supervision of the personnel of the 740 juvenile division, including any necessary referees, who are 741 engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating juvenile cases. 742 The judge, senior in point of service, also shall designate the 743 19 title, compensation, expense allowances, hours, leaves of 744 absence, and vacation of the personnel of the division and shall 745 fix their duties. The duties of the personnel, in addition to 746 other statutory duties, shall include the handling, servicing, 747 and investigation of juvenile cases and of any counseling and 748 conciliation services that are available upon request to persons, 749 whether or not they are parties to an action pending in the 750 division. 751 If one of the judges of the court of common pleas, division 753 of domestic relations, or one of the judges of the court of 754 common pleas, juvenile division, is sick, absent, or unable to 755 perform that judge's duties or the volume of cases pending in 757 that judge's division necessitates it, the duties of that judge 759 may be performed by the judge or judges of the other of those 760 divisions. (G) In Richland county, the judge of the court of common 762 pleas whose term begins on January 1, 1957, and successors, shall 763 have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and 764 jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other 765 judges of the court of common pleas of Richland county and shall 766 be elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas, 767 division of domestic relations. That judge shall have all of the 769 powers relating to juvenile courts, and all cases under Chapter 770 2151. of the Revised Code, all parentage proceedings over which 771 the juvenile court has jurisdiction, and all divorce, dissolution 772 of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases shall be 773 assigned to that judge, except in cases that for some special 774 reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of common 776 pleas. (H) In Stark county, the judges of the court of common 778 pleas whose terms begin on January 1, 1953, January 2, 1959, and 779 January 1, 1993, and successors, shall have the same 780 qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and 781 receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of 782 20 common pleas of Stark county and shall be elected and designated 783 as judges of the court of common pleas, division of domestic 784 relations. They shall have all the powers relating to juvenile 785 courts, and all cases under Chapter 2151. of the Revised Code, 786 all parentage proceedings over which the juvenile court has 787 jurisdiction, and all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal 788 separation, and annulment cases, except cases that are assigned 789 to some other judge of the court of common pleas for some special 790 reason, shall be assigned to the judges. 791 The judge of the division of domestic relations, second 793 most senior in point of service, shall have charge of the 794 employment and supervision of the personnel of the division 795 engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating divorce, 796 dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, 797 and necessary referees required for the judge's respective court. 799 The judge of the division of domestic relations, senior in 801 point of service, shall be charged exclusively with the 802 administration of sections 2151.13, 2151.16, 2151.17, and 2151.18 803 of the Revised Code and with the assignment and division of the 804 work of the division and the employment and supervision of all 805 other personnel of the division, including, but not limited to, 806 that judge's necessary referees, but excepting those employees 808 who may be appointed by the judge second most senior in point of 809 service. The senior judge further shall serve in every other 811 position in which the statutes permit or require a juvenile judge 812 to serve. (I) In Summit county: 814 (1) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms 816 begin on January 4, 1967, and January 6, 1993, and successors, 817 shall have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and 818 jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges 819 of the court of common pleas of Summit county and shall be 820 elected and designated as judges of the court of common pleas, 821 division of domestic relations. The judges of the division of 822 21 domestic relations shall have assigned to them and hear all 823 divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment 824 cases that come before the court. 825 The judge of the division of domestic relations, senior in 827 point of service, shall be the administrator of the domestic 828 relations division and its subdivisions and departments and shall 829 have charge of the employment, assignment, and supervision of the 830 personnel of the division, including any necessary referees, who 831 are engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating divorce, 832 dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases. 833 That judge also shall designate the title, compensation, expense 834 allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the 835 personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties 836 of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, shall 837 include the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce, 838 dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases 839 and of any counseling and conciliation services that are 840 available upon request to all persons, whether or not they are 841 parties to an action pending in the division. 