As Introduced 1
123rd General Assembly 4
Regular Session H.B. No. 105 5
1999-2000 6
REPRESENTATIVES BATEMAN-VESPER 8
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A B I L L
To amend section 1901.08 of the Revised Code to add 10
an additional judge to the Clermont County 11
Municipal Court and to declare an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 13
Section 1. That section 1901.08 of the Revised Code be 15
amended to read as follows: 16
Sec. 1901.08. The number of, and the time for election of, 25
judges of the following municipal courts and the beginning of 26
their terms shall be as follows: 27
In the Akron municipal court, two full-time judges shall be 29
elected in 1951, two full-time judges shall be elected in 1953, 30
one full-time judge shall be elected in 1967, and one full-time 31
judge shall be elected in 1975. 32
In the Alliance municipal court, one full-time judge shall 34
be elected in 1953. 35
In the Ashland municipal court, one full-time judge shall 37
be elected in 1951. 38
In the Ashtabula municipal court, one full-time judge shall 40
be elected in 1953. 41
In the Athens county municipal court, one full-time judge 43
shall be elected in 1967. 44
In the Auglaize county municipal court, one full-time judge 46
shall be elected in 1975. 47
In the Avon Lake municipal court, one part-time judge shall 49
be elected in 1957. 50
In the Barberton municipal court, one full-time judge shall 52
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be elected in 1969, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 53
1971. 54
In the Bedford municipal court, one full-time judge shall 56
be elected in 1975, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 57
1979. 58
In the Bellefontaine municipal court, one full-time judge 60
shall be elected in 1993. 61
In the Bellevue municipal court, one part-time judge shall 63
be elected in 1951. 64
In the Berea municipal court, one part-time judge shall be 66
elected in 1957, term to commence on the first day of January 67
next after election, and one part-time judge shall be elected in 69
1981, term to commence on the second day of January next after 70
election. The part-time judge elected in 1987 whose term 71
commenced on January 1, 1988, shall serve until December 31,
1993, and the office of that judge is abolished, effective on the 72
earlier of December 31, 1993, or the date on which that judge 73
resigns, retires, or otherwise vacates judicial office. 74
In the Bowling Green municipal court, one full-time judge 76
shall be elected in 1983. 77
In the Bryan municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 79
elected in 1965. 80
In the Cambridge municipal court, one full-time judge shall 82
be elected in 1951. 83
In the Campbell municipal court, one part-time judge shall 85
be elected in 1963. 86
In the Canton municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 88
elected in 1951, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1969, 89
and two full-time judges shall be elected in 1977. 90
In the Celina municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 92
elected in 1957. 93
In the Champaign county municipal court, one part-time 95
judge shall be elected in 1983. 96
In the Chardon municipal court, one part-time judge shall 98
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be elected in 1963. 99
In the Chillicothe municipal court, one full-time judge 101
shall be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be 102
elected in 1977. 103
In the Circleville municipal court, one full-time judge 105
shall be elected in 1953. 106
In the Clark county municipal court, one full-time judge 108
shall be elected in 1989, and two full-time judges shall be 109
elected in 1991. The full-time judges of the Springfield 110
municipal court who were elected in 1983 and 1985 shall serve as 111
the judges of the Clark county municipal court from January 1, 112
1988, until the end of their respective terms. 113
In the Clermont county municipal court, two full-time 115
judges shall be elected in 1991, AND ONE FULL-TIME JUDGE SHALL BE 116
ELECTED IN 1999. 117
In the Cleveland municipal court, six full-time judges 119
shall be elected in 1975, three full-time judges shall be elected 120
in 1953, and four full-time judges shall be elected in 1955. 121
In the Cleveland Heights municipal court, one full-time 123
judge shall be elected in 1957. 124
In the Clinton county municipal court, one full-time judge 126
shall be elected in 1997. The full-time judge of the Wilmington 127
municipal court who was elected in 1991 shall serve as the judge 128
of the Clinton county municipal court from July 1, 1992, until 129
the end of that judge's term on December 31, 1997. 130
In the Conneaut municipal court, one full-time judge shall 132
be elected in 1953. 133
