As Reported by the House Criminal Justice Committee 1
122nd General Assembly 4
Regular Session H. B. No. 463 5
1997-1998 6
REPRESENTATIVES MASON-THOMAS-SALERNO-MEAD-TIBERI-GARCIA-MYERS- 8
TAYLOR-FORD 9
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A B I L L
To amend section 1901.08 of the Revised Code to 13
create one additional judge for the Franklin 14
County Municipal Court and to declare an 15
emergency. 16
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 18
Section 1. That section 1901.08 of the Revised Code be 20
amended to read as follows: 21
Sec. 1901.08. The number of, and the time for election of, 30
judges of the following municipal courts and the beginning of 31
their terms shall be as follows: 32
In the Akron municipal court, two full-time judges shall be 34
elected in 1951, two full-time judges shall be elected in 1953, 35
one full-time judge shall be elected in 1967, and one full-time 36
judge shall be elected in 1975. 37
In the Alliance municipal court, one full-time judge shall 39
be elected in 1953. 40
In the Ashland municipal court, one full-time judge shall 42
be elected in 1951. 43
In the Ashtabula municipal court, one full-time judge shall 45
be elected in 1953. 46
In the Athens county municipal court, one full-time judge 48
shall be elected in 1967. 49
In the Auglaize county municipal court, one full-time judge 51
shall be elected in 1975. 52
In the Avon Lake municipal court, one part-time judge shall 54
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be elected in 1957. 55
In the Barberton municipal court, one full-time judge shall 57
be elected in 1969, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 58
1971. 59
In the Bedford municipal court, one full-time judge shall 61
be elected in 1975, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 62
1979. 63
In the Bellefontaine municipal court, one full-time judge 65
shall be elected in 1993. 66
In the Bellevue municipal court, one part-time judge shall 68
be elected in 1951. 69
In the Berea municipal court, one part-time judge shall be 71
elected in 1957, his term to commence on the first day of January 72
next after his election, and one part-time judge shall be elected 73
in 1981, his term to commence on the second day of January next 74
after his election. The part-time judge elected in 1987 whose 75
term commenced on January 1, 1988, shall serve until December 31, 76
1993, and the office of that judge is abolished, effective on the 77
earlier of December 31, 1993, or the date on which that judge 78
resigns, retires, or otherwise vacates his judicial office. 79
In the Bowling Green municipal court, one full-time judge 81
shall be elected in 1983. 82
In the Bryan municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 84
elected in 1965. 85
In the Cambridge municipal court, one full-time judge shall 87
be elected in 1951. 88
In the Campbell municipal court, one part-time judge shall 90
be elected in 1963. 91
In the Canton municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 93
elected in 1951, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1969, 94
and two full-time judges shall be elected in 1977. 95
In the Celina municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 97
elected in 1957. 98
In the Champaign county municipal court, one part-time 100
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judge shall be elected in 1983. 101
In the Chardon municipal court, one part-time judge shall 103
be elected in 1963. 104
In the Chillicothe municipal court, one full-time judge 106
shall be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be 107
elected in 1977. 108
In the Circleville municipal court, one full-time judge 110
shall be elected in 1953. 111
In the Clark county municipal court, one full-time judge 113
shall be elected in 1989, and two full-time judges shall be 114
elected in 1991. The full-time judges of the Springfield 115
municipal court who were elected in 1983 and 1985 shall serve as 116
the judges of the Clark county municipal court from January 1, 117
1988, until the end of their respective terms. 118
In the Clermont county municipal court, two full-time 120
judges shall be elected in 1991. 121
In the Cleveland municipal court, six full-time judges 123
shall be elected in 1975, three full-time judges shall be elected 124
in 1953, and four full-time judges shall be elected in 1955. 125
In the Cleveland Heights municipal court, one full-time 127
judge shall be elected in 1957. 128
In the Clinton county municipal court, one full-time judge 130
shall be elected in 1997. The full-time judge of the Wilmington 131
municipal court who was elected in 1991 shall serve as the judge 132
of the Clinton county municipal court from July 1, 1992, until 133
the end of his THAT JUDGE'S term on December 31, 1997. 134
In the Conneaut municipal court, one full-time judge shall 136
be elected in 1953. 137
In the Coshocton municipal court, one full-time judge shall 139
be elected in 1951. 140
In the Crawford county municipal court, one full-time judge 142
shall be elected in 1977. 143
In the Cuyahoga Falls municipal court, one full-time judge 145
shall be elected in 1953, and one full-time judge shall be 146
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elected in 1967. 147
In the Dayton municipal court, three full-time judges shall 149
be elected in 1987, their terms to commence on successive days 150
beginning on the first day of January next after their election, 151
and two full-time judges shall be elected in 1955, their terms to 152
commence on successive days beginning on the second day of 153
January next after their election. 154
In the Defiance municipal court, one full-time judge shall 156
be elected in 1957. 157
In the Delaware municipal court, one full-time judge shall 159
be elected in 1953. 160
In the East Cleveland municipal court, one full-time judge 162
shall be elected in 1957. 163
In the East Liverpool municipal court, one full-time judge 165
shall be elected in 1953. 166
In the Eaton municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 168
elected in 1973. 169
In the Elyria municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 171
elected in 1955, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 172
1973. 173
In the Euclid municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 175
elected in 1951. 176