842 (2) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term 844 begins on January 1, 1955, and successors, shall have the same 845 qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and 846 receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of 847 common pleas of Summit county, shall be elected and designated as 848 judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, and shall 849 be, and have the powers and jurisdiction of, the juvenile judge 850 as provided in Chapter 2151. of the Revised Code. 851 The juvenile judge shall be the administrator of the 853 juvenile division and its subdivisions and departments and shall 854 have charge of the employment, assignment, and supervision of the 855 personnel of the juvenile division, including any necessary 856 referees, who are engaged in handling, servicing, or 857 investigating juvenile cases. The judge also shall designate the 858 title, compensation, expense allowances, hours, leaves of 859 22 absence, and vacation of the personnel of the division and shall 860 fix their duties. The duties of the personnel, in addition to 861 other statutory duties, shall include the handling, servicing, 862 and investigation of juvenile cases and of any counseling and 863 conciliation services that are available upon request to persons, 864 whether or not they are parties to an action pending in the 865 division. 866 (J) In Trumbull county, the judges of the court of common 868 pleas whose terms begin on January 1, 1953, and January 2, 1977, 869 and successors, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the 870 same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation 871 as other judges of the court of common pleas of Trumbull county 872 and shall be elected and designated as judges of the court of 873 common pleas, division of domestic relations. They shall have 874 all the powers relating to juvenile courts, and all cases under 875 Chapter 2151. of the Revised Code, all parentage proceedings over 876 which the juvenile court has jurisdiction, and all divorce, 877 dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases 878 shall be assigned to them, except cases that for some special 879 reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of common 880 pleas. 881 (K) In Butler county: 883 (1) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms 885 begin on January 1, 1957, and January 4, 1993, and successors, 886 shall have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and 887 jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges 888 of the court of common pleas of Butler county and shall be 889 elected and designated as judges of the court of common pleas, 890 division of domestic relations. The judges of the division of 891 domestic relations shall have assigned to them all divorce, 892 dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases 893 coming before the court, except in cases that for some special 894 reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of common 895 pleas. The judge senior in point of service shall be charged 896 23 with the assignment and division of the work of the division and 897 with the employment and supervision of all other personnel of the 898 domestic relations division. 899 The judge senior in point of service also shall designate 901 the title, compensation, expense allowances, hours, leaves of 902 absence, and vacations of the personnel of the division and shall 903 fix their duties. The duties of the personnel, in addition to 904 other statutory duties, shall include the handling, servicing, 905 and investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal 906 separation, and annulment cases and providing any counseling and 907 conciliation services that the division makes available to 908 persons, whether or not the persons are parties to an action 909 pending in the division, who request the services. 910 (2) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term 912 begins on January 3, 1987, and successors, shall have the same 913 qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and 914 receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of 915 common pleas of Butler county, shall be elected and designated as 916 judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, and shall 917 be the juvenile judge as provided in Chapter 2151. of the Revised 918 Code, with the powers and jurisdictions conferred by that 919 chapter. The judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile 920 division, shall be the administrator of the juvenile division and 921 its subdivisions and departments. The judge shall have charge of 922 the employment, assignment, and supervision of the personnel of 923 the juvenile division who are engaged in handling, servicing, or 924 investigating juvenile cases, including any referees whom the 925 judge considers necessary for the discharge of the judge's 926 various duties. 927 The judge also shall designate the title, compensation, 929 expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacation of the 930 personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties 931 of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, include 932 the handling, servicing, and investigation of juvenile cases and 933 24 providing any counseling and conciliation services that the 934 division makes available to persons, whether or not the persons 935 are parties to an action pending in the division, who request the 936 services. 937 (3) If a judge of the court of common pleas, division of 939 domestic relations or juvenile division, is sick, absent, or 940 unable to perform that judge's judicial duties or the volume of 942 cases pending in the judge's division necessitates it, the duties 944 of that judge shall be performed by the other judges of the 945 domestic relations and juvenile divisions. 946 (L)(1) In Cuyahoga county, the judges of the court of 948 common pleas whose terms begin on January 8, 1961, January 9, 949 1961, January 18, 1975, January 19, 1975, and January 13, 1987, 950 and successors, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the 951 same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation 952 as other judges of the court of common pleas of Cuyahoga county 953 and shall be elected and designated as judges of the court of 954 common pleas, division of domestic relations. They shall have 955 all the powers relating to all divorce, dissolution of marriage, 956 legal separation, and annulment cases, except in cases that are 957 assigned to some other judge of the court of common pleas for 958 some special reason. 