As Reported by House Criminal Justice Committee 1
123rd General Assembly 4
Regular Session H. B. No. 105 5
1999-2000 6
REPRESENTATIVES BATEMAN-VESPER-WOMER BENJAMIN-CALLENDER- 8
JONES-WILLAMOWSKI-LOGAN-DePIERO 9
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A B I L L
To amend section 1901.08 of the Revised Code to add 11
an additional judge to the Clermont County 12
Municipal Court and to declare an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 14
Section 1. That section 1901.08 of the Revised Code be 16
amended to read as follows: 17
Sec. 1901.08. The number of, and the time for election of, 26
judges of the following municipal courts and the beginning of 27
their terms shall be as follows: 28
In the Akron municipal court, two full-time judges shall be 30
elected in 1951, two full-time judges shall be elected in 1953, 31
one full-time judge shall be elected in 1967, and one full-time 32
judge shall be elected in 1975. 33
In the Alliance municipal court, one full-time judge shall 35
be elected in 1953. 36
In the Ashland municipal court, one full-time judge shall 38
be elected in 1951. 39
In the Ashtabula municipal court, one full-time judge shall 41
be elected in 1953. 42
In the Athens county municipal court, one full-time judge 44
shall be elected in 1967. 45
In the Auglaize county municipal court, one full-time judge 47
shall be elected in 1975. 48
In the Avon Lake municipal court, one part-time judge shall 50
be elected in 1957. 51
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In the Barberton municipal court, one full-time judge shall 53
be elected in 1969, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 54
1971. 55
In the Bedford municipal court, one full-time judge shall 57
be elected in 1975, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 58
1979. 59
In the Bellefontaine municipal court, one full-time judge 61
shall be elected in 1993. 62
In the Bellevue municipal court, one part-time judge shall 64
be elected in 1951. 65
In the Berea municipal court, one part-time judge shall be 67
elected in 1957, term to commence on the first day of January 68
next after election, and one part-time judge shall be elected in 70
1981, term to commence on the second day of January next after 71
election. The part-time judge elected in 1987 whose term 72
commenced on January 1, 1988, shall serve until December 31,
1993, and the office of that judge is abolished, effective on the 73
earlier of December 31, 1993, or the date on which that judge 74
resigns, retires, or otherwise vacates judicial office. 75
In the Bowling Green municipal court, one full-time judge 77
shall be elected in 1983. 78
In the Bryan municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 80
elected in 1965. 81
In the Cambridge municipal court, one full-time judge shall 83
be elected in 1951. 84
In the Campbell municipal court, one part-time judge shall 86
be elected in 1963. 87
In the Canton municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 89
elected in 1951, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1969, 90
and two full-time judges shall be elected in 1977. 91
In the Celina municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 93
elected in 1957. 94
In the Champaign county municipal court, one part-time 96
judge shall be elected in 1983. 97
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In the Chardon municipal court, one part-time judge shall 99
be elected in 1963. 100
In the Chillicothe municipal court, one full-time judge 102
shall be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be 103
elected in 1977. 104
In the Circleville municipal court, one full-time judge 106
shall be elected in 1953. 107
In the Clark county municipal court, one full-time judge 109
shall be elected in 1989, and two full-time judges shall be 110
elected in 1991. The full-time judges of the Springfield 111
municipal court who were elected in 1983 and 1985 shall serve as 112
the judges of the Clark county municipal court from January 1, 113
1988, until the end of their respective terms. 114
In the Clermont county municipal court, two full-time 116
judges shall be elected in 1991, AND ONE FULL-TIME JUDGE SHALL BE 117
ELECTED IN 1999. 118
In the Cleveland municipal court, six full-time judges 120
shall be elected in 1975, three full-time judges shall be elected 121
in 1953, and four full-time judges shall be elected in 1955. 122
In the Cleveland Heights municipal court, one full-time 124
judge shall be elected in 1957. 125
In the Clinton county municipal court, one full-time judge 127
shall be elected in 1997. The full-time judge of the Wilmington 128
municipal court who was elected in 1991 shall serve as the judge 129
of the Clinton county municipal court from July 1, 1992, until 130
the end of that judge's term on December 31, 1997. 131
In the Conneaut municipal court, one full-time judge shall 133
be elected in 1953. 134
In the Coshocton municipal court, one full-time judge shall 136
be elected in 1951. 137
In the Crawford county municipal court, one full-time judge 139
shall be elected in 1977. 140
In the Cuyahoga Falls municipal court, one full-time judge 142
shall be elected in 1953, and one full-time judge shall be 143
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elected in 1967. 144
In the Dayton municipal court, three full-time judges shall 146
be elected in 1987, their terms to commence on successive days 147
beginning on the first day of January next after their election, 148
and two full-time judges shall be elected in 1955, their terms to 149
commence on successive days beginning on the second day of 150