In the Fairborn municipal court, one full-time judge shall 178
be elected in 1977. 179
In the Fairfield municipal court, one full-time judge shall 181
be elected in 1989. 182
In the Findlay municipal court, one full-time judge shall 184
be elected in 1955, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 185
1993. 186
In the Fostoria municipal court, one full-time judge shall 188
be elected in 1975. 189
In the Franklin municipal court, one part-time judge shall 191
be elected in 1951. 192
In the Franklin county municipal court, two full-time 194
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judges shall be elected in 1969, three full-time judges shall be 195
elected in 1971, seven full-time judges shall be elected in 1967, 196
one full-time judge shall be elected in 1975, and one full-time 197
judge shall be elected in 1991, AND ONE FULL-TIME JUDGE SHALL BE 198
ELECTED IN 1997. 199
In the Fremont municipal court, one full-time judge shall 201
be elected in 1975. 202
In the Gallipolis municipal court, one full-time judge 204
shall be elected in 1981. 205
In the Garfield Heights municipal court, one full-time 207
judge shall be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be 208
elected in 1981. 209
In the Girard municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 211
elected in 1963. 212
In the Hamilton municipal court, one full-time judge shall 214
be elected in 1953. 215
In the Hamilton county municipal court, five full-time 217
judges shall be elected in 1967, five full-time judges shall be 218
elected in 1971, two full-time judges shall be elected in 1981, 219
and two full-time judges shall be elected in 1983. All terms of 220
judges of the Hamilton county municipal court shall commence on 221
the first day of January next after their election, except that 222
the terms of the additional judges to be elected in 1981 shall 223
commence on January 2, 1982, and January 3, 1982, and that the 224
terms of the additional judges to be elected in 1983 shall 225
commence on January 4, 1984, and January 5, 1984. 226
In the Hardin county municipal court, one part-time judge 228
shall be elected in 1989. 229
In the Hillsboro municipal court, one part-time judge shall 231
be elected in 1957. 232
In the Hocking county municipal court, one full-time judge 234
shall be elected in 1977. 235
In the Huron municipal court, one part-time judge shall be 237
elected in 1967. 238
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In the Ironton municipal court, one full-time judge shall 240
be elected in 1951. 241
In the Jackson county municipal court, one part-time judge 243
shall be elected in 1977. 244
In the Kettering municipal court, one full-time judge shall 246
be elected in 1971, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 247
1975. 248
In the Lakewood municipal court, one full-time judge shall 250
be elected in 1955. 251
In the Lancaster municipal court, one full-time judge shall 253
be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 254
1979. 255
In the Lawrence county municipal court, one part-time judge 257
shall be elected in 1981. 258
In the Lebanon municipal court, one part-time judge shall 260
be elected in 1955. 261
In the Licking county municipal court, one full-time judge 263
shall be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be 264
elected in 1971. 265
In the Lima municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 267
elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 268
1967. 269
In the Lorain municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 271
elected in 1953, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 272
1973. 273
In the Lyndhurst municipal court, one part-time judge shall 275
be elected in 1957. 276
In the Madison county municipal court, one full-time judge 278
shall be elected in 1981. 279
In the Mansfield municipal court, one full-time judge shall 281
be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 282
1969. 283
In the Marietta municipal court, one full-time judge shall 285
be elected in 1957. 286
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In the Marion municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 288
elected in 1951. 289
In the Marysville municipal court, one part-time judge 291
shall be elected in 1963. 292
In the Mason municipal court, one part-time judge shall be 294
elected in 1965. 295
In the Massillon municipal court, one full-time judge shall 297
be elected in 1953, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 298
1971. 299
In the Maumee municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 301
elected in 1963. 302
In the Medina municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 304
elected in 1957. 305
In the Mentor municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 307
elected in 1971. 308
In the Miami county municipal court, one full-time judge 310
shall be elected in 1975, and one full-time judge shall be 311
elected in 1979. 312
In the Miamisburg municipal court, one part-time judge 314
shall be elected in 1951. 315
In the Middletown municipal court, one full-time judge 317
shall be elected in 1953. 318
In the Mount Vernon municipal court, one full-time judge 320
shall be elected in 1951. 321
In the Napoleon municipal court, one part-time judge shall 323
be elected in 1963. 324
In the New Philadelphia municipal court, one full-time 326
judge shall be elected in 1975. 327
In the Newton Falls municipal court, one full-time judge 329
shall be elected in 1963. 330
In the Niles municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 332
elected in 1951. 333
In the Norwalk municipal court, one full-time judge shall 335
be elected in 1975. 336
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In the Oakwood municipal court, one part-time judge shall 338
be elected in 1953. 339
In the Oberlin municipal court, one full-time judge shall 341
be elected in 1989. 342
In the Oregon municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 344
elected in 1963. 345
In the Ottawa county municipal court, one full-time judge 347
shall be elected in 1995, and the full-time judge of the Port 348
Clinton municipal court who is elected in 1989 shall serve as the 349
judge of the Ottawa county municipal court from the effective 350
date of this amendment FEBRUARY 4, 1994, until the end of his 351
THAT JUDGE'S term.
