As Passed by the House 1
122nd General Assembly 4
Regular Session Am. H. B. No. 463 5
1997-1998 6
REPRESENTATIVES MASON-THOMAS-SALERNO-MEAD-TIBERI-GARCIA-MYERS- 8
TAYLOR-FORD-BEATTY-LEWIS-METELSKY-OPFER-TAVARES 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, term to commence on the first day of January 72
next after election, and one part-time judge shall be elected in 74
1981, term to commence on the second day of January next after 75
election. The part-time judge elected in 1987 whose term 76
commenced on January 1, 1988, shall serve until December 31,
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 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 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 full-time judge 243
shall be elected in 2001. On and after the effective date of 244
this amendment MARCH 31, 1997, the part-time judge of the Jackson 246
county municipal court who was elected in 1995 shall serve as a
full-time judge of the court until the end of that judge's term 247
on December 31, 2001. 248
In the Kettering municipal court, one full-time judge shall 250
be elected in 1971, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 251
1975. 252
In the Lakewood municipal court, one full-time judge shall 254
be elected in 1955. 255
In the Lancaster municipal court, one full-time judge shall 257
be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 258
1979. 259
In the Lawrence county municipal court, one part-time judge 261
shall be elected in 1981. 262
In the Lebanon municipal court, one part-time judge shall 264
be elected in 1955. 265
In the Licking county municipal court, one full-time judge 267
shall be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be 268
elected in 1971. 269
In the Lima municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 271
elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 272
1967. 273
In the Lorain municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 275
elected in 1953, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 276
1973. 277
In the Lyndhurst municipal court, one part-time judge shall 279
be elected in 1957. 280
In the Madison county municipal court, one full-time judge 282
shall be elected in 1981. 283
In the Mansfield municipal court, one full-time judge shall 285
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be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 286
1969. 287
In the Marietta municipal court, one full-time judge shall 289
be elected in 1957. 290
In the Marion municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 292
elected in 1951. 293
In the Marysville municipal court, one part-time judge 295
shall be elected in 1963. 296
In the Mason municipal court, one part-time judge shall be 298
elected in 1965. 299
In the Massillon municipal court, one full-time judge shall 301
be elected in 1953, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 302
1971. 303
In the Maumee municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 305
elected in 1963. 306
In the Medina municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 308
elected in 1957. 309
In the Mentor municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 311
elected in 1971. 312
In the Miami county municipal court, one full-time judge 314
shall be elected in 1975, and one full-time judge shall be 315
elected in 1979. 316
In the Miamisburg municipal court, one part-time judge 318
shall be elected in 1951. 319
In the Middletown municipal court, one full-time judge 321
shall be elected in 1953. 322
In the Mount Vernon municipal court, one full-time judge 324
shall be elected in 1951. 325
In the Napoleon municipal court, one part-time judge shall 327
be elected in 1963. 328
In the New Philadelphia municipal court, one full-time 330
judge shall be elected in 1975. 331
In the Newton Falls municipal court, one full-time judge 333
shall be elected in 1963. 334
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In the Niles municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 336
elected in 1951. 337
In the Norwalk municipal court, one full-time judge shall 339
be elected in 1975. 340
In the Oakwood municipal court, one part-time judge shall 342
be elected in 1953. 343
In the Oberlin municipal court, one full-time judge shall 345
be elected in 1989. 346
In the Oregon municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 348
elected in 1963. 349
In the Ottawa county municipal court, one full-time judge 351
shall be elected in 1995, and the full-time judge of the Port 352
Clinton municipal court who is elected in 1989 shall serve as the 353
judge of the Ottawa county municipal court from February 4, 1994, 354
until the end of that judge's term.
