As Passed by the Senate 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
SENATORS LATTA-B. JOHNSON-WATTS-ESPY-BLESSING 10
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A B I L L
To amend section 1901.08 of the Revised Code to 14
create one additional judge for the Franklin 15
County Municipal Court and to declare an 16
emergency. 17
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 19
Section 1. That section 1901.08 of the Revised Code be 21
amended to read as follows: 22
Sec. 1901.08. The number of, and the time for election of, 31
judges of the following municipal courts and the beginning of 32
their terms shall be as follows: 33
In the Akron municipal court, two full-time judges shall be 35
elected in 1951, two full-time judges shall be elected in 1953, 36
one full-time judge shall be elected in 1967, and one full-time 37
judge shall be elected in 1975. 38
In the Alliance municipal court, one full-time judge shall 40
be elected in 1953. 41
In the Ashland municipal court, one full-time judge shall 43
be elected in 1951. 44
In the Ashtabula municipal court, one full-time judge shall 46
be elected in 1953. 47
In the Athens county municipal court, one full-time judge 49
shall be elected in 1967. 50
In the Auglaize county municipal court, one full-time judge 52
shall be elected in 1975. 53
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In the Avon Lake municipal court, one part-time judge shall 55
be elected in 1957. 56
In the Barberton municipal court, one full-time judge shall 58
be elected in 1969, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 59
1971. 60
In the Bedford municipal court, one full-time judge shall 62
be elected in 1975, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 63
1979. 64
In the Bellefontaine municipal court, one full-time judge 66
shall be elected in 1993. 67
In the Bellevue municipal court, one part-time judge shall 69
be elected in 1951. 70
In the Berea municipal court, one part-time judge shall be 72
elected in 1957, term to commence on the first day of January 73
next after election, and one part-time judge shall be elected in 75
1981, term to commence on the second day of January next after 76
election. The part-time judge elected in 1987 whose term 77
commenced on January 1, 1988, shall serve until December 31,
1993, and the office of that judge is abolished, effective on the 78
earlier of December 31, 1993, or the date on which that judge 79
resigns, retires, or otherwise vacates judicial office. 80
In the Bowling Green municipal court, one full-time judge 82
shall be elected in 1983. 83
In the Bryan municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 85
elected in 1965. 86
In the Cambridge municipal court, one full-time judge shall 88
be elected in 1951. 89
In the Campbell municipal court, one part-time judge shall 91
be elected in 1963. 92
In the Canton municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 94
elected in 1951, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1969, 95
and two full-time judges shall be elected in 1977. 96
In the Celina municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 98
elected in 1957. 99
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In the Champaign county municipal court, one part-time 101
judge shall be elected in 1983. 102
In the Chardon municipal court, one part-time judge shall 104
be elected in 1963. 105
In the Chillicothe municipal court, one full-time judge 107
shall be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be 108
elected in 1977. 109
In the Circleville municipal court, one full-time judge 111
shall be elected in 1953. 112
In the Clark county municipal court, one full-time judge 114
shall be elected in 1989, and two full-time judges shall be 115
elected in 1991. The full-time judges of the Springfield 116
municipal court who were elected in 1983 and 1985 shall serve as 117
the judges of the Clark county municipal court from January 1, 118
1988, until the end of their respective terms. 119
In the Clermont county municipal court, two full-time 121
judges shall be elected in 1991. 122
In the Cleveland municipal court, six full-time judges 124
shall be elected in 1975, three full-time judges shall be elected 125
in 1953, and four full-time judges shall be elected in 1955. 126
In the Cleveland Heights municipal court, one full-time 128
judge shall be elected in 1957. 129
In the Clinton county municipal court, one full-time judge 131
shall be elected in 1997. The full-time judge of the Wilmington 132
municipal court who was elected in 1991 shall serve as the judge 133
of the Clinton county municipal court from July 1, 1992, until 134
the end of that judge's term on December 31, 1997. 135
In the Conneaut municipal court, one full-time judge shall 137
be elected in 1953. 138
In the Coshocton municipal court, one full-time judge shall 140
be elected in 1951. 141
In the Crawford county municipal court, one full-time judge 143
shall be elected in 1977. 144
In the Cuyahoga Falls municipal court, one full-time judge 146
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shall be elected in 1953, and one full-time judge shall be 147
elected in 1967. 148
In the Dayton municipal court, three full-time judges shall 150
be elected in 1987, their terms to commence on successive days 151
beginning on the first day of January next after their election, 152
and two full-time judges shall be elected in 1955, their terms to 153
commence on successive days beginning on the second day of 154
January next after their election. 155
In the Defiance municipal court, one full-time judge shall 157
be elected in 1957. 158
In the Delaware municipal court, one full-time judge shall 160
be elected in 1953. 161
In the East Cleveland municipal court, one full-time judge 163
shall be elected in 1957. 164
In the East Liverpool municipal court, one full-time judge 166
shall be elected in 1953. 167
In the Eaton municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 169
elected in 1973. 170
In the Elyria municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 172
elected in 1955, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 173
1973. 174
In the Euclid municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 176
elected in 1951. 177
In the Fairborn municipal court, one full-time judge shall 179
be elected in 1977. 180
In the Fairfield municipal court, one full-time judge shall 182
