As Reported by House Criminal Justice Committee 1
123rd General Assembly 4
Regular Session Sub. S. B. No. 164 5
1999-2000 6
SENATORS OELSLAGER-HERINGTON-GARDNER-RAY-REPRESENTATIVE WOMER 8
BENJAMIN 9
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A B I L L
To amend sections 2301.02, 2501.011, and 2501.012 of 12
the Revised Code to add one additional judge for 13
the Fifth District Court of Appeals to be elected
in 2000 and one additional judge for the Eleventh 14
District Court of Appeals to be elected in 2000, 15
to specify that the term of the judge of the Lake
County Court of Common Pleas who is first elected 16
in 2000 begins on January 6, 2001, to create the 17
Fifth Appellate District Study Committee to
review the configuration and composition of the 18
Fifth Appellate District, and to declare an 19
emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 21
Section 1. That sections 2301.02, 2501.011, and 2501.012 23
of the Revised Code be amended to read as follows: 24
Sec. 2301.02. The number of judges of the court of common 33
pleas for each county, the time for the next election of the 34
judges in the several counties, and the beginning of their terms 35
shall be as follows: 36
(A) In Adams, Ashland, Fayette, and Pike counties, one 38
judge, elected in 1956, term to begin February 9, 1957; 39
In Brown, Crawford, Defiance, Highland, Holmes, Morgan, 41
Ottawa, and Union counties, one judge, to be elected in 1954, 42
term to begin February 9, 1955; 43
In Auglaize county, one judge, to be elected in 1956, term 45
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to begin January 9, 1957; 46
In Coshocton, Darke, Fulton, Gallia, Guernsey, Hardin, 48
Jackson, Knox, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Monroe, Morrow, Paulding, 49
Vinton, and Wyandot counties, one judge, to be elected in 1956, 50
term to begin January 1, 1957; 51
In Carroll, Champaign, Clinton, Hocking, Meigs, Pickaway, 53
Preble, Shelby, Van Wert, and Williams counties, one judge, to be 54
elected in 1952, term to begin January 1, 1953; 55
In Harrison and Noble counties, one judge, to be elected in 57
1954, term to begin April 18, 1955; 58
In Henry and Putnam counties, one judge, to be elected in 60
1956, term to begin May 9, 1957; 61
In Huron county, one judge, to be elected in 1952, term to 63
begin May 14, 1953; 64
In Perry county, one judge, to be elected in 1954, term to 66
begin July 6, 1956; 67
In Sandusky county, two judges, one to be elected in 1954, 69
term to begin February 10, 1955, and one to be elected in 1978, 70
term to begin January 1, 1979; 71
(B) In Allen county, three judges, one to be elected in 73
1956, term to begin February 9, 1957, the second to be elected in 74
1958, term to begin January 1, 1959, and the third to be elected 75
in 1992, term to begin January 1, 1993; 76
In Ashtabula county, three judges, one to be elected in 78
1954, term to begin February 9, 1955, one to be elected in 1960, 79
term to begin January 1, 1961, and one to be elected in 1978, 80
term to begin January 2, 1979; 81
In Athens county, two judges, one to be elected in 1954, 83
term to begin February 9, 1955, and one to be elected in 1990, 84
term to begin July 1, 1991; 85
In Erie county, two judges, one to be elected in 1956, term 87
to begin January 1, 1957, and the second to be elected in 1970, 88
term to begin January 2, 1971; 89
In Fairfield county, three judges, one to be elected in 91
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1954, term to begin February 9, 1955, the second to be elected in 92
1970, term to begin January 1, 1971, and the third to be elected 93
in 1994, term to begin January 2, 1995; 94
In Geauga county, two judges, one to be elected in 1956, 96
term to begin January 1, 1957, and the second to be elected in 97
1976, term to begin January 1, 1977; 98
In Greene county, four judges, one to be elected in 1956, 100
term to begin February 9, 1957, the second to be elected in 1960, 101
term to begin January 1, 1961, the third to be elected in 1978, 102
term to begin January 2, 1979, and the fourth to be elected in 103
1994, term to begin January 1, 1995; 104
In Hancock county, two judges, one to be elected in 1952, 106
term to begin January 1, 1953, and the second to be elected in 107
1978, term to begin January 1, 1979; 108
In Lawrence county, two judges, one to be elected in 1954, 110
term to begin February 9, 1955, and the second to be elected in 111
1976, term to begin January 1, 1977; 112
In Marion county, three judges, one to be elected in 1952, 114
term to begin January 1, 1953, the second to be elected in 1976, 116
term to begin January 2, 1977, and the third to be elected in
1998, term to begin February 9, 1999; 117