In the Painesville municipal court, one full-time judge 353
shall be elected in 1951. 354
In the Parma municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 356
elected in 1951, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1967, 357
and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1971. 358
In the Perrysburg municipal court, one full-time judge 360
shall be elected in 1977. 361
In the Portage county municipal court, two full-time judges 363
shall be elected in 1979, and one full-time judge shall be 364
elected in 1971. 365
In the Port Clinton municipal court, one full-time judge 367
shall be elected in 1953. The full-time judge of the Port 368
Clinton municipal court who is elected in 1989 shall serve as the 369
judge of the Ottawa county municipal court from the effective 370
date of this amendment FEBRUARY 4, 1994, until the end of his 371
THAT JUDGE'S term. 372
In the Portsmouth municipal court, one full-time judge 374
shall be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be 375
elected in 1985. 376
In the Rocky River municipal court, one full-time judge 378
shall be elected in 1957, and one full-time judge shall be 379
elected in 1971. 380
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In the Sandusky municipal court, one full-time judge shall 382
be elected in 1953. 383
In the Shaker Heights municipal court, one full-time judge 385
shall be elected in 1957. 386
In the Shelby municipal court, one part-time judge shall be 388
elected in 1957. 389
In the Sidney municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 391
elected in 1995. 392
In the South Euclid municipal court, one part-time judge 394
shall be elected in 1951. 395
In the Springfield municipal court, two full-time judges 397
shall be elected in 1985, and one full-time judge shall be 398
elected in 1983, all of whom shall serve as the judges of the 399
Springfield municipal court through December 31, 1987, and as the 400
judges of the Clark county municipal court from January 1, 1988, 401
until the end of their respective terms. 402
In the Steubenville municipal court, one full-time judge 404
shall be elected in 1953. 405
In the Struthers municipal court, one part-time judge shall 407
be elected in 1963. 408
In the Sylvania municipal court, one full-time judge shall 410
be elected in 1963. 411
In the Tiffin municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 413
elected in 1953. 414
In the Toledo municipal court, two full-time judges shall 416
be elected in 1971, four full-time judges shall be elected in 417
1975, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1973. 418
In the Upper Sandusky municipal court, one part-time judge 420
shall be elected in 1957. 421
In the Vandalia municipal court, one full-time judge shall 423
be elected in 1959. 424
In the Van Wert municipal court, one full-time judge shall 426
be elected in 1957. 427
In the Vermilion municipal court, one part-time judge shall 429
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be elected in 1965. 430
In the Wadsworth municipal court, one full-time judge shall 432
be elected in 1981. 433
In the Warren municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 435
elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 436
1971. 437
In the Washington Court House municipal court, one 439
part-time judge shall be elected in 1951. 440
In the Wayne county municipal court, one full-time judge 442
shall be elected in 1975, and one full-time judge shall be 443
elected in 1979. 444
In the Willoughby municipal court, one full-time judge 446
shall be elected in 1951. 447
In the Wilmington municipal court, one full-time judge 449
shall be elected in 1991, who shall serve as the judge of the 450
Wilmington municipal court through June 30, 1992, and as the 451
judge of the Clinton county municipal court from July 1, 1992, 452
until the end of his THAT JUDGE'S term on December 31, 1997. 453
In the Xenia municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 455
elected in 1977. 456
In the Youngstown municipal court, one full-time judge 458
shall be elected in 1951, and two full-time judges shall be 459
elected in 1953. 460
In the Zanesville municipal court, one full-time judge 462
shall be elected in 1953. 463
Section 2. That existing section 1901.08 of the Revised 465
Code is hereby repealed. 466
Section 3. The nomination of the new municipal court judge 468
of the Franklin County Municipal Court who is created by this act 469
and is to be elected in 1997 shall be by nominating petition that 470
is signed by at least one thousand electors, that is filed with 471
the board of elections, and that otherwise conforms to the 472
provisions of section 3513.261 of the Revised Code. The 473
nominating petition shall designate the term of the office to 474
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which the candidate seeks election as provided in section 3513.28 476
of the Revised Code. Notwithstanding section 1901.07 of the 477
Revised Code or any other provision of law, the nominating
petition shall be filed not later than four p.m. on September 1, 478
1997. 479
Notwithstanding section 3513.04 of the Revised Code, no 481
person is prohibited from seeking election as a new judge created 482
by this act because the person sought, by declaration of 483
candidacy, a party nomination for an office or position at the 484
May 1997, primary election. 485
Section 4. This act is hereby declared to be an emergency 487
measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the public 488
peace, health, and safety. The reason for this necessity is the 489
fact that the new judge created by this act is seriously needed 490
for the efficient and timely administration of justice in 491
Franklin county and in this state, and if the new judge is not 492
elected in 1997, the new judge otherwise cannot conveniently be 493
made available for service for an additional two years, which 494
would prolong delay, crowded court dockets, and inefficient 495
administration of justice. Therefore, this act shall go into 496
immediate effect. 497