be elected in 1989. 183
In the Findlay municipal court, one full-time judge shall 185
be elected in 1955, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 186
1993. 187
In the Fostoria municipal court, one full-time judge shall 189
be elected in 1975. 190
In the Franklin municipal court, one part-time judge shall 192
be elected in 1951. 193
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In the Franklin county municipal court, two full-time 195
judges shall be elected in 1969, three full-time judges shall be 196
elected in 1971, seven full-time judges shall be elected in 1967, 197
one full-time judge shall be elected in 1975, and one full-time 198
judge shall be elected in 1991, AND ONE FULL-TIME JUDGE SHALL BE 199
ELECTED IN 1997. 200
In the Fremont municipal court, one full-time judge shall 202
be elected in 1975. 203
In the Gallipolis municipal court, one full-time judge 205
shall be elected in 1981. 206
In the Garfield Heights municipal court, one full-time 208
judge shall be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be 209
elected in 1981. 210
In the Girard municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 212
elected in 1963. 213
In the Hamilton municipal court, one full-time judge shall 215
be elected in 1953. 216
In the Hamilton county municipal court, five full-time 218
judges shall be elected in 1967, five full-time judges shall be 219
elected in 1971, two full-time judges shall be elected in 1981, 220
and two full-time judges shall be elected in 1983. All terms of 221
judges of the Hamilton county municipal court shall commence on 222
the first day of January next after their election, except that 223
the terms of the additional judges to be elected in 1981 shall 224
commence on January 2, 1982, and January 3, 1982, and that the 225
terms of the additional judges to be elected in 1983 shall 226
commence on January 4, 1984, and January 5, 1984. 227
In the Hardin county municipal court, one part-time judge 229
shall be elected in 1989. 230
In the Hillsboro municipal court, one part-time judge shall 232
be elected in 1957. 233
In the Hocking county municipal court, one full-time judge 235
shall be elected in 1977. 236
In the Huron municipal court, one part-time judge shall be 238
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elected in 1967. 239
In the Ironton municipal court, one full-time judge shall 241
be elected in 1951. 242
In the Jackson county municipal court, one full-time judge 244
shall be elected in 2001. On and after the effective date of 245
this amendment MARCH 31, 1997, the part-time judge of the Jackson 247
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 248
on December 31, 2001. 249
In the Kettering municipal court, one full-time judge shall 251
be elected in 1971, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 252
1975. 253
In the Lakewood municipal court, one full-time judge shall 255
be elected in 1955. 256
In the Lancaster municipal court, one full-time judge shall 258
be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 259
1979. 260
In the Lawrence county municipal court, one part-time judge 262
shall be elected in 1981. 263
In the Lebanon municipal court, one part-time judge shall 265
be elected in 1955. 266
In the Licking county municipal court, one full-time judge 268
shall be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be 269
elected in 1971. 270
In the Lima municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 272
elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 273
1967. 274
In the Lorain municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 276
elected in 1953, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 277
1973. 278
In the Lyndhurst municipal court, one part-time judge shall 280
be elected in 1957. 281
In the Madison county municipal court, one full-time judge 283
shall be elected in 1981. 284
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In the Mansfield municipal court, one full-time judge shall 286
be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 287
1969. 288
In the Marietta municipal court, one full-time judge shall 290
be elected in 1957. 291
In the Marion municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 293
elected in 1951. 294
In the Marysville municipal court, one part-time judge 296
shall be elected in 1963. 297
In the Mason municipal court, one part-time judge shall be 299
elected in 1965. 300
In the Massillon municipal court, one full-time judge shall 302
be elected in 1953, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 303
1971. 304
In the Maumee municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 306
elected in 1963. 307
In the Medina municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 309
elected in 1957. 310
In the Mentor municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 312
elected in 1971. 313
In the Miami county municipal court, one full-time judge 315
shall be elected in 1975, and one full-time judge shall be 316
elected in 1979. 317
In the Miamisburg municipal court, one part-time judge 319
shall be elected in 1951. 320
In the Middletown municipal court, one full-time judge 322
shall be elected in 1953. 323
In the Mount Vernon municipal court, one full-time judge 325
shall be elected in 1951. 326
In the Napoleon municipal court, one part-time judge shall 328
be elected in 1963. 329
In the New Philadelphia municipal court, one full-time 331
judge shall be elected in 1975. 332
In the Newton Falls municipal court, one full-time judge 334
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shall be elected in 1963. 335
In the Niles municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 337
elected in 1951. 338
In the Norwalk municipal court, one full-time judge shall 340
be elected in 1975. 341
In the Oakwood municipal court, one part-time judge shall 343
be elected in 1953. 344
In the Oberlin municipal court, one full-time judge shall 346
be elected in 1989. 347
In the Oregon municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 349
elected in 1963. 350
In the Ottawa county municipal court, one full-time judge 352
shall be elected in 1995, and the full-time judge of the Port 353
Clinton municipal court who is elected in 1989 shall serve as the 354
judge of the Ottawa county municipal court from February 4, 1994, 355
until the end of that judge's term.