In Medina county, three judges, one to be elected in 1956, 119
term to begin January 1, 1957, the second to be elected in 1966, 120
term to begin January 1, 1967, and the third to be elected in 121
1994, term to begin January 1, 1995; 122
In Miami county, two judges, one to be elected in 1954, 124
term to begin February 9, 1955, and one to be elected in 1970, 125
term to begin on January 1, 1971; 126
In Muskingum county, two judges, one to be elected in 1968, 128
term to begin August 9, 1969, and one to be elected in 1978, term 129
to begin January 1, 1979; 130
In Portage county, three judges, one to be elected in 1956, 132
term to begin January 1, 1957, the second to be elected in 1960, 133
term to begin January 1, 1961, and the third to be elected in 134
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1986, term to begin January 2, 1987; 135
In Ross county, two judges, one to be elected in 1956, term 137
to begin February 9, 1957, and the second to be elected in 1976, 138
term to begin January 1, 1977; 139
In Scioto county, three judges, one to be elected in 1954, 141
term to begin February 10, 1955, the second to be elected in 142
1960, term to begin January 1, 1961, and the third to be elected 143
in 1994, term to begin January 2, 1995; 144
In Seneca county, two judges, one to be elected in 1956, 146
term to begin January 1, 1957, and the second to be elected in 147
1986, term to begin January 2, 1987; 148
In Warren county, three judges, one to be elected in 1954, 150
term to begin February 9, 1955, the second to be elected in 1970, 151
term to begin January 1, 1971, and the third to be elected in 152
1986, term to begin January 1, 1987; 153
In Washington county, two judges, one to be elected in 155
1952, term to begin January 1, 1953, and one to be elected in 156
1986, term to begin January 1, 1987; 157
In Wood county, three judges, one to be elected in 1968, 159
term beginning January 1, 1969, the second to be elected in 1970, 160
term to begin January 2, 1971, and the third to be elected in 161
1990, term to begin January 1, 1991; 162
In Belmont and Jefferson counties, two judges, to be 164
elected in 1954, terms to begin January 1, 1955, and February 9, 165
1955, respectively; 166
In Clark county, four judges, one to be elected in 1952, 168
term to begin January 1, 1953, the second to be elected in 1956, 169
term to begin January 2, 1957, the third to be elected in 1986, 170
term to begin January 3, 1987, and the fourth to be elected in 171
1994, term to begin January 2, 1995. 172
In Clermont county, four judges, one to be elected in 1956, 174
term to begin January 1, 1957, the second to be elected in 1964, 175
term to begin January 1, 1965, the third to be elected in 1982, 176
term to begin January 2, 1983, and the fourth to be elected in 177
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1986, term to begin January 2, 1987; 178
In Columbiana county, two judges, one to be elected in 180
1952, term to begin January 1, 1953, and the second to be elected 181
in 1956, term to begin January 1, 1957; 182
In Delaware county, two judges, one to be elected in 1990, 184
term to begin February 9, 1991, the second to be elected in 1994, 185
term to begin January 1, 1995; 186
In Lake county, six judges, one to be elected in 1958, term 189
to begin January 1, 1959, the second to be elected in 1960, term 190
to begin January 2, 1961, the third to be elected in 1964, term 191
to begin January 3, 1965, the fourth and fifth to be elected in 192
1978, terms to begin January 4, 1979, and January 5, 1979, 193
respectively, and the sixth to be elected in 2000, term to begin 194
January 1 6, 2001;
In Licking county, three judges, one to be elected in 1954, 196
term to begin February 9, 1955, one to be elected in 1964, term 197
to begin January 1, 1965, and one to be elected in 1990, term to 198
begin January 1, 1991; 199
In Lorain county, eight judges, two to be elected in 1952, 201
terms to begin January 1, 1953, and January 2, 1953, 202
respectively, one to be elected in 1958, term to begin January 3, 203
1959, one to be elected in 1968, term to begin January 1, 1969, 204
two to be elected in 1988, terms to begin January 4, 1989, and 206
January 5, 1989, respectively, and two to be elected in 1998,
terms to begin January 2, 1999, and January 3, 1999, 207
respectively;
In Butler county, eight judges, one to be elected in 1956, 209
term to begin January 1, 1957; two to be elected in 1954, terms 210
to begin January 1, 1955, and February 9, 1955, respectively; one 211
to be elected in 1968, term to begin January 2, 1969; one to be 212
elected in 1986, term to begin January 3, 1987; two to be elected 213
