REPRESENTATIVES Webster, Cates, Jolivette

To amend sections 2301.02 and 2301.03 of the Revised

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Code to add one additional judge for the Juvenile

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Division of the Butler County Court of Common

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Pleas to be elected in 2002.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section 1.  That sections 2301.02 and 2301.03 of the Revised	5
Code be amended to read as follows:	6

Sec. 2301.02.  The number of judges of the court of common	7
pleas for each county, the time for the next election of the	8
judges in the several counties, and the beginning of their terms	9
shall be as follows:	10

(A) In Adams, Ashland, Fayette, and Pike counties, one	11
judge, elected in 1956, term to begin February 9, 1957;	12

In Brown, Crawford, Defiance, Highland, Holmes, Morgan,	13
Ottawa, and Union counties, one judge, to be elected in 1954, term	14
to begin February 9, 1955;	15

In Auglaize county, one judge, to be elected in 1956, term to	16
begin January 9, 1957;	17

In Coshocton, Darke, Fulton, Gallia, Guernsey, Hardin,	18
Jackson, Knox, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Monroe, Morrow, Paulding,	19
Vinton, and Wyandot counties, one judge, to be elected in 1956,	20
term to begin January 1, 1957;	21

In Carroll, Champaign, Clinton, Hocking, Meigs, Pickaway,	22
Preble, Shelby, Van Wert, and Williams counties, one judge, to be	23
elected in 1952, term to begin January 1, 1953;	24

In Harrison and Noble counties, one judge, to be elected in	25
1954, term to begin April 18, 1955;	26

In Henry and Putnam counties, one judge, to be elected in	27
1956, term to begin May 9, 1957;	28

In Huron county, one judge, to be elected in 1952, term to	29
begin May 14, 1953;	30

In Perry county, one judge, to be elected in 1954, term to	31
begin July 6, 1956;	32

In Sandusky county, two judges, one to be elected in 1954,	33
term to begin February 10, 1955, and one to be elected in 1978,	34
term to begin January 1, 1979;	35

(B) In Allen county, three judges, one to be elected in	36
1956, term to begin February 9, 1957, the second to be elected in	37
1958, term to begin January 1, 1959, and the third to be elected	38
in 1992, term to begin January 1, 1993;	39

In Ashtabula county, three judges, one to be elected in 1954,	40
term to begin February 9, 1955, one to be elected in 1960, term to	41
begin January 1, 1961, and one to be elected in 1978, term to	42
begin January 2, 1979;	43

In Athens county, two judges, one to be elected in 1954, term	44
to begin February 9, 1955, and one to be elected in 1990, term to	45
begin July 1, 1991;	46

In Erie county, two judges, one to be elected in 1956, term	47
to begin January 1, 1957, and the second to be elected in 1970,	48
term to begin January 2, 1971;	49

In Fairfield county, three judges, one to be elected in 1954,	50
term to begin February 9, 1955, the second to be elected in 1970,	51
term to begin January 1, 1971, and the third to be elected in	52
1994, term to begin January 2, 1995;	53

In Geauga county, two judges, one to be elected in 1956, term	54
to begin January 1, 1957, and the second to be elected in 1976,	55
term to begin January 6, 1977;	56

In Greene county, four judges, one to be elected in 1956,	57
term to begin February 9, 1957, the second to be elected in 1960,	58
term to begin January 1, 1961, the third to be elected in 1978,	59
term to begin January 2, 1979, and the fourth to be elected in	60
1994, term to begin January 1, 1995;	61

In Hancock county, two judges, one to be elected in 1952,	62
term to begin January 1, 1953, and the second to be elected in	63
1978, term to begin January 1, 1979;	64

In Lawrence county, two judges, one to be elected in 1954,	65
term to begin February 9, 1955, and the second to be elected in	66
1976, term to begin January 1, 1977;	67

In Marion county, three judges, one to be elected in 1952,	68
term to begin January 1, 1953, the second to be elected in 1976,	69
term to begin January 2, 1977, and the third to be elected in	70
1998, term to begin February 9, 1999;	71

In Medina county, three judges, one to be elected in 1956,	72
term to begin January 1, 1957, the second to be elected in 1966,	73
term to begin January 1, 1967, and the third to be elected in	74
1994, term to begin January 1, 1995;	75

In Miami county, two judges, one to be elected in 1954, term	76
to begin February 9, 1955, and one to be elected in 1970, term to	77
begin on January 1, 1971;	78