959 (2) The administrative judge is administrator of the 961 domestic relations division and its subdivisions and departments 962 and has the following powers concerning division personnel: 963 (a) Full charge of the employment, assignment, and 965 supervision; 966 (b) Sole determination of compensation, duties, expenses, 968 allowances, hours, leaves, and vacations. 969 (3) "Division personnel" include persons employed or 971 referees engaged in hearing, servicing, investigating, 972 counseling, or conciliating divorce, dissolution of marriage, 973 legal separation and annulment matters. 974 (M) In Lake county: 976 25 (1) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term 978 begins on January 2, 1961, and successors, shall have the same 979 qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and 980 receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court of 981 common pleas of Lake county and shall be elected and designated 982 as judge of the court of common pleas, division of domestic 983 relations. The judge shall be assigned all the divorce, 985 dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases 986 coming before the court, except in cases that for some special 987 reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of common 988 pleas. The judge shall be charged with the assignment and 989 division of the work of the division and with the employment and 990 supervision of all other personnel of the domestic relations 991 division. 992 The judge also shall designate the title, compensation, 994 expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of 995 the personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The 996 duties of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, 997 shall include the handling, servicing, and investigation of 998 divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment 999 cases and providing any counseling and conciliation services that 1,000 the division makes available to persons, whether or not the 1,001 persons are parties to an action pending in the division, who 1,002 request the services. 1,003 (2) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term 1,005 begins on January 4, 1979, and successors, shall have the same 1,006 qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and 1,007 receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of 1,008 common pleas of Lake county, shall be elected and designated as 1,009 judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, and shall 1,010 be the juvenile judge as provided in Chapter 2151. of the Revised 1,011 Code, with the powers and jurisdictions conferred by that 1,012 chapter. The judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile 1,013 division, shall be the administrator of the juvenile division and 1,014 26 its subdivisions and departments. The judge shall have charge of 1,015 the employment, assignment, and supervision of the personnel of 1,016 the juvenile division who are engaged in handling, servicing, or 1,017 investigating juvenile cases, including any referees whom the 1,018 judge considers necessary for the discharge of the judge's 1,019 various duties. 1,020 The judge also shall designate the title, compensation, 1,022 expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacation of the 1,023 personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties 1,024 of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, include 1,025 the handling, servicing, and investigation of juvenile cases and 1,026 providing any counseling and conciliation services that the 1,027 division makes available to persons, whether or not the persons 1,028 are parties to an action pending in the division, who request the 1,029 services. 1,030 (3) If a judge of the court of common pleas, division of 1,032 domestic relations or juvenile division, is sick, absent, or 1,033 unable to perform that judge's judicial duties or the volume of 1,035 cases pending in the judge's division necessitates it, the duties 1,037 of that judge shall be performed by the other judges of the 1,038 domestic relations and juvenile divisions. 1,039 (N) In Erie county, the judge of the court of common pleas 1,041 whose term begins on January 2, 1971, and successors, shall have 1,042 the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and 1,043 jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other 1,044 judge of the court of common pleas of Erie county and shall be 1,045 elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas, 1,046 division of domestic relations. The judge shall have all the 1,047 powers relating to juvenile courts, and shall be assigned all 1,048 cases under Chapter 2151. of the Revised Code, parentage 1,050 proceedings over which the juvenile court has jurisdiction, and 1,052 divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment 1,053 cases, except cases that for some special reason are assigned to 1,054 some other judge. 1,055 27 (O) In Greene county: 1,057 (1) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term 1,059 begins on January 1, 1961, and successors, shall have the same 1,060 qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and 1,061 receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court of 1,062 common pleas of Greene county and shall be elected and designated 1,063 as the judge of the court of common pleas, division of domestic 1,064 relations. The judge shall be assigned all divorce, dissolution 1,066 of marriage, legal separation, annulment, uniform reciprocal 1,067 support enforcement, and domestic violence cases and all other 1,068 cases related to domestic relations, except cases that for some 1,069 special reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of 1,070 common pleas. The judge shall be charged with the assignment and division 1,072 of the work of the division and with the employment and 1,073 supervision of all other personnel of the division. The judge 1,075 also shall designate the title, compensation, hours, leaves of 1,077 absence, and vacations of the personnel of the division and shall 