in 1988, terms to begin January 1, 1989, and January 2, 1989, 214
respectively; and one to be elected in 1992, term to begin 215
January 4, 1993; 216
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In Richland county, three judges, one to be elected in 218
1956, term to begin January 1, 1957, the second to be elected in 219
1960, term to begin February 9, 1961, and the third to be elected 220
in 1968, term to begin January 2, 1969; 221
In Tuscarawas county, two judges, one to be elected in 223
1956, term to begin January 1, 1957, and the second to be elected 224
in 1960, term to begin January 2, 1961; 225
In Wayne county, two judges, one to be elected in 1956, 227
term beginning January 1, 1957, and one to be elected in 1968, 228
term to begin January 2, 1969; 229
In Trumbull county, six judges, one to be elected in 1952, 231
term to begin January 1, 1953, the second to be elected in 1954, 232
term to begin January 1, 1955, the third to be elected in 1956, 233
term to begin January 1, 1957, the fourth to be elected in 1964, 234
term to begin January 1, 1965, the fifth to be elected in 1976, 235
term to begin January 2, 1977; and the sixth to be elected in 236
1994, term to begin January 3, 1995; 237
(C) In Cuyahoga county, thirty-nine judges; eight to be 239
elected in 1954, terms to begin on successive days beginning from 240
January 1, 1955, to January 7, 1955, and February 9, 1955, 241
respectively; eight to be elected in 1956, terms to begin on 242
successive days beginning from January 1, 1957, to January 8, 243
1957; three to be elected in 1952, terms to begin from January 1, 244
1953, to January 3, 1953; two to be elected in 1960, terms to 245
begin on January 8, 1961, and January 9, 1961, respectively; two 246
to be elected in 1964, terms to begin January 4, 1965, and 247
January 5, 1965, respectively; one to be elected in 1966, term to 248
begin on January 10, 1967; four to be elected in 1968, terms to 249
begin on successive days beginning from January 9, 1969, to 250
January 12, 1969; two to be elected in 1974, terms to begin on 251
January 18, 1975, and January 19, 1975, respectively; five to be 252
elected in 1976, terms to begin on successive days beginning 253
January 6, 1977, to January 10, 1977; two to be elected in 1982, 254
terms to begin January 11, 1983, and January 12, 1983, 255
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respectively; and two to be elected in 1986, terms to begin 256
January 13, 1987, and January 14, 1987, respectively; 257
In Franklin county, twenty-one judges; two to be elected in 260
1954, terms to begin January 1, 1955, and February 9, 1955,
respectively; four to be elected in 1956, terms to begin January 261
1, 1957, to January 4, 1957; four to be elected in 1958, terms to 262
begin January 1, 1959, to January 4, 1959; three to be elected in 263
1968, terms to begin January 5, 1969, to January 7, 1969; three 264
to be elected in 1976, terms to begin on successive days 265
beginning January 5, 1977, to January 7, 1977; one to be elected 266
in 1982, term to begin January 8, 1983; one to be elected in 267
1986, term to begin January 9, 1987; two to be elected in 1990, 269
terms to begin July 1, 1991, and July 2, 1991, respectively; and 270
one to be elected in 1996, term to begin January 2, 1997; 271
In Hamilton county, twenty-one judges; eight to be elected 274
in 1966, terms to begin January 1, 1967, January 2, 1967, and 275
from February 9, 1967, to February 14, 1967, respectively; five 276
to be elected in 1956, terms to begin from January 1, 1957, to 277
January 5, 1957; one to be elected in 1964, term to begin January 278
1, 1965; one to be elected in 1974, term to begin January 15, 279
1975; one to be elected in 1980, term to begin January 16, 1981; 280
two to be elected at large in the general election in 1982, terms 281
to begin April 1, 1983; one to be elected in 1990, term to begin 282
July 1, 1991; and two to be elected in 1996, terms to begin 283
January 3, 1997, and January 4, 1997, respectively; 284
In Lucas county, fourteen judges; two to be elected in 286
1954, terms to begin January 1, 1955, and February 9, 1955, 287
respectively; two to be elected in 1956, terms to begin January 288
1, 1957, and October 29, 1957, respectively; two to be elected in 289
1952, terms to begin January 1, 1953, and January 2, 1953, 290
respectively; one to be elected in 1964, term to begin January 3, 291
1965; one to be elected in 1968, term to begin January 4, 1969; 292
two to be elected in 1976, terms to begin January 4, 1977, and 293
January 5, 1977, respectively; one to be elected in 1982, term to 294
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begin January 6, 1983; one to be elected in 1988, term to begin 295