In Muskingum county, two judges, one to be elected in 1968,	79
term to begin August 9, 1969, and one to be elected in 1978, term	80
to begin January 1, 1979;	81

In Portage county, three judges, one to be elected in 1956,	82
term to begin January 1, 1957, the second to be elected in 1960,	83
term to begin January 1, 1961, and the third to be elected in	84
1986, term to begin January 2, 1987;	85

In Ross county, two judges, one to be elected in 1956, term	86
to begin February 9, 1957, and the second to be elected in 1976,	87
term to begin January 1, 1977;	88

In Scioto county, three judges, one to be elected in 1954,	89
term to begin February 10, 1955, the second to be elected in 1960,	90
term to begin January 1, 1961, and the third to be elected in	91
1994, term to begin January 2, 1995;	92

In Seneca county, two judges, one to be elected in 1956, term	93
to begin January 1, 1957, and the second to be elected in 1986,	94
term to begin January 2, 1987;	95

In Warren county, three judges, one to be elected in 1954,	96
term to begin February 9, 1955, the second to be elected in 1970,	97
term to begin January 1, 1971, and the third to be elected in	98
1986, term to begin January 1, 1987;	99

In Washington county, two judges, one to be elected in 1952,	100
term to begin January 1, 1953, and one to be elected in 1986, term	101
to begin January 1, 1987;	102

In Wood county, three judges, one to be elected in 1968, term	103
beginning January 1, 1969, the second to be elected in 1970, term	104
to begin January 2, 1971, and the third to be elected in 1990,	105
term to begin January 1, 1991;	106

In Belmont and Jefferson counties, two judges, to be elected	107
in 1954, terms to begin January 1, 1955, and February 9, 1955,	108
respectively;	109

In Clark county, four judges, one to be elected in 1952, term	110
to begin January 1, 1953, the second to be elected in 1956, term	111
to begin January 2, 1957, the third to be elected in 1986, term to	112
begin January 3, 1987, and the fourth to be elected in 1994, term	113
to begin January 2, 1995.	114

In Clermont county, four judges, one to be elected in 1956,	115
term to begin January 1, 1957, the second to be elected in 1964,	116
term to begin January 1, 1965, the third to be elected in 1982,	117
term to begin January 2, 1983, and the fourth to be elected in	118
1986, term to begin January 2, 1987;	119

In Columbiana county, two judges, one to be elected in 1952,	120
term to begin January 1, 1953, and the second to be elected in	121
1956, term to begin January 1, 1957;	122

In Delaware county, two judges, one to be elected in 1990,	123
term to begin February 9, 1991, the second to be elected in 1994,	124
term to begin January 1, 1995;	125

In Lake county, six judges, one to be elected in 1958, term	126
to begin January 1, 1959, the second to be elected in 1960, term	127
to begin January 2, 1961, the third to be elected in 1964, term to	128
begin January 3, 1965, the fourth and fifth to be elected in 1978,	129
terms to begin January 4, 1979, and January 5, 1979, respectively,	130
and the sixth to be elected in 2000, term to begin January 6,	131
2001;	132

In Licking county, three judges, one to be elected in 1954,	133
term to begin February 9, 1955, one to be elected in 1964, term to	134
begin January 1, 1965, and one to be elected in 1990, term to	135
begin January 1, 1991;	136

In Lorain county, eight judges, two to be elected in 1952,	137
terms to begin January 1, 1953, and January 2, 1953, respectively,	138
one to be elected in 1958, term to begin January 3, 1959, one to	139
be elected in 1968, term to begin January 1, 1969, two to be	140
elected in 1988, terms to begin January 4, 1989, and January 5,	141
1989, respectively, and two to be elected in 1998, terms to begin	142
January 2, 1999, and January 3, 1999, respectively;	143

In Butler county, eightnine judges, one to be elected in	144
1956, term to begin January 1, 1957; two to be elected in 1954,	145
terms to begin January 1, 1955, and February 9, 1955,	146
respectively; one to be elected in 1968, term to begin January 2,	147
1969; one to be elected in 1986, term to begin January 3, 1987;	148
two to be elected in 1988, terms to begin January 1, 1989, and	149
January 2, 1989, respectively; and one to be elected in 1992, term	150
to begin January 4, 1993; and one to be elected in 2002, term to	151
begin January 2, 2003;	152

In Richland county, three judges, one to be elected in 1956,	153
term to begin January 1, 1957, the second to be elected in 1960,	154
term to begin February 9, 1961, and the third to be elected in	155
1968, term to begin January 2, 1969;	156