1,078 fix their duties. The duties of the personnel of the division, 1,079 in addition to other statutory duties, shall include the 1,080 handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of 1,081 marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases and the provision 1,082 of counseling and conciliation services that the division 1,083 considers necessary and makes available to persons who request 1,084 the services, whether or not the persons are parties in an action 1,085 pending in the division. The compensation for the personnel 1,086 shall be paid from the overall court budget and shall be included 1,087 in the appropriations for the existing judges of the general 1,088 division of the court of common pleas. (2) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term 1,090 begins on January 1, 1995, and successors, shall have the same 1,091 qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and 1,092 receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court of 1,093 common pleas of Greene county, shall be elected and designated as 1,094 28 judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, and, on or 1,095 after January 1, 1995, shall be the juvenile judge as provided in 1,096 Chapter 2151. of the Revised Code with the powers and 1,097 jurisdiction conferred by that chapter. The judge of the court 1,098 of common pleas, juvenile division, shall be the administrator of 1,099 the juvenile division and its subdivisions and departments. The 1,100 judge shall have charge of the employment, assignment, and 1,101 supervision of the personnel of the juvenile division who are 1,102 engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating juvenile cases, 1,103 including any referees whom the judge considers necessary for the 1,104 discharge of the judge's various duties. 1,105 The judge also shall designate the title, compensation, 1,107 expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacation of the 1,108 personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties 1,109 of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, include 1,110 the handling, servicing, and investigation of juvenile cases and 1,111 providing any counseling and conciliation services that the court 1,112 makes available to persons, whether or not the persons are 1,113 parties to an action pending in the court, who request the 1,114 services. 1,115 (3) If one of the judges of the court of common pleas, 1,117 general division, is sick, absent, or unable to perform that 1,118 judge's judicial duties or the volume of cases pending in the 1,119 general division necessitates it, the duties of that judge of the 1,121 general division shall be performed by the judge of the division 1,122 of domestic relations and the judge of the juvenile division. 1,123 (P) In Portage county, the judge of the court of common 1,125 pleas, whose term begins January 2, 1987, and successors, shall 1,126 have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and 1,127 jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other 1,128 judges of the court of common pleas of Portage county and shall 1,129 be elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas, 1,130 division of domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned all 1,132 divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment 1,134 29 cases coming before the court, except in cases that for some 1,135 special reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of 1,136 common pleas. The judge shall be charged with the assignment and 1,137 division of the work of the division and with the employment and 1,138 supervision of all other personnel of the domestic relations 1,139 division. The judge also shall designate the title, compensation, 1,141 expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of 1,142 the personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The 1,143 duties of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, 1,144 shall include the handling, servicing, and investigation of 1,145 divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment 1,146 cases and providing any counseling and conciliation services that 1,147 the division makes available to persons, whether or not the 1,148 persons are parties to an action pending in the division, who 1,149 request the services. 1,150 (Q) In Clermont county, the judge of the court of common 1,152 pleas, whose term begins January 2, 1987, and successors, shall 1,153 have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and 1,154 jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other 1,155 judges of the court of common pleas of Clermont county and shall 1,156 be elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas, 1,157 division of domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned all 1,159 divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment 1,161 cases coming before the court, except in cases that for some 1,162 special reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of 1,163 common pleas. The judge shall be charged with the assignment and 1,164 division of the work of the division and with the employment and 1,165 supervision of all other personnel of the domestic relations 1,166 division. The judge also shall designate the title, compensation, 1,168 expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of 1,169 the personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The 1,170 duties of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, 1,171 30 shall include the handling, servicing, and investigation of 1,172 divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment 1,173 cases and providing any counseling and conciliation services that 1,174 the division makes available to persons, whether or not the 1,175 persons are parties to an action pending in the division, who 1,176 request the services. 