January next after their election. 151
In the Defiance municipal court, one full-time judge shall 153
be elected in 1957. 154
In the Delaware municipal court, one full-time judge shall 156
be elected in 1953. 157
In the East Cleveland municipal court, one full-time judge 159
shall be elected in 1957. 160
In the East Liverpool municipal court, one full-time judge 162
shall be elected in 1953. 163
In the Eaton municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 165
elected in 1973. 166
In the Elyria municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 168
elected in 1955, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 169
1973. 170
In the Euclid municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 172
elected in 1951. 173
In the Fairborn municipal court, one full-time judge shall 175
be elected in 1977. 176
In the Fairfield municipal court, one full-time judge shall 178
be elected in 1989. 179
In the Findlay municipal court, one full-time judge shall 181
be elected in 1955, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 182
1993. 183
In the Fostoria municipal court, one full-time judge shall 185
be elected in 1975. 186
In the Franklin municipal court, one part-time judge shall 188
be elected in 1951. 189
In the Franklin county municipal court, two full-time 191
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judges shall be elected in 1969, three full-time judges shall be 192
elected in 1971, seven full-time judges shall be elected in 1967, 193
one full-time judge shall be elected in 1975, one full-time judge 195
shall be elected in 1991, and one full-time judge shall be
elected in 1997. 196
In the Fremont municipal court, one full-time judge shall 198
be elected in 1975. 199
In the Gallipolis municipal court, one full-time judge 201
shall be elected in 1981. 202
In the Garfield Heights municipal court, one full-time 204
judge shall be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be 205
elected in 1981. 206
In the Girard municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 208
elected in 1963. 209
In the Hamilton municipal court, one full-time judge shall 211
be elected in 1953. 212
In the Hamilton county municipal court, five full-time 214
judges shall be elected in 1967, five full-time judges shall be 215
elected in 1971, two full-time judges shall be elected in 1981, 216
and two full-time judges shall be elected in 1983. All terms of 217
judges of the Hamilton county municipal court shall commence on 218
the first day of January next after their election, except that 219
the terms of the additional judges to be elected in 1981 shall 220
commence on January 2, 1982, and January 3, 1982, and that the 221
terms of the additional judges to be elected in 1983 shall 222
commence on January 4, 1984, and January 5, 1984. 223
In the Hardin county municipal court, one part-time judge 225
shall be elected in 1989. 226
In the Hillsboro municipal court, one part-time judge shall 228
be elected in 1957. 229
In the Hocking county municipal court, one full-time judge 231
shall be elected in 1977. 232
In the Huron municipal court, one part-time judge shall be 234
elected in 1967. 235
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In the Ironton municipal court, one full-time judge shall 237
be elected in 1951. 238
In the Jackson county municipal court, one full-time judge 240
shall be elected in 2001. On and after March 31, 1997, the 242
part-time judge of the Jackson county municipal court who was 243
elected in 1995 shall serve as a full-time judge of the court 244
until the end of that judge's term on December 31, 2001. 245
In the Kettering municipal court, one full-time judge shall 247
be elected in 1971, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 248
1975. 249
In the Lakewood municipal court, one full-time judge shall 251
be elected in 1955. 252
In the Lancaster municipal court, one full-time judge shall 254
be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 255
1979. 256
In the Lawrence county municipal court, one part-time judge 258
shall be elected in 1981. 259
In the Lebanon municipal court, one part-time judge shall 261
be elected in 1955. 262
In the Licking county municipal court, one full-time judge 264
shall be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be 265
elected in 1971. 266
In the Lima municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 268
elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 269
1967. 270
In the Lorain municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 272
elected in 1953, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 273
1973. 274
In the Lyndhurst municipal court, one part-time judge shall 276
be elected in 1957. 277
In the Madison county municipal court, one full-time judge 279
shall be elected in 1981. 280
In the Mansfield municipal court, one full-time judge shall 282
be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 283
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1969. 284
In the Marietta municipal court, one full-time judge shall 286
be elected in 1957. 287
In the Marion municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 289
elected in 1951. 290
In the Marysville municipal court, one part-time judge 292
shall be elected in 1963. 293
In the Mason municipal court, one part-time judge shall be 295
elected in 1965. 296
In the Massillon municipal court, one full-time judge shall 298
be elected in 1953, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 299
1971. 300
In the Maumee municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 302