In Tuscarawas county, two judges, one to be elected in 1956,	157
term to begin January 1, 1957, and the second to be elected in	158
1960, term to begin January 2, 1961;	159

In Wayne county, two judges, one to be elected in 1956, term	160
beginning January 1, 1957, and one to be elected in 1968, term to	161
begin January 2, 1969;	162

In Trumbull county, six judges, one to be elected in 1952,	163
term to begin January 1, 1953, the second to be elected in 1954,	164
term to begin January 1, 1955, the third to be elected in 1956,	165
term to begin January 1, 1957, the fourth to be elected in 1964,	166
term to begin January 1, 1965, the fifth to be elected in 1976,	167
term to begin January 2, 1977;, and the sixth to be elected in	168
1994, term to begin January 3, 1995;	169

(C) In Cuyahoga county, thirty-nine judges; eight to be	170
elected in 1954, terms to begin on successive days beginning from	171
January 1, 1955, to January 7, 1955, and February 9, 1955,	172
respectively; eight to be elected in 1956, terms to begin on	173
successive days beginning from January 1, 1957, to January 8,	174
1957; three to be elected in 1952, terms to begin from January 1,	175
1953, to January 3, 1953; two to be elected in 1960, terms to	176
begin on January 8, 1961, and January 9, 1961, respectively; two	177
to be elected in 1964, terms to begin January 4, 1965, and January	178
5, 1965, respectively; one to be elected in 1966, term to begin on	179
January 10, 1967; four to be elected in 1968, terms to begin on	180
successive days beginning from January 9, 1969, to January 12,	181
1969; two to be elected in 1974, terms to begin on January 18,	182
1975, and January 19, 1975, respectively; five to be elected in	183
1976, terms to begin on successive days beginning January 6, 1977,	184
to January 10, 1977; two to be elected in 1982, terms to begin	185
January 11, 1983, and January 12, 1983, respectively; and two to	186
be elected in 1986, terms to begin January 13, 1987, and January	187
14, 1987, respectively;	188

In Franklin county, twenty-one judges; two to be elected in	189
1954, terms to begin January 1, 1955, and February 9, 1955,	190
respectively; four to be elected in 1956, terms to begin January	191
1, 1957, to January 4, 1957; four to be elected in 1958, terms to	192
begin January 1, 1959, to January 4, 1959; three to be elected in	193
1968, terms to begin January 5, 1969, to January 7, 1969; three to	194
be elected in 1976, terms to begin on successive days beginning	195
January 5, 1977, to January 7, 1977; one to be elected in 1982,	196
term to begin January 8, 1983; one to be elected in 1986, term to	197
begin January 9, 1987; two to be elected in 1990, terms to begin	198
July 1, 1991, and July 2, 1991, respectively; and one to be	199
elected in 1996, term to begin January 2, 1997;	200

In Hamilton county, twenty-one judges; eight to be elected in	201
1966, terms to begin January 1, 1967, January 2, 1967, and from	202
February 9, 1967, to February 14, 1967, respectively; five to be	203
elected in 1956, terms to begin from January 1, 1957, to January	204
5, 1957; one to be elected in 1964, term to begin January 1, 1965;	205
one to be elected in 1974, term to begin January 15, 1975; one to	206
be elected in 1980, term to begin January 16, 1981; two to be	207
elected at large in the general election in 1982, terms to begin	208
April 1, 1983; one to be elected in 1990, term to begin July 1,	209
1991; and two to be elected in 1996, terms to begin January 3,	210
1997, and January 4, 1997, respectively;	211

In Lucas county, fourteen judges; two to be elected in 1954,	212
terms to begin January 1, 1955, and February 9, 1955,	213
respectively; two to be elected in 1956, terms to begin January 1,	214
1957, and October 29, 1957, respectively; two to be elected in	215
1952, terms to begin January 1, 1953, and January 2, 1953,	216
respectively; one to be elected in 1964, term to begin January 3,	217
1965; one to be elected in 1968, term to begin January 4, 1969;	218
two to be elected in 1976, terms to begin January 4, 1977, and	219
January 5, 1977, respectively; one to be elected in 1982, term to	220
begin January 6, 1983; one to be elected in 1988, term to begin	221
January 7, 1989; one to be elected in 1990, term to begin January	222
2, 1991; and one to be elected in 1992, term to begin January 2,	223
1993;	224