1,177 (R) In Warren county, the judge of the court of common 1,179 pleas, whose term begins January 1, 1987, and successors, shall 1,180 have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and 1,181 jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other 1,182 judges of the court of common pleas of Warren county and shall be 1,183 elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas, 1,184 division of domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned all 1,186 divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment 1,188 cases coming before the court, except in cases that for some 1,189 special reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of 1,190 common pleas. The judge shall be charged with the assignment and 1,191 division of the work of the division and with the employment and 1,192 supervision of all other personnel of the domestic relations 1,193 division. The judge also shall designate the title, compensation, 1,195 expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of 1,196 the personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The 1,197 duties of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, 1,198 shall include the handling, servicing, and investigation of 1,199 divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment 1,200 cases and providing any counseling and conciliation services that 1,201 the division makes available to persons, whether or not the 1,202 persons are parties to an action pending in the division, who 1,203 request the services. 1,204 (S) In Licking county, the judge of the court of common 1,206 pleas, whose term begins January 1, 1991, and successors, shall 1,207 have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and 1,208 jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other 1,209 31 judges of the court of common pleas of Licking county and shall 1,210 be elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas, 1,211 division of domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned all 1,213 divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment 1,215 cases, all cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, 1,216 all proceedings involving child support, the allocation of 1,217 parental rights and responsibilities for the care of children and 1,218 the designation for the children of a place of residence and 1,219 legal custodian, and visitation, and all post-decree proceedings 1,220 and matters arising from those cases and proceedings, except in 1,221 cases that for some special reason are assigned to another judge 1,222 of the court of common pleas. The judge shall be charged with 1,223 the assignment and division of the work of the division and with 1,224 the employment and supervision of the personnel of the division. 1,225 The judge shall designate the title, compensation, expense 1,227 allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the 1,228 personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the 1,229 personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel of the 1,230 division, in addition to other statutory duties, shall include 1,231 the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce, 1,232 dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, 1,233 cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, and 1,234 proceedings involving child support, the allocation of parental 1,235 rights and responsibilities for the care of children and the 1,236 designation for the children of a place of residence and legal 1,237 custodian, and visitation and providing any counseling and 1,238 conciliation services that the division makes available to 1,239 persons, whether or not the persons are parties to an action 1,240 pending in the division, who request the services. 1,241 (T) In Allen county, the judge of the court of common 1,243 pleas, whose term begins January 1, 1993, and successors, shall 1,244 have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and 1,245 jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other 1,246 judges of the court of common pleas of Allen county and shall be 1,247 32 elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas, 1,248 division of domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned all 1,250 divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment 1,252 cases, all cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, 1,253 all proceedings involving child support, the allocation of 1,254 parental rights and responsibilities for the care of children and 1,255 the designation for the children of a place of residence and 1,256 legal custodian, and visitation, and all post-decree proceedings 1,257 and matters arising from those cases and proceedings, except in 1,258 cases that for some special reason are assigned to another judge 1,259 of the court of common pleas. The judge shall be charged with 1,260 the assignment and division of the work of the division and with 1,261 the employment and supervision of the personnel of the division. 1,262 The judge shall designate the title, compensation, expense 1,264 allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the 1,265 personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the 1,266 personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel of the 1,267 division, in addition to other statutory duties, shall include 1,268 the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce, 1,269 dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, 1,270 cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, and 1,271 proceedings involving child support, the allocation of parental 1,272 rights and responsibilities for the care of children and the 1,273 designation for the children of a place of residence and legal 1,274 custodian, and visitation, and providing any counseling and 1,275 conciliation services that the division makes available to 1,276 persons, whether or not the persons are parties to an action 1,277 pending in the division, who request the services. 