In the Painesville municipal court, one full-time judge 356
shall be elected in 1951. 357
In the Parma municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 359
elected in 1951, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1967, 360
and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1971. 361
In the Perrysburg municipal court, one full-time judge 363
shall be elected in 1977. 364
In the Portage county municipal court, two full-time judges 366
shall be elected in 1979, and one full-time judge shall be 367
elected in 1971. 368
In the Port Clinton municipal court, one full-time judge 370
shall be elected in 1953. The full-time judge of the Port 371
Clinton municipal court who is elected in 1989 shall serve as the 372
judge of the Ottawa county municipal court from February 4, 1994, 373
until the end of that judge's term. 374
In the Portsmouth municipal court, one full-time judge 376
shall be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be 377
elected in 1985. 378
In the Rocky River municipal court, one full-time judge 380
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shall be elected in 1957, and one full-time judge shall be 381
elected in 1971. 382
In the Sandusky municipal court, one full-time judge shall 384
be elected in 1953. 385
In the Shaker Heights municipal court, one full-time judge 387
shall be elected in 1957. 388
In the Shelby municipal court, one part-time judge shall be 390
elected in 1957. 391
In the Sidney municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 393
elected in 1995. 394
In the South Euclid municipal court, one part-time judge 396
shall be elected in 1951. 397
In the Springfield municipal court, two full-time judges 399
shall be elected in 1985, and one full-time judge shall be 400
elected in 1983, all of whom shall serve as the judges of the 401
Springfield municipal court through December 31, 1987, and as the 402
judges of the Clark county municipal court from January 1, 1988, 403
until the end of their respective terms. 404
In the Steubenville municipal court, one full-time judge 406
shall be elected in 1953. 407
In the Struthers municipal court, one part-time judge shall 409
be elected in 1963. 410
In the Sylvania municipal court, one full-time judge shall 412
be elected in 1963. 413
In the Tiffin municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 415
elected in 1953. 416
In the Toledo municipal court, two full-time judges shall 418
be elected in 1971, four full-time judges shall be elected in 419
1975, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1973. 420
In the Upper Sandusky municipal court, one part-time judge 422
shall be elected in 1957. 423
In the Vandalia municipal court, one full-time judge shall 425
be elected in 1959. 426
In the Van Wert municipal court, one full-time judge shall 428
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be elected in 1957. 429
In the Vermilion municipal court, one part-time judge shall 431
be elected in 1965. 432
In the Wadsworth municipal court, one full-time judge shall 434
be elected in 1981. 435
In the Warren municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 437
elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 438
1971. 439
In the Washington Court House municipal court, one 441
part-time judge shall be elected in 1951. 442
In the Wayne county municipal court, one full-time judge 444
shall be elected in 1975, and one full-time judge shall be 445
elected in 1979. 446
In the Willoughby municipal court, one full-time judge 448
shall be elected in 1951. 449
In the Wilmington municipal court, one full-time judge 451
shall be elected in 1991, who shall serve as the judge of the 452
Wilmington municipal court through June 30, 1992, and as the 453
judge of the Clinton county municipal court from July 1, 1992, 454
until the end of that judge's term on December 31, 1997. 455
In the Xenia municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 457
elected in 1977. 458
In the Youngstown municipal court, one full-time judge 460
shall be elected in 1951, and two full-time judges shall be 461
elected in 1953. 462
In the Zanesville municipal court, one full-time judge 464
shall be elected in 1953. 465
Section 2. That existing section 1901.08 of the Revised 467
Code is hereby repealed. 468
Section 3. The nomination of the new municipal court judge 470
of the Franklin County Municipal Court who is created by this act 471
and is to be elected in 1997 shall be by nominating petition that 472
is signed by at least one thousand electors, that is filed with 473
the board of elections, and that otherwise conforms to the 474
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provisions of section 3513.261 of the Revised Code. The 475
nominating petition shall designate the term of the office to 476
which the candidate seeks election as provided in section 3513.28 478
of the Revised Code. Notwithstanding section 1901.07 of the 479
Revised Code or any other provision of law, the nominating
petition shall be filed not later than four p.m. on September 1, 480
1997. 481
Notwithstanding section 3513.04 of the Revised Code, no 483
person is prohibited from seeking election as a new judge created 484
by this act because the person sought, by declaration of 485
candidacy, a party nomination for an office or position at the 486
May 1997, primary election. 487
Section 4. This act is hereby declared to be an emergency 489
measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the public 490
peace, health, and safety. The reason for this necessity is the 491
fact that the new judge created by this act is seriously needed 492
for the efficient and timely administration of justice in 493
Franklin county and in this state, and if the new judge is not 494
elected in 1997, the new judge otherwise cannot conveniently be 495
made available for service for an additional two years, which 496
would prolong delay, crowded court dockets, and inefficient 497
administration of justice. Therefore, this act shall go into 498
immediate effect. 499