In Mahoning county, seven judges; three to be elected in	225
1954, terms to begin January 1, 1955, January 2, 1955, and	226
February 9, 1955, respectively; one to be elected in 1956, term to	227
begin January 1, 1957; one to be elected in 1952, term to begin	228
January 1, 1953; one to be elected in 1968, term to begin January	229
2, 1969; and one to be elected in 1990, term to begin July 1,	230
1991;	231

In Montgomery county, fifteen judges; three to be elected in	232
1954, terms to begin January 1, 1955, January 2, 1955, and January	233
3, 1955, respectively; four to be elected in 1952, terms to begin	234
January 1, 1953, January 2, 1953, July 1, 1953, July 2, 1953,	235
respectively; one to be elected in 1964, term to begin January 3,	236
1965; one to be elected in 1968, term to begin January 3, 1969;	237
three to be elected in 1976, terms to begin on successive days	238
beginning January 4, 1977, to January 6, 1977; two to be elected	239
in 1990, terms to begin July 1, 1991, and July 2, 1991,	240
respectively; and one to be elected in 1992, term to begin January	241
1, 1993.	242

In Stark county, eight judges; one to be elected in 1958,	243
term to begin on January 2, 1959; two to be elected in 1954, terms	244
to begin on January 1, 1955, and February 9, 1955, respectively;	245
two to be elected in 1952, terms to begin January 1, 1953, and	246
April 16, 1953, respectively; one to be elected in 1966, term to	247
begin on January 4, 1967; and two to be elected in 1992, terms to	248
begin January 1, 1993, and January 2, 1993, respectively;	249

In Summit county, eleven judges; four to be elected in 1954,	250
terms to begin January 1, 1955, January 2, 1955, January 3, 1955,	251
and February 9, 1955, respectively; three to be elected in 1958,	252
terms to begin January 1, 1959, January 2, 1959, and May 17, 1959,	253
respectively; one to be elected in 1966, term to begin January 4,	254
1967; one to be elected in 1968, term to begin January 5, 1969;	255
one to be elected in 1990, term to begin May 1, 1991; and one to	256
be elected in 1992, term to begin January 6, 1993.	257

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, in any county	258
having two or more judges of the court of common pleas, in which	259
more than one-third of the judges plus one were previously elected	260
at the same election, if the office of one of those judges so	261
elected becomes vacant more than forty days prior to the second	262
general election preceding the expiration of that judge's term,	263
the office that that judge had filled shall be abolished as of the	264
date of the next general election, and a new office of judge of	265
the court of common pleas shall be created. The judge who is to	266
fill that new office shall be elected for a six-year term at the	267
next general election, and the term of that judge shall commence	268
on the first day of the year following that general election, on	269
which day no other judge's term begins, so that the number of	270
judges that the county shall elect shall not be reduced.	271

Judges of the probate division of the court of common pleas	272
are judges of the court of common pleas but shall be elected	273
pursuant to sections 2101.02 and 2101.021 of the Revised Code,	274
except in Adams, Harrison, Henry, Morgan, Morrow, Noble, and	275
Wyandot counties in which the judge of the court of common pleas	276
elected pursuant to this section also shall serve as judge of the	277
probate division.	278

Sec. 2301.03.  (A) In Franklin county, the judges of the	279
court of common pleas whose terms begin on January 1, 1953,	280
January 2, 1953, January 5, 1969, January 5, 1977, and January 2,	281
1997, and successors, shall have the same qualifications, exercise	282
the same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same	283
compensation as other judges of the court of common pleas of	284
Franklin county and shall be elected and designated as judges of	285
the court of common pleas, division of domestic relations. They	286
shall have all the powers relating to juvenile courts, and all	287
cases under Chapter 2151. of the Revised Code, all parentage	288
proceedings under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code over which the	289
juvenile court has jurisdiction, and all divorce, dissolution of	290
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases shall be assigned	291
to them. In addition to the judge's regular duties, the judge who	292
is senior in point of service shall serve on the children services	293
board and the county advisory board and shall be the administrator	294
of the domestic relations division and its subdivisions and	295
departments.	296

(B)(1) In Hamilton county, the judge of the court of common	297
pleas, whose term begins on January 1, 1957, and successors, and	298
the judge of the court of common pleas, whose term begins on	299
February 14, 1967, and successors, shall be the juvenile judges as	300
provided in Chapter 2151. of the Revised Code, with the powers and	301
jurisdiction conferred by that chapter.	302