1,278 (U) In Medina county, the judge of the court of common 1,280 pleas whose term begins January 1, 1995, and successors, shall 1,281 have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and 1,282 jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges 1,283 of the court of common pleas of Medina county and shall be 1,284 elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas, 1,285 33 division of domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned all 1,287 divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment 1,289 cases, all cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, 1,290 all proceedings involving child support, the allocation of 1,291 parental rights and responsibilities for the care of children and 1,292 the designation for the children of a place of residence and 1,293 legal custodian, and visitation, and all post-decree proceedings 1,294 and matters arising from those cases and proceedings, except in 1,295 cases that for some special reason are assigned to another judge 1,296 of the court of common pleas. The judge shall be charged with 1,297 the assignment and division of the work of the division and with 1,298 the employment and supervision of the personnel of the division. 1,299 The judge shall designate the title, compensation, expense 1,301 allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the 1,302 personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the 1,303 personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel, in 1,304 addition to other statutory duties, include the handling, 1,305 servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage, 1,306 legal separation, and annulment cases, cases arising under 1,307 Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, and proceedings involving 1,308 child support, the allocation of parental rights and 1,309 responsibilities for the care of children and the designation for 1,310 the children of a place of residence and legal custodian, and 1,311 visitation, and providing counseling and conciliation services 1,312 that the division makes available to persons, whether or not the 1,313 persons are parties to an action pending in the division, who 1,314 request the services. 1,315 (V) In Fairfield county, the judge of the court of common 1,317 pleas whose term begins January 2, 1995, and successors, shall 1,318 have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and 1,319 jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other 1,320 judges of the court of common pleas of Fairfield county and shall 1,321 be elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas, 1,322 division of domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned all 1,324 34 divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment 1,326 cases, all cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, 1,327 all proceedings involving child support, the allocation of 1,328 parental rights and responsibilities for the care of children and 1,329 the designation for the children of a place of residence and 1,330 legal custodian, and visitation, and all post-decree proceedings 1,331 and matters arising from those cases and proceedings, except in 1,332 cases that for some special reason are assigned to another judge 1,333 of the court of common pleas. The judge also has concurrent 1,334 jurisdiction with the probate-juvenile division of the court of common pleas of Fairfield county with respect to and may hear 1,335 cases to determine the custody of a child, as defined in section 1,336 2151.011 of the Revised Code, who is not the ward of another 1,337 court of this state, cases that are commenced by a parent, 1,338 guardian, or custodian of a child, as defined in section 2151.011 of the Revised Code, to obtain an order requiring a parent of the 1,339 child to pay child support for that child when the request for 1,340 that order is not ancillary to an action for divorce, dissolution 1,341 of marriage, annulment, or legal separation, a criminal or civil 1,342 action involving an allegation of domestic violence, an action 1,343 for support under Chapter 3115. of the Revised Code, or an action that is within the exclusive original jurisdiction of the 1,344 probate-juvenile division of the court of common pleas of 1,345 Fairfield county and that involves an allegation that the child 1,346 is an abused, neglected, or dependent child, and post-decree 1,347 proceedings and matters arising from those types of cases. The judge of the domestic relations division shall be 1,349 charged with the assignment and division of the work of the 1,352 division and with the employment and supervision of the personnel 1,353 of the division. The judge shall designate the title, compensation, expense 1,355 allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the 1,356 personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the 1,357 personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel of the 1,358 35 division, in addition to other statutory duties, shall include 1,359 the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce, 1,360 dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, 1,361 cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, and 1,362 proceedings involving child support, the allocation of parental 1,363 rights and responsibilities for the care of children and the 1,364 designation for the children of a place of residence and legal 1,365 custodian, and visitation, and providing any counseling and 1,366 conciliation services that the division makes available to 1,367 persons, regardless of whether the persons are parties to an 1,368 action pending in the division, who request the services. When 1,370 the judge hears a case to determine the custody of a child, as defined in section 2151.011 of the Revised Code, who is not the 1,371 ward of another court of this state or a case that is commenced 1,372 by a parent, guardian, or custodian of a child, as defined in 1,373 section 2151.011 of the Revised Code, to obtain an order 1,374 requiring a parent of the child to pay child support for that child when the request for that order is not ancillary to an 1,375 action for divorce, dissolution of marriage, annulment, or legal 1,376 separation, a criminal or civil action involving an allegation of 1,377 domestic violence, an action for support under Chapter 3115. of 1,378 the Revised Code, or an action that is within the exclusive 1,379 original jurisdiction of the probate-juvenile division