January 7, 1989; one to be elected in 1990, term to begin January 296
2, 1991; and one to be elected in 1992, term to begin January 2, 297
1993; 298
In Mahoning county, seven judges; three to be elected in 300
1954, terms to begin January 1, 1955, January 2, 1955, and 301
February 9, 1955, respectively; one to be elected in 1956, term 302
to begin January 1, 1957; one to be elected in 1952, term to 303
begin January 1, 1953; one to be elected in 1968, term to begin 304
January 2, 1969; and one to be elected in 1990, term to begin 305
July 1, 1991; 306
In Montgomery county, fifteen judges; three to be elected 308
in 1954, terms to begin January 1, 1955, January 2, 1955, and 309
January 3, 1955, respectively; four to be elected in 1952, terms 310
to begin January 1, 1953, January 2, 1953, July 1, 1953, July 2, 311
1953, respectively; one to be elected in 1964, term to begin 312
January 3, 1965; one to be elected in 1968, term to begin January 313
3, 1969; three to be elected in 1976, terms to begin on 314
successive days beginning January 4, 1977, to January 6, 1977; 315
two to be elected in 1990, terms to begin July 1, 1991, and July 316
2, 1991, respectively; and one to be elected in 1992, term to 317
begin January 1, 1993. 318
In Stark county, eight judges; one to be elected in 1958, 320
term to begin on January 2, 1959; two to be elected in 1954, 321
terms to begin on January 1, 1955, and February 9, 1955, 322
respectively; two to be elected in 1952, terms to begin January 323
1, 1953, and April 16, 1953, respectively; one to be elected in 324
1966, term to begin on January 4, 1967; and two to be elected in 325
1992, terms to begin January 1, 1993, and January 2, 1993, 326
respectively; 327
In Summit county, eleven judges; four to be elected in 329
1954, terms to begin January 1, 1955, January 2, 1955, January 3, 330
1955, and February 9, 1955, respectively; three to be elected in 331
1958, terms to begin January 1, 1959, January 2, 1959, and May 332
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17, 1959, respectively; one to be elected in 1966, term to begin 333
January 4, 1967; one to be elected in 1968, term to begin January 334
5, 1969; one to be elected in 1990, term to begin May 1, 1991; 335
and one to be elected in 1992, term to begin January 6, 1993. 336
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, in any county 338
having two or more judges of the court of common pleas, in which 339
more than one-third of the judges plus one were previously 340
elected at the same election, if the office of one of those 341
judges so elected becomes vacant more than forty days prior to 342
the second general election preceding the expiration of that 343
judge's term, the office that that judge had filled shall be 344
abolished as of the date of the next general election, and a new 345
office of judge of the court of common pleas shall be created. 346
The judge who is to fill that new office shall be elected for a 347
six-year term at the next general election, and the term of that 349
judge shall commence on the first day of the year following that 350
general election, on which day no other judge's term begins, so 351
that the number of judges that the county shall elect shall not 353
be reduced. 354
Judges of the probate division of the court of common pleas 356
are judges of the court of common pleas but shall be elected 357
pursuant to sections 2101.02 and 2101.021 of the Revised Code, 358
except in Adams, Harrison, Henry, Morgan, Morrow, Noble, and 359
Wyandot counties in which the judge of the court of common pleas 360
elected pursuant to this section also shall serve as judge of the 362
probate division. 363
Sec. 2501.011. (A) There shall be two THREE additional 372
judges of the court of appeals of the fifth district, composed of 373
Ashland, Coshocton, Delaware, Fairfield, Guernsey, Holmes, Knox, 374
Licking, Morgan, Morrow, Muskingum, Perry, Richland, Stark, and 375
Tuscarawas counties. 376
One of the additional judges of the fifth district court of 378
appeals shall be elected at the general election in 1980 for a 379
term of six years beginning February 10, 1981. One of the 380
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additional judges of the fifth district court of appeals shall be 381
elected at the general election in 1982 for a term of six years 382
beginning February 10, 1983. ONE OF THE ADDITIONAL JUDGES OF THE 383
FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEALS SHALL BE ELECTED AT THE GENERAL 384
ELECTION IN 2000 FOR A TERM OF SIX YEARS BEGINNING FEBRUARY 11, 385
2001. The additional judges shall thereafter be elected to hold 388
terms of six years.