elected in 1963. 303
In the Medina municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 305
elected in 1957. 306
In the Mentor municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 308
elected in 1971. 309
In the Miami county municipal court, one full-time judge 311
shall be elected in 1975, and one full-time judge shall be 312
elected in 1979. 313
In the Miamisburg municipal court, one part-time judge 315
shall be elected in 1951. 316
In the Middletown municipal court, one full-time judge 318
shall be elected in 1953. 319
In the Mount Vernon municipal court, one full-time judge 321
shall be elected in 1951. 322
In the Napoleon municipal court, one part-time judge shall 324
be elected in 1963. 325
In the New Philadelphia municipal court, one full-time 327
judge shall be elected in 1975. 328
In the Newton Falls municipal court, one full-time judge 330
shall be elected in 1963. 331
In the Niles municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 333
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elected in 1951. 334
In the Norwalk municipal court, one full-time judge shall 336
be elected in 1975. 337
In the Oakwood municipal court, one part-time judge shall 339
be elected in 1953. 340
In the Oberlin municipal court, one full-time judge shall 342
be elected in 1989. 343
In the Oregon municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 345
elected in 1963. 346
In the Ottawa county municipal court, one full-time judge 348
shall be elected in 1995, and the full-time judge of the Port 349
Clinton municipal court who is elected in 1989 shall serve as the 350
judge of the Ottawa county municipal court from February 4, 1994, 351
until the end of 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 February 4, 1994, 370
until the end of that judge's term. 371
In the Portsmouth municipal court, one full-time judge 373
shall be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be 374
elected in 1985. 375
In the Rocky River municipal court, one full-time judge 377
shall be elected in 1957, and one full-time judge shall be 378
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elected in 1971. 379
In the Sandusky municipal court, one full-time judge shall 381
be elected in 1953. 382
In the Shaker Heights municipal court, one full-time judge 384
shall be elected in 1957. 385
In the Shelby municipal court, one part-time judge shall be 387
elected in 1957. 388
In the Sidney municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 390
elected in 1995. 391
In the South Euclid municipal court, one part-time judge 393
shall be elected in 1951. 394
In the Springfield municipal court, two full-time judges 396
shall be elected in 1985, and one full-time judge shall be 397
elected in 1983, all of whom shall serve as the judges of the 398
Springfield municipal court through December 31, 1987, and as the 399
judges of the Clark county municipal court from January 1, 1988, 400
until the end of their respective terms. 401
In the Steubenville municipal court, one full-time judge 403
shall be elected in 1953. 404
In the Struthers municipal court, one part-time judge shall 406
be elected in 1963. 407
In the Sylvania municipal court, one full-time judge shall 409
be elected in 1963. 410
In the Tiffin municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 412
elected in 1953. 413
In the Toledo municipal court, two full-time judges shall 415
be elected in 1971, four full-time judges shall be elected in 416
1975, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1973. 417
In the Upper Sandusky municipal court, one part-time judge 419
shall be elected in 1957. 420
In the Vandalia municipal court, one full-time judge shall 422
be elected in 1959. 423
In the Van Wert municipal court, one full-time judge shall 425
be elected in 1957. 426
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In the Vermilion municipal court, one part-time judge shall 428
be elected in 1965. 429
In the Wadsworth municipal court, one full-time judge shall 431
be elected in 1981. 432
In the Warren municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 434
elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 435
1971. 436
In the Washington Court House municipal court, one 438
part-time judge shall be elected in 1951. 439
In the Wayne county municipal court, one full-time judge 441
shall be elected in 1975, and one full-time judge shall be 442
elected in 1979. 443
In the Willoughby municipal court, one full-time judge 445
shall be elected in 1951. 446
In the Wilmington municipal court, one full-time judge 448
shall be elected in 1991, who shall serve as the judge of the 449
Wilmington municipal court through June 30, 1992, and as the 450
judge of the Clinton county municipal court from July 1, 1992, 451
until the end of that judge's term on December 31, 1997. 452
In the Xenia municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 454
elected in 1977. 455
In the Youngstown municipal court, one full-time judge 457
shall be elected in 1951, and two full-time judges shall be 458
elected in 1953. 459
In the Zanesville municipal court, one full-time judge 461
shall be elected in 1953. 462
Section 2. That existing section 1901.08 of the Revised 464
Code is hereby repealed. 465
Section 3. This act is hereby declared to be an emergency 467
measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the public 468
peace, health, and safety. The reason for such necessity is that 469
the Clermont County Municipal Court crucially needs an additional 470
judge as soon as practicable. Therefore, this act shall go into 471
immediate effect.