(2) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms	303
begin on January 5, 1957, January 16, 1981, and July 1, 1991, and	304
successors, shall be elected and designated as judges of the court	305
of common pleas, division of domestic relations, and shall have	306
assigned to them all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal	307
separation, and annulment cases coming before the court. On or	308
after the first day of July and before the first day of August of	309
1991 and each year thereafter, a majority of the judges of the	310
division of domestic relations shall elect one of the judges of	311
the division as administrative judge of that division. If a	312
majority of the judges of the division of domestic relations are	313
unable for any reason to elect an administrative judge for the	314
division before the first day of August, a majority of the judges	315
of the Hamilton county court of common pleas, as soon as possible	316
after that date, shall elect one of the judges of the division of	317
domestic relations as administrative judge of that division. The	318
term of the administrative judge shall begin on the earlier of the	319
first day of August of the year in which the administrative judge	320
is elected or the date on which the administrative judge is	321
elected by a majority of the judges of the Hamilton county court	322
of common pleas and shall terminate on the date on which the	323
administrative judge's successor is elected in the following year.	324

In addition to the judge's regular duties, the administrative	325
judge of the division of domestic relations shall be the	326
administrator of the domestic relations division and its	327
subdivisions and departments and shall have charge of the	328
employment, assignment, and supervision of the personnel of the	329
division engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating divorce,	330
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases,	331
including any referees considered necessary by the judges in the	332
discharge of their various duties.	333

The administrative judge of the division of domestic	334
relations also shall designate the title, compensation, expense	335
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the	336
personnel of the division, and shall fix the duties of its	337
personnel. The duties of the personnel, in addition to those	338
provided for in other sections of the Revised Code, shall include	339
the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution	340
of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases and counseling	341
and conciliation services that may be made available to persons	342
requesting them, whether or not the persons are parties to an	343
action pending in the division.	344

The board of county commissioners shall appropriate the sum	345
of money each year as will meet all the administrative expenses of	346
the division of domestic relations, including reasonable expenses	347
of the domestic relations judges and the division counselors and	348
other employees designated to conduct the handling, servicing, and	349
investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal	350
separation, and annulment cases, conciliation and counseling, and	351
all matters relating to those cases and counseling, and the	352
expenses involved in the attendance of division personnel at	353
domestic relations and welfare conferences designated by the	354
division, and the further sum each year as will provide for the	355
adequate operation of the division of domestic relations.	356

The compensation and expenses of all employees and the salary	357
and expenses of the judges shall be paid by the county treasurer	358
from the money appropriated for the operation of the division,	359
upon the warrant of the county auditor, certified to by the	360
administrative judge of the division of domestic relations.	361

The summonses, warrants, citations, subpoenas, and other	362
writs of the division may issue to a bailiff, constable, or staff	363
investigator of the division or to the sheriff of any county or	364
any marshal, constable, or police officer, and the provisions of	365
law relating to the subpoenaing of witnesses in other cases shall	366
apply insofar as they are applicable. When a summons, warrant,	367
citation, subpoena, or other writ is issued to an officer, other	368
than a bailiff, constable, or staff investigator of the division,	369
the expense of serving it shall be assessed as a part of the costs	370
in the case involved.	371

(3) The judge of the court of common pleas of Hamilton	372
Countycounty whose term begins on January 3, 1997, shall be	373
elected and designated for one term only as the drug court judge	374
of the court of common pleas of Hamilton Countycounty, and the	375
successors to that judge shall be elected and designated as judges	376
of the general division of the court of common pleas of Hamilton	377
county and shall not have the authority granted by division (B)(3)	378
of this section. The drug court judge may accept or reject any	379
case referred to the drug court judge under division (B)(3) of	380
this section. After the drug court judge accepts a referred case,	381
the drug court judge has full authority over the case, including	382
the authority to conduct arraignment, accept pleas, enter findings	383
and dispositions, conduct trials, order treatment, and if	384
treatment is not successfully completed pronounce and enter	385
sentence.	386

A judge of the general division of the court of common pleas	387
of Hamilton Countycounty and a judge of the Hamilton County	388
county municipal court may refer to the drug court judge any case,	389
and any companion cases, the judge determines meet the criteria	390
described under divisions (B)(3)(a) and (b) of this section. If	391
the drug court judge accepts referral of a referred case, the	392
case, and any companion cases, shall be transferred to the drug	393
court judge. A judge may refer a case meeting the criteria	394
described in divisions (B)(3)(a) and (b) of this section that	395
involves a violation of a term of probation to the drug court	396
judge, and, if the drug court judge accepts the referral, the	397
referring judge and the drug court judge have concurrent	398
jurisdiction over the case.	399