of the court of common pleas of Fairfield county and that involves an 1,381 allegation that the child is an abused, neglected, or dependent 1,382 child, the duties of the personnel of the domestic relations 1,383 division also include the handling, servicing, and investigation 1,384 of those types of cases. (W)(1) In Clark county, the judge of the court of common 1,386 pleas whose term begins on January 2, 1995, and successors, shall 1,387 have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and 1,388 jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges 1,389 of the court of common pleas of Clark county and shall be elected 1,390 and designated as judge of the court of common pleas, domestic 1,391 36 relations division. The judge shall have all the powers relating 1,393 to juvenile courts, and all cases under Chapter 2151. of the 1,394 Revised Code and all parentage proceedings under Chapter 3111. of 1,395 the Revised Code over which the juvenile court has jurisdiction 1,396 shall be assigned to the judge of the division of domestic 1,397 relations. All divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal 1,398 separation, annulment, uniform reciprocal support enforcement, 1,399 and other cases related to domestic relations shall be assigned 1,400 to the domestic relations division, and the presiding judge of 1,401 the court of common pleas shall assign the cases to the judge of 1,402 the domestic relations division and the judges of the general 1,403 division. 1,404 (2) In addition to the judge's regular duties, the judge 1,406 of the division of domestic relations shall serve on the children 1,408 services board and the county advisory board. 1,409 (3) If the judge of the court of common pleas of Clark 1,411 county, division of domestic relations, is sick, absent, or 1,412 unable to perform that judge's judicial duties or if the 1,413 presiding judge of the court of common pleas of Clark county 1,416 determines that the volume of cases pending in the division of 1,417 domestic relations necessitates it, the duties of the judge of 1,418 the division of domestic relations shall be performed by the 1,419 judges of the general division or probate division of the court 1,420 of common pleas of Clark county, as assigned for that purpose by 1,421 the presiding judge of that court, and the judges so assigned 1,422 shall act in conjunction with the judge of the division of 1,423 domestic relations of that court. 1,424 (X) In Scioto county, the judge of the court of common 1,426 pleas whose term begins January 2, 1995, and successors, shall 1,428 have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and 1,429 jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges 1,430 of the court of common pleas of Scioto county and shall be 1,431 elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas, 1,432 division of domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned all 1,434 37 divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment 1,436 cases, all cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, 1,437 all proceedings involving child support, the allocation of 1,438 parental rights and responsibilities for the care of children and 1,439 the designation for the children of a place of residence and 1,440 legal custodian, visitation, and all post-decree proceedings and 1,441 matters arising from those cases and proceedings, except in cases 1,442 that for some special reason are assigned to another judge of the 1,443 court of common pleas. The judge shall be charged with the 1,444 assignment and division of the work of the division and with the 1,445 employment and supervision of the personnel of the division. 1,446 The judge shall designate the title, compensation, expense 1,448 allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the 1,449 personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the 1,450 personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel, in 1,451 addition to other statutory duties, include the handling, 1,452 servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage, 1,453 legal separation, and annulment cases, cases arising under 1,454 Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, and proceedings involving 1,455 child support, the allocation of parental rights and 1,456 responsibilities for the care of children and the designation for 1,457 the children of a place of residence and legal custodian, and 1,458 visitation, and providing counseling and conciliation services 1,459 that the division makes available to persons, whether or not the 1,460 persons are parties to an action pending in the division, who 1,461 request the services. 1,462 (Y) In Auglaize county, the judge of the probate and 1,464 juvenile divisions of the Auglaize county court of common pleas 1,465 also shall be the administrative judge of the domestic relations 1,466 division of the court and shall be assigned all divorce, 1,468 dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases 1,469 coming before the court. The judge shall have all powers as 1,470 administrator of the domestic relations division and shall have 1,471 charge of the personnel engaged in handling, servicing, or 1,472 38 investigating divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, 1,473 and annulment cases, including any referees considered necessary 1,474 for the discharge of the judge's various duties. 1,475 (Z) If a judge of the court of common pleas, division of 1,477 domestic relations, or juvenile judge, of any of the counties 1,478 mentioned in this section is sick, absent, or unable to perform 1,479 that judge's judicial duties or the volume of cases pending in 1,481 the judge's division necessitates it, the duties of that judge 1,483 shall be performed by another judge of the court of common pleas 1,484 of that county, assigned for that purpose by the presiding judge 1,485 of the court of common pleas of that county to act in place of or 1,486 in conjunction with that judge, as the case may require. 1,487 Section 2. That existing sections 2301.02 and 2301.03 of 1,489 the Revised Code are hereby repealed. 1,490