In the Painesville municipal court, one full-time judge 357
shall be elected in 1951. 358
In the Parma municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 360
elected in 1951, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1967, 361
and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1971. 362
In the Perrysburg municipal court, one full-time judge 364
shall be elected in 1977. 365
In the Portage county municipal court, two full-time judges 367
shall be elected in 1979, and one full-time judge shall be 368
elected in 1971. 369
In the Port Clinton municipal court, one full-time judge 371
shall be elected in 1953. The full-time judge of the Port 372
Clinton municipal court who is elected in 1989 shall serve as the 373
judge of the Ottawa county municipal court from February 4, 1994, 374
until the end of that judge's term. 375
In the Portsmouth municipal court, one full-time judge 377
shall be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be 378
elected in 1985. 379
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In the Rocky River municipal court, one full-time judge 381
shall be elected in 1957, and one full-time judge shall be 382
elected in 1971. 383
In the Sandusky municipal court, one full-time judge shall 385
be elected in 1953. 386
In the Shaker Heights municipal court, one full-time judge 388
shall be elected in 1957. 389
In the Shelby municipal court, one part-time judge shall be 391
elected in 1957. 392
In the Sidney municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 394
elected in 1995. 395
In the South Euclid municipal court, one part-time judge 397
shall be elected in 1951. 398
In the Springfield municipal court, two full-time judges 400
shall be elected in 1985, and one full-time judge shall be 401
elected in 1983, all of whom shall serve as the judges of the 402
Springfield municipal court through December 31, 1987, and as the 403
judges of the Clark county municipal court from January 1, 1988, 404
until the end of their respective terms. 405
In the Steubenville municipal court, one full-time judge 407
shall be elected in 1953. 408
In the Struthers municipal court, one part-time judge shall 410
be elected in 1963. 411
In the Sylvania municipal court, one full-time judge shall 413
be elected in 1963. 414
In the Tiffin municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 416
elected in 1953. 417
In the Toledo municipal court, two full-time judges shall 419
be elected in 1971, four full-time judges shall be elected in 420
1975, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1973. 421
In the Upper Sandusky municipal court, one part-time judge 423
shall be elected in 1957. 424
In the Vandalia municipal court, one full-time judge shall 426
be elected in 1959. 427
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In the Van Wert municipal court, one full-time judge shall 429
be elected in 1957. 430
In the Vermilion municipal court, one part-time judge shall 432
be elected in 1965. 433
In the Wadsworth municipal court, one full-time judge shall 435
be elected in 1981. 436
In the Warren municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 438
elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 439
1971. 440
In the Washington Court House municipal court, one 442
part-time judge shall be elected in 1951. 443
In the Wayne county municipal court, one full-time judge 445
shall be elected in 1975, and one full-time judge shall be 446
elected in 1979. 447
In the Willoughby municipal court, one full-time judge 449
shall be elected in 1951. 450
In the Wilmington municipal court, one full-time judge 452
shall be elected in 1991, who shall serve as the judge of the 453
Wilmington municipal court through June 30, 1992, and as the 454
judge of the Clinton county municipal court from July 1, 1992, 455
until the end of that judge's term on December 31, 1997. 456
In the Xenia municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 458
elected in 1977. 459
In the Youngstown municipal court, one full-time judge 461
shall be elected in 1951, and two full-time judges shall be 462
elected in 1953. 463
In the Zanesville municipal court, one full-time judge 465
shall be elected in 1953. 466
Section 2. That existing section 1901.08 of the Revised 468
Code is hereby repealed. 469
Section 3. The nomination of the new municipal court judge 471
of the Franklin County Municipal Court who is created by this act 472
and is to be elected in 1997 shall be by nominating petition that 473
is signed by at least one thousand electors, that is filed with 474
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the board of elections, and that otherwise conforms to the 475
provisions of section 3513.261 of the Revised Code. The 476
nominating petition shall designate the term of the office to 477
which the candidate seeks election as provided in section 3513.28 479
of the Revised Code. Notwithstanding section 1901.07 of the 480
Revised Code or any other provision of law, the nominating
petition shall be filed not later than four p.m. on September 1, 481
1997. 482
Notwithstanding section 3513.04 of the Revised Code, no 484
person is prohibited from seeking election as a new judge created 485
by this act because the person sought, by declaration of 486
candidacy, a party nomination for an office or position at the 487
May 1997, primary election. 488
Section 4. This act is hereby declared to be an emergency 490
measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the public 491
peace, health, and safety. The reason for this necessity is the 492
fact that the new judge created by this act is seriously needed 493
for the efficient and timely administration of justice in 494
Franklin county and in this state, and if the new judge is not 495
elected in 1997, the new judge otherwise cannot conveniently be 496
made available for service for an additional two years, which 497
would prolong delay, crowded court dockets, and inefficient 498
administration of justice. Therefore, this act shall go into 499
immediate effect. 500