In the Coshocton municipal court, one full-time judge shall 135
be elected in 1951. 136
In the Crawford county municipal court, one full-time judge 138
shall be elected in 1977. 139
In the Cuyahoga Falls municipal court, one full-time judge 141
shall be elected in 1953, and one full-time judge shall be 142
elected in 1967. 143
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In the Dayton municipal court, three full-time judges shall 145
be elected in 1987, their terms to commence on successive days 146
beginning on the first day of January next after their election, 147
and two full-time judges shall be elected in 1955, their terms to 148
commence on successive days beginning on the second day of 149
January next after their election. 150
In the Defiance municipal court, one full-time judge shall 152
be elected in 1957. 153
In the Delaware municipal court, one full-time judge shall 155
be elected in 1953. 156
In the East Cleveland municipal court, one full-time judge 158
shall be elected in 1957. 159
In the East Liverpool municipal court, one full-time judge 161
shall be elected in 1953. 162
In the Eaton municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 164
elected in 1973. 165
In the Elyria municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 167
elected in 1955, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 168
1973. 169
In the Euclid municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 171
elected in 1951. 172
In the Fairborn municipal court, one full-time judge shall 174
be elected in 1977. 175
In the Fairfield municipal court, one full-time judge shall 177
be elected in 1989. 178
In the Findlay municipal court, one full-time judge shall 180
be elected in 1955, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 181
1993. 182
In the Fostoria municipal court, one full-time judge shall 184
be elected in 1975. 185
In the Franklin municipal court, one part-time judge shall 187
be elected in 1951. 188
In the Franklin county municipal court, two full-time 190
judges shall be elected in 1969, three full-time judges shall be 191
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elected in 1971, seven full-time judges shall be elected in 1967, 192
one full-time judge shall be elected in 1975, one full-time judge 194
shall be elected in 1991, and one full-time judge shall be
elected in 1997. 195
In the Fremont municipal court, one full-time judge shall 197
be elected in 1975. 198
In the Gallipolis municipal court, one full-time judge 200
shall be elected in 1981. 201
In the Garfield Heights municipal court, one full-time 203
judge shall be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be 204
elected in 1981. 205
In the Girard municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 207
elected in 1963. 208
In the Hamilton municipal court, one full-time judge shall 210
be elected in 1953. 211
In the Hamilton county municipal court, five full-time 213
judges shall be elected in 1967, five full-time judges shall be 214
elected in 1971, two full-time judges shall be elected in 1981, 215
and two full-time judges shall be elected in 1983. All terms of 216
judges of the Hamilton county municipal court shall commence on 217
the first day of January next after their election, except that 218
the terms of the additional judges to be elected in 1981 shall 219
commence on January 2, 1982, and January 3, 1982, and that the 220
terms of the additional judges to be elected in 1983 shall 221
commence on January 4, 1984, and January 5, 1984. 222
In the Hardin county municipal court, one part-time judge 224
shall be elected in 1989. 225
In the Hillsboro municipal court, one part-time judge shall 227
be elected in 1957. 228
In the Hocking county municipal court, one full-time judge 230
shall be elected in 1977. 231
In the Huron municipal court, one part-time judge shall be 233
elected in 1967. 234
In the Ironton municipal court, one full-time judge shall 236
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be elected in 1951. 237
In the Jackson county municipal court, one full-time judge 239
shall be elected in 2001. On and after March 31, 1997, the 241
part-time judge of the Jackson county municipal court who was 242
elected in 1995 shall serve as a full-time judge of the court 243
until the end of that judge's term on December 31, 2001. 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
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In the Marietta municipal court, one full-time judge shall 285
be elected in 1957. 286
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
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In the Norwalk municipal court, one full-time judge shall 335
be elected in 1975. 336
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 February 4, 1994, 350
until the end of that judge's term.