In the fifth district, any three judges shall comprise the 390
court of appeals in the hearing and disposition of cases in 391
accordance with any local rules of practice and procedure that 392
may be adopted by the judges of the court. 393
(B) There shall be two additional judges of the court of 395
appeals of the sixth district, composed of Erie, Fulton, Huron, 396
Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, Williams, and Wood counties. 397
One of the additional judges of the sixth district court of 399
appeals shall be elected at the general election in 1980 for a 400
term of six years beginning February 10, 1981. One of the 401
additional judges of the sixth district court of appeals shall be 402
elected at the general election in 1990 for a term of six years 403
beginning on February 10, 1991. The additional judges shall 404
thereafter be elected to hold terms of six years. 405
In the sixth district, any three judges shall comprise the 407
court of appeals in the hearing and disposition of cases in 408
accordance with any local rules of practice and procedure that 409
may be adopted by the judges of the court. 410
(C) There shall be one additional judge of the court of 412
appeals of the seventh district, composed of Belmont, Carroll, 414
Columbiana, Harrison, Jefferson, Mahoning, Monroe, and Noble 416
counties.
The additional judge shall be elected at the general 418
election in 1996 for a term of six years beginning February 10, 419
1997. The additional judge thereafter shall be elected to hold 420
terms of six years.
In the seventh district, any three judges shall comprise 422
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the court of appeals in the hearing and disposition of cases in 423
accordance with any local rules of practice and procedure that 424
may be adopted by the judges of the court. 425
(D) The judges provided for in this section and sections 427
2501.012 and 2501.013 of the Revised Code shall exercise the same 428
powers and jurisdiction and perform the same duties as the judges 429
of the courts of appeals; and shall receive the same 430
compensation, as provided by law, for the judges of the courts of 431
appeals. 432
Sec. 2501.012. (A) There shall be nine additional judges 441
of the court of appeals of the eighth district, composed of 442
Cuyahoga county. 443
Three of the additional judges of the eighth district court 445
of appeals shall be elected at the general election in 1962 for a 446
term of six years, their terms to commence on successive days 447
beginning on the first day of January, 1963. Three of the 448
additional judges of the eighth district court of appeals shall 449
be elected at the general election in 1976 for a term of six 450
years, their terms to commence on successive days beginning on 451
the first day of January, 1977. Three of the additional judges 452
of the eighth district court of appeals shall be elected at the 453
general election in 1990 for a term of six years, their terms to 454
commence on successive days beginning on February 10, 1991. The 455
additional judges shall thereafter be elected to hold terms of 456
six years. 457
In the eighth district, any three judges shall comprise the 459
court of appeals in the hearing and disposition of cases in 460
accordance with any local rules of practice and procedure that 461
may be adopted by the judges of the court. 462
(B) There shall be two additional judges of the court of 464
appeals of the ninth district, composed of Lorain, Medina, 465
Summit, and Wayne counties. 466
One of the additional judges of the ninth district court of 468
appeals shall be elected at the general election in 1980 for a 469
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term of six years beginning February 10, 1981. One of the 470
additional judges of the ninth district court of appeals shall be 471
elected at the general election in 1986 for a term of six years 472
beginning February 11, 1987. The additional judges shall 473
thereafter be elected to hold terms of six years. 474
In the ninth district, any three judges shall comprise the 476
court of appeals in the hearing and disposition of cases in 477
accordance with any local rules of practice and procedure that 478
may be adopted by the judges of the court. 479
(C) There shall be five additional judges of the court of 481
appeals of the tenth district, composed of Franklin county. 482
One of the additional judges of the tenth district court of 484
appeals shall be elected at the general election in 1962 for a 485
term of six years beginning January 1, 1963. One of the 486
additional judges of the tenth district court of appeals shall be 487
elected at the general election in 1970 for a term of six years 488
beginning February 10, 1971. One of the additional judges of the 489
tenth district court of appeals shall be elected at the general 490
election in 1980 for a term of six years beginning January 2, 491
