As Introduced 1
122nd General Assembly 4
Regular Session H. B. No. 602 5
1997-1998 6
REPRESENTATIVE CALLENDER 8
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A B I L L
To amend section 2301.02 of the Revised Code to add 12
one General Division judge to the Court of Common 13
Pleas of Lake County to be elected at the 14
general election in November 2000. 15
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 16
Section 1. That section 2301.02 of the Revised Code be 18
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
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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
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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
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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 SIX 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
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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, AND THE SIXTH TO BE ELECTED IN 2000, TERM 187
TO BEGIN JANUARY 1, 2001; 188
In Licking county, three judges, one to be elected in 1954, 190
term to begin February 9, 1955, one to be elected in 1964, term 191
to begin January 1, 1965, and one to be elected in 1990, term to 192
begin January 1, 1991; 193
In Lorain county, six judges, two to be elected in 1952, 195
terms to begin January 1, 1953, and January 2, 1953, 196
respectively, one to be elected in 1958, term to begin January 3, 197
1959, one to be elected in 1968, term to begin January 1, 1969, 198
and two to be elected in 1988, terms to begin January 4, 1989, 199
and January 5, 1989, respectively; 200
In Butler county, eight judges, one to be elected in 1956, 202
term to begin January 1, 1957; two to be elected in 1954, terms 203
to begin January 1, 1955, and February 9, 1955, respectively; one 204
to be elected in 1968, term to begin January 2, 1969; one to be 205
elected in 1986, term to begin January 3, 1987; two to be elected 206
in 1988, terms to begin January 1, 1989, and January 2, 1989, 207
respectively; and one to be elected in 1992, term to begin 208
January 4, 1993; 209
In Richland county, three judges, one to be elected in 211
1956, term to begin January 1, 1957, the second to be elected in 212
1960, term to begin February 9, 1961, and the third to be elected 213
in 1968, term to begin January 2, 1969; 214
In Tuscarawas county, two judges, one to be elected in 216
1956, term to begin January 1, 1957, and the second to be elected 217
in 1960, term to begin January 2, 1961; 218
In Wayne county, two judges, one to be elected in 1956, 220
term beginning January 1, 1957, and one to be elected in 1968, 221
term to begin January 2, 1969; 222
In Trumbull county, six judges, one to be elected in 1952, 224
term to begin January 1, 1953, the second to be elected in 1954, 225
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term to begin January 1, 1955, the third to be elected in 1956, 226
term to begin January 1, 1957, the fourth to be elected in 1964, 227
term to begin January 1, 1965, the fifth to be elected in 1976, 228
term to begin January 2, 1977; and the sixth to be elected in 229
1994, term to begin January 3, 1995; 230
(C) In Cuyahoga county, thirty-nine judges; eight to be 232
elected in 1954, terms to begin on successive days beginning from 233
January 1, 1955, to January 7, 1955, and February 9, 1955, 234
respectively; eight to be elected in 1956, terms to begin on 235
successive days beginning from January 1, 1957, to January 8, 236
1957; three to be elected in 1952, terms to begin from January 1, 237
1953, to January 3, 1953; two to be elected in 1960, terms to 238
begin on January 8, 1961, and January 9, 1961, respectively; two 239
to be elected in 1964, terms to begin January 4, 1965, and 240
January 5, 1965, respectively; one to be elected in 1966, term to 241
begin on January 10, 1967; four to be elected in 1968, terms to 242
begin on successive days beginning from January 9, 1969, to 243
January 12, 1969; two to be elected in 1974, terms to begin on 244
January 18, 1975, and January 19, 1975, respectively; five to be 245
elected in 1976, terms to begin on successive days beginning 246
January 6, 1977, to January 10, 1977; two to be elected in 1982, 247
terms to begin January 11, 1983, and January 12, 1983, 248
respectively; and two to be elected in 1986, terms to begin 249
January 13, 1987, and January 14, 1987, respectively; 250
In Franklin county, twenty-one judges; two to be elected in 253
1954, terms to begin January 1, 1955, and February 9, 1955,
respectively; four to be elected in 1956, terms to begin January 254
1, 1957, to January 4, 1957; four to be elected in 1958, terms to 255
begin January 1, 1959, to January 4, 1959; three to be elected in 256
1968, terms to begin January 5, 1969, to January 7, 1969; three 257
to be elected in 1976, terms to begin on successive days 258
beginning January 5, 1977, to January 7, 1977; one to be elected 259
in 1982, term to begin January 8, 1983; one to be elected in 260
1986, term to begin January 9, 1987; two to be elected in 1990, 262