A judge of the general division of the court of common pleas	400
of Hamilton Countycounty and a judge of the Hamilton County	401
county municipal court may refer a case to the drug court judge	402
under division (B)(3) of this section if the judge determines that	403
both of the following apply:	404

(a) One of the following applies:

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(i) The case involves a drug abuse offense, as defined in	406
section 2925.01 of the Revised Code, that is a felony of the third	407
or fourth degree if the offense is committed prior to July 1,	408
1996, a felony of the third, fourth, or fifth degree if the	409
offense is committed on or after July 1, 1996, or a misdemeanor.	410

(ii) The case involves a theft offense, as defined in	411
section 2913.01 of the Revised Code, that is a felony of the third	412
or fourth degree if the offense is committed prior to July 1,	413
1996, a felony of the third, fourth, or fifth degree if the	414
offense is committed on or after July 1, 1996, or a misdemeanor,	415
and the defendant is drug or alcohol dependent or in danger of	416
becoming drug or alcohol dependent and would benefit from	417
treatment.	418

(b) All of the following apply:

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(i) The case involves a probationable offense or a case in	420
which a mandatory prison term is not required to be imposed.	421

(ii) The defendant has no history of violent behavior.

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(iii) The defendant has no history of mental illness.

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(iv) The defendant's current or past behavior, or both, is	424
drug or alcohol driven.	425

(v) The defendant demonstrates a sincere willingness to	426
participate in a fifteen-month treatment process.	427

(vi) The defendant has no acute health condition.

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(vii) If the defendant is incarcerated, the county	429
prosecutor approves of the referral.	430

(4) If the administrative judge of the court of common pleas	431
of Hamilton county determines that the volume of cases pending	432
before the drug court judge does not constitute a sufficient	433
caseload for the drug court judge, the administrative judge, in	434
accordance with the Rules of Superintendence for Courts of Common	435
Pleas, shall assign individual cases to the drug court judge from	436
the general docket of the court. If the assignments so occur, the	437
administrative judge shall cease the assignments when the	438
administrative judge determines that the volume of cases pending	439
before the drug court judge constitutes a sufficient caseload for	440
the drug court judge.	441

(C) In Lorain county, the judges of the court of common	442
pleas whose terms begin on January 3, 1959, January 4, 1989, and	443
January 2, 1999, and successors, shall have the same	444
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and	445
receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court of	446
common pleas of Lorain county and shall be elected and designated	447
as the judges of the court of common pleas, division of domestic	448
relations. They shall have all of the powers relating to juvenile	449
courts, and all cases under Chapter 2151. of the Revised Code, all	450
parentage proceedings over which the juvenile court has	451
jurisdiction, and all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal	452
separation, and annulment cases shall be assigned to them, except	453
cases that for some special reason are assigned to some other	454
judge of the court of common pleas.	455

(D)(1) In Lucas county, the judges of the court of common	456
pleas whose terms begin on January 1, 1955, and January 3, 1965,	457
and successors, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the	458
same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as	459
other judges of the court of common pleas of Lucas county and	460
shall be elected and designated as judges of the court of common	461
pleas, division of domestic relations. All divorce, dissolution	462
of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases shall be	463
assigned to them.	464

The judge of the division of domestic relations, senior in	465
point of service, shall be considered as the presiding judge of	466
the court of common pleas, division of domestic relations, and	467
shall be charged exclusively with the assignment and division of	468
the work of the division and the employment and supervision of all	469
other personnel of the domestic relations division.	470

(2) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms	471
begin on January 5, 1977, and January 2, 1991, and successors	472
shall have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	473
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of	474
the court of common pleas of Lucas county, shall be elected and	475
designated as judges of the court of common pleas, juvenile	476
division, and shall be the juvenile judges as provided in Chapter	477
2151. of the Revised Code with the powers and jurisdictions	478
conferred by that chapter. In addition to the judge's regular	479
duties, the judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division,	480
senior in point of service, shall be the administrator of the	481
juvenile division and its subdivisions and departments and shall	482
have charge of the employment, assignment, and supervision of the	483
personnel of the division engaged in handling, servicing, or	484
investigating juvenile cases, including any referees considered	485
necessary by the judges of the division in the discharge of their	486
various duties.	487

The judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division,	488
senior in point of service, also shall designate the title,	489
compensation, expense allowance, hours, leaves of absence, and	490
vacation of the personnel of the division and shall fix the duties	491
of the personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel, in	492
addition to other statutory duties include the handling,	493
servicing, and investigation of juvenile cases and counseling and	494
conciliation services that may be made available to persons	495
requesting them, whether or not the persons are parties to an	496
action pending in the division.	497

(3) If one of the judges of the court of common pleas,	498
division of domestic relations, or one of the judges of the	499
juvenile division is sick, absent, or unable to perform that	500
judge's judicial duties or the volume of cases pending in that	501
judge's division necessitates it, the duties shall be performed by	502
the judges of the other of those divisions.	503

(E)(1) In Mahoning county, the judge of the court of common	504
pleas whose term began on January 1, 1955, and successors, shall	505
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	506
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of	507
the court of common pleas of Mahoning county, shall be elected and	508
designated as judge of the court of common pleas, division of	509
domestic relations, and shall be assigned all the divorce,	510
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases	511
coming before the court. In addition to the judge's regular	512
duties, the judge of the court of common pleas, division of	513
domestic relations, shall be the administrator of the domestic	514
relations division and its subdivisions and departments and shall	515
have charge of the employment, assignment, and supervision of the	516
personnel of the division engaged in handling, servicing, or	517
investigating divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation,	518
and annulment cases, including any referees considered necessary	519
in the discharge of the various duties of the judge's office.	520

The judge also shall designate the title, compensation,	521
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the	522
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the	523
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel, in	524
addition to other statutory duties, include the handling,	525
servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage,	526
legal separation, and annulment cases and counseling and	527
conciliation services that may be made available to persons	528
requesting them, whether or not the persons are parties to an	529
action pending in the division.	530

(2) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term began	531
on January 2, 1969, and successors, shall have the same	532
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and	533
receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of	534
common pleas of Mahoning county, shall be elected and designated	535
as judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, and	536
shall be the juvenile judge as provided in Chapter 2151. of the	537
Revised Code, with the powers and jurisdictions conferred by that	538
chapter. In addition to the judge's regular duties, the judge of	539
the court of common pleas, juvenile division, shall be the	540
administrator of the juvenile division and its subdivisions and	541
departments and shall have charge of the employment, assignment,	542
and supervision of the personnel of the division engaged in	543
handling, servicing, or investigating juvenile cases, including	544
any referees considered necessary by the judge in the discharge of	545
the judge's various duties.	546

The judge also shall designate the title, compensation,	547
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacation of the	548
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the	549
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel, in	550
addition to other statutory duties, include the handling,	551
servicing, and investigation of juvenile cases and counseling and	552
conciliation services that may be made available to persons	553
requesting them, whether or not the persons are parties to an	554
action pending in the division.	555

(3) If a judge of the court of common pleas, division of	556
domestic relations or juvenile division, is sick, absent, or	557
unable to perform that judge's judicial duties, or the volume of	558
cases pending in that judge's division necessitates it, that	559
judge's duties shall be performed by another judge of the court of	560
common pleas.	561

(F)(1) In Montgomery county, the judges of the court of	562
common pleas whose terms begin on January 2, 1953, and January 4,	563
1977, and successors, shall have the same qualifications, exercise	564
the same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same	565
compensation as other judges of the court of common pleas of	566
Montgomery county and shall be elected and designated as judges of	567
the court of common pleas, division of domestic relations. These	568
judges shall have assigned to them all divorce, dissolution of	569
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases.	570

The judge of the division of domestic relations, senior in	571
point of service, shall be charged exclusively with the assignment	572
and division of the work of the division and shall have charge of	573
the employment and supervision of the personnel of the division	574
engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating divorce,	575
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases,	576
including any necessary referees, except those employees who may	577
be appointed by the judge, junior in point of service, under this	578
section and sections 2301.12, 2301.18, and 2301.19 of the Revised	579
Code. The judge of the division of domestic relations, senior in	580
point of service, also shall designate the title, compensation,	581
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacation of the	582
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties.	583

(2) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms	584
begin on January 1, 1953, and January 1, 1993, and successors,	585
shall have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	586
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of	587
the court of common pleas of Montgomery county, shall be elected	588
and designated as judges of the court of common pleas, juvenile	589
division, and shall be, and have the powers and jurisdiction of,	590
the juvenile judge as provided in Chapter 2151. of the Revised	591
Code.	592