In the Painesville municipal court, one full-time judge 352
shall be elected in 1951. 353
In the Parma municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 355
elected in 1951, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1967, 356
and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1971. 357
In the Perrysburg municipal court, one full-time judge 359
shall be elected in 1977. 360
In the Portage county municipal court, two full-time judges 362
shall be elected in 1979, and one full-time judge shall be 363
elected in 1971. 364
In the Port Clinton municipal court, one full-time judge 366
shall be elected in 1953. The full-time judge of the Port 367
Clinton municipal court who is elected in 1989 shall serve as the 368
judge of the Ottawa county municipal court from February 4, 1994, 369
until the end of that judge's term. 370
In the Portsmouth municipal court, one full-time judge 372
shall be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be 373
elected in 1985. 374
In the Rocky River municipal court, one full-time judge 376
shall be elected in 1957, and one full-time judge shall be 377
elected in 1971. 378
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In the Sandusky municipal court, one full-time judge shall 380
be elected in 1953. 381
In the Shaker Heights municipal court, one full-time judge 383
shall be elected in 1957. 384
In the Shelby municipal court, one part-time judge shall be 386
elected in 1957. 387
In the Sidney municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 389
elected in 1995. 390
In the South Euclid municipal court, one part-time judge 392
shall be elected in 1951. 393
In the Springfield municipal court, two full-time judges 395
shall be elected in 1985, and one full-time judge shall be 396
elected in 1983, all of whom shall serve as the judges of the 397
Springfield municipal court through December 31, 1987, and as the 398
judges of the Clark county municipal court from January 1, 1988, 399
until the end of their respective terms. 400
In the Steubenville municipal court, one full-time judge 402
shall be elected in 1953. 403
In the Struthers municipal court, one part-time judge shall 405
be elected in 1963. 406
In the Sylvania municipal court, one full-time judge shall 408
be elected in 1963. 409
In the Tiffin municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 411
elected in 1953. 412
In the Toledo municipal court, two full-time judges shall 414
be elected in 1971, four full-time judges shall be elected in 415
1975, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1973. 416
In the Upper Sandusky municipal court, one part-time judge 418
shall be elected in 1957. 419
In the Vandalia municipal court, one full-time judge shall 421
be elected in 1959. 422
In the Van Wert municipal court, one full-time judge shall 424
be elected in 1957. 425
In the Vermilion municipal court, one part-time judge shall 427
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be elected in 1965. 428
In the Wadsworth municipal court, one full-time judge shall 430
be elected in 1981. 431
In the Warren municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 433
elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 434
1971. 435
In the Washington Court House municipal court, one 437
part-time judge shall be elected in 1951. 438
In the Wayne county municipal court, one full-time judge 440
shall be elected in 1975, and one full-time judge shall be 441
elected in 1979. 442
In the Willoughby municipal court, one full-time judge 444
shall be elected in 1951. 445
In the Wilmington municipal court, one full-time judge 447
shall be elected in 1991, who shall serve as the judge of the 448
Wilmington municipal court through June 30, 1992, and as the 449
judge of the Clinton county municipal court from July 1, 1992, 450
until the end of that judge's term on December 31, 1997. 451
In the Xenia municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 453
elected in 1977. 454
In the Youngstown municipal court, one full-time judge 456
shall be elected in 1951, and two full-time judges shall be 457
elected in 1953. 458
In the Zanesville municipal court, one full-time judge 460
shall be elected in 1953. 461
Section 2. That existing section 1901.08 of the Revised 463
Code is hereby repealed. 464
Section 3. This act is hereby declared to be an emergency 466
measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the public 467
peace, health, and safety. The reason for such necessity is that 468
the Clermont County Municipal Court crucially needs an additional 469
judge as soon as practicable. Therefore, this act shall go into 470
immediate effect.