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terms to begin July 1, 1991, and July 2, 1991, respectively; and 263
one to be elected in 1996, term to begin January 2, 1997; 264
In Hamilton county, twenty-one judges; eight to be elected 267
in 1966, terms to begin January 1, 1967, January 2, 1967, and 268
from February 9, 1967, to February 14, 1967, respectively; five 269
to be elected in 1956, terms to begin from January 1, 1957, to 270
January 5, 1957; one to be elected in 1964, term to begin January 271
1, 1965; one to be elected in 1974, term to begin January 15, 272
1975; one to be elected in 1980, term to begin January 16, 1981; 273
two to be elected at large in the general election in 1982, terms 274
to begin April 1, 1983; one to be elected in 1990, term to begin 275
July 1, 1991; and two to be elected in 1996, terms to begin 276
January 3, 1997, and January 4, 1997, respectively; 277
In Lucas county, fourteen judges; two to be elected in 279
1954, terms to begin January 1, 1955, and February 9, 1955, 280
respectively; two to be elected in 1956, terms to begin January 281
1, 1957, and October 29, 1957, respectively; two to be elected in 282
1952, terms to begin January 1, 1953, and January 2, 1953, 283
respectively; one to be elected in 1964, term to begin January 3, 284
1965; one to be elected in 1968, term to begin January 4, 1969; 285
two to be elected in 1976, terms to begin January 4, 1977, and 286
January 5, 1977, respectively; one to be elected in 1982, term to 287
begin January 6, 1983; one to be elected in 1988, term to begin 288
January 7, 1989; one to be elected in 1990, term to begin January 289
2, 1991; and one to be elected in 1992, term to begin January 2, 290
1993; 291
In Mahoning county, seven judges; three to be elected in 293
1954, terms to begin January 1, 1955, January 2, 1955, and 294
February 9, 1955, respectively; one to be elected in 1956, term 295
to begin January 1, 1957; one to be elected in 1952, term to 296
begin January 1, 1953; one to be elected in 1968, term to begin 297
January 2, 1969; and one to be elected in 1990, term to begin 298
July 1, 1991; 299
In Montgomery county, fifteen judges; three to be elected 301
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in 1954, terms to begin January 1, 1955, January 2, 1955, and 302
January 3, 1955, respectively; four to be elected in 1952, terms 303
to begin January 1, 1953, January 2, 1953, July 1, 1953, July 2, 304
1953, respectively; one to be elected in 1964, term to begin 305
January 3, 1965; one to be elected in 1968, term to begin January 306
3, 1969; three to be elected in 1976, terms to begin on 307
successive days beginning January 4, 1977, to January 6, 1977; 308
two to be elected in 1990, terms to begin July 1, 1991, and July 309
2, 1991, respectively; and one to be elected in 1992, term to 310
begin January 1, 1993. 311
In Stark county, eight judges; one to be elected in 1958, 313
term to begin on January 2, 1959; two to be elected in 1954, 314
terms to begin on January 1, 1955, and February 9, 1955, 315
respectively; two to be elected in 1952, terms to begin January 316
1, 1953, and April 16, 1953, respectively; one to be elected in 317
1966, term to begin on January 4, 1967; and two to be elected in 318
1992, terms to begin January 1, 1993, and January 2, 1993, 319
respectively; 320
In Summit county, eleven judges; four to be elected in 322
1954, terms to begin January 1, 1955, January 2, 1955, January 3, 323
1955, and February 9, 1955, respectively; three to be elected in 324
1958, terms to begin January 1, 1959, January 2, 1959, and May 325
17, 1959, respectively; one to be elected in 1966, term to begin 326
January 4, 1967; one to be elected in 1968, term to begin January 327
5, 1969; one to be elected in 1990, term to begin May 1, 1991; 328
and one to be elected in 1992, term to begin January 6, 1993. 329
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, in any county 331
having two or more judges of the court of common pleas, in which 332
more than one-third of the judges plus one were previously 333
elected at the same election, if the office of one of those 334
judges so elected becomes vacant more than forty days prior to 335
the second general election preceding the expiration of that 336
judge's term, the office that that judge had filled shall be 337
abolished as of the date of the next general election, and a new 338
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office of judge of the court of common pleas shall be created. 339
The judge who is to fill that new office shall be elected for a 340
six-year term at the next general election, and the term of that 342
judge shall commence on the first day of the year following that 343
general election, on which day no other judge's term begins, so 344
that the number of judges which such THAT THE county shall elect 345
shall not 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 SHALL serve as judge 354
of the probate division. 356
Section 2. That existing section 2301.02 of the Revised 358
Code is hereby repealed. 359