1981. One of the additional judges of the tenth district court 492
of appeals shall be elected at the general election in 1986 for a 493
term of six years beginning January 3, 1987. One of the 494
additional judges of the tenth district court of appeals shall be 495
elected at the general election in 1990 for a term of six years 496
beginning July 1, 1991. The additional judges shall thereafter 497
be elected to hold terms of six years. 498
In the tenth district, any three judges shall comprise the 500
court of appeals in the hearing and disposition of cases in 501
accordance with any local rules of practice and procedure that 502
may be adopted by the judges of the court. 503
(D) There shall be one TWO additional judge JUDGES of the 506
court of appeals of the eleventh district, composed of Lake, 507
Ashtabula, Geauga, Trumbull, and Portgage PORTAGE counties. 508
The ONE OF THE additional judge JUDGES OF THE ELEVENTH 510
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DISTRICT COURT OF APPEALS shall be elected at the general 511
election in 1990 for a term of six years beginning February 10, 512
1991. ONE OF THE ADDITIONAL JUDGES OF THE ELEVENTH DISTRICT 513
COURT OF APPEALS SHALL BE ELECTED AT THE GENERAL ELECTION IN 2000 514
FOR A TERM OF SIX YEARS BEGINNING FEBRUARY 10, 2001. The 515
additional judge JUDGES shall thereafter be elected to hold terms 517
of six years.
In the eleventh district, any three judges shall comprise 519
the court of appeals in the hearing and disposition of cases in 520
accordance with any local rules of practice and procedure that 521
may be adopted by the judges of the court. 522
(E) There shall be one additional judge of the court of 524
appeals of the twelfth district, composed of Brown, Butler, 525
Clermont, Clinton, Fayette, Madison, Preble, and Warren counties. 526
The additional judge shall be elected at the general 528
election in 1986 for a term of six years beginning February 10, 529
1987. The additional judge shall thereafter be elected to hold 530
terms of six years. 531
In the twelfth district, any three judges shall comprise 533
the court of appeals in the hearing and disposition of cases in 534
accordance with any local rules of practice and procedure that 535
may be adopted by the judges of the court. 536
(F) Any judge of the court of appeals may be assigned by 538
the chief justice of the supreme court to hold court in another 539
district and shall hold court in the district to which he THE 540
JUDGE is assigned. 541
Section 2. That existing sections 2301.02, 2501.011, and 543
2501.012 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed. 544
Section 3. (A) There is hereby created the Fifth 546
Appellate District Study Committee, which shall consist of the 547
following members:
(1) All members of the House of Representatives that 549
represent the counties that comprise the Fifth Appellate 550
District;
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(2) All members of the Senate that represent the counties 552
that comprise the Fifth Appellate District; 553
(3) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, or the Chief 555
Justice's designee. 556
(4) The Chair of the House Criminal Justice Committee; 558
(5) The Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee; 560
(6) A member of the House of Representatives appointed by 562
the House Minority Leader; 563
(7) A member of the Senate appointed by the Senate Minority 565
Leader. 566
(B) The Chair of the House Criminal Justice Committee, or 568
the Chair's designee, shall chair the Fifth Appellate District 569
Study Committee. The Chair of the Study Committee shall hold the 570
Study Committee's first meeting not later than January 20, 2000. 571
The Study Committee shall study the configuration and 573
composition of the Fifth Appellate District. Not later than June 574
30, 2000, the Study Committee shall submit recommendations on 575
whether and how to revise the configuration and composition of 576
the Fifth Appellate District to the Speaker and Minority Leader 577
of the House of Representatives, the President and Minority 578
Leader of the Senate, the Chair of the House Criminal Justice 579
Committee, the Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and the 580
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. The Fifth Appellate District 581
Committee shall cease to exist on July 1, 2000. 582
Section 4. This act is hereby declared to be an emergency 584
measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the public 585
peace, health, and safety. The reason for such necessity is that 586
it is crucial that this act be enacted into law at the earliest 587
possible time to enable candidates for the new judicial positions 588
that are created by this act to timely file their declarations of 589
candidacy and statements of candidacy and nominating petitions. 590
Therefore, this act shall go into immediate effect. 591