In addition to the judge's regular duties, the judge of the	593
court of common pleas, juvenile division, senior in point of	594
service, shall be the administrator of the juvenile division and	595
its subdivisions and departments and shall have charge of the	596
employment, assignment, and supervision of the personnel of the	597
juvenile division, including any necessary referees, who are	598
engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating juvenile cases.	599
The judge, senior in point of service, also shall designate the	600
title, compensation, expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence,	601
and vacation of the personnel of the division and shall fix their	602
duties. The duties of the personnel, in addition to other	603
statutory duties, shall include the handling, servicing, and	604
investigation of juvenile cases and of any counseling and	605
conciliation services that are available upon request to persons,	606
whether or not they are parties to an action pending in the	607
division.	608

If one of the judges of the court of common pleas, division	609
of domestic relations, or one of the judges of the court of common	610
pleas, juvenile division, is sick, absent, or unable to perform	611
that judge's duties or the volume of cases pending in that judge's	612
division necessitates it, the duties of that judge may be	613
performed by the judge or judges of the other of those divisions.	614

(G) In Richland county, the judge of the court of common	615
pleas whose term begins on January 1, 1957, and successors, shall	616
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	617
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other	618
judges of the court of common pleas of Richland county and shall	619
be elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas,	620
division of domestic relations. That judge shall have all of the	621
powers relating to juvenile courts, and all cases under Chapter	622
2151. of the Revised Code, all parentage proceedings over which	623
the juvenile court has jurisdiction, and all divorce, dissolution	624
of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases shall be	625
assigned to that judge, except in cases that for some special	626
reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of common	627
pleas.	628

(H) In Stark county, the judges of the court of common pleas	629
whose terms begin on January 1, 1953, January 2, 1959, and January	630
1, 1993, and successors, shall have the same qualifications,	631
exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same	632
compensation as other judges of the court of common pleas of Stark	633
county and shall be elected and designated as judges of the court	634
of common pleas, division of domestic relations. They shall have	635
all the powers relating to juvenile courts, and all cases under	636
Chapter 2151. of the Revised Code, all parentage proceedings over	637
which the juvenile court has jurisdiction, and all divorce,	638
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases,	639
except cases that are assigned to some other judge of the court of	640
common pleas for some special reason, shall be assigned to the	641
judges.	642

The judge of the division of domestic relations, second most	643
senior in point of service, shall have charge of the employment	644
and supervision of the personnel of the division engaged in	645
handling, servicing, or investigating divorce, dissolution of	646
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, and necessary	647
referees required for the judge's respective court.	648

The judge of the division of domestic relations, senior in	649
point of service, shall be charged exclusively with the	650
administration of sections 2151.13, 2151.16, 2151.17, and 2151.18	651
of the Revised Code and with the assignment and division of the	652
work of the division and the employment and supervision of all	653
other personnel of the division, including, but not limited to,	654
that judge's necessary referees, but excepting those employees who	655
may be appointed by the judge second most senior in point of	656
service. The senior judge further shall serve in every other	657
position in which the statutes permit or require a juvenile judge	658
to serve.	659

(I) In Summit county:

660

(1) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms	661
begin on January 4, 1967, and January 6, 1993, and successors,	662
shall have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	663
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of	664
the court of common pleas of Summit county and shall be elected	665
and designated as judges of the court of common pleas, division of	666
domestic relations. The judges of the division of domestic	667
relations shall have assigned to them and hear all divorce,	668
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases	669
that come before the court. Except in cases that are subject to	670
the exclusive original jurisdiction of the juvenile court, the	671
judges of the division of domestic relations shall have assigned	672
to them and hear all cases pertaining to paternity, custody,	673
visitation, child support, or the allocation of parental rights	674
and responsibilities for the care of children and all post-decree	675
proceedings arising from any case pertaining to any of those	676
matters. The judges of the division of domestic relations shall	677
have assigned to them and hear all proceedings under the uniform	678
interstate family support act contained in Chapter 3115. of the	679
Revised Code.	680

The judge of the division of domestic relations, senior in	681
point of service, shall be the administrator of the domestic	682
relations division and its subdivisions and departments and shall	683
have charge of the employment, assignment, and supervision of the	684
personnel of the division, including any necessary referees, who	685
are engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating divorce,	686
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases.	687
That judge also shall designate the title, compensation, expense	688
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the	689
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties	690
of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, shall	691
include the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce,	692
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases and	693
of any counseling and conciliation services that are available	694
upon request to all persons, whether or not they are parties to an	695
action pending in the division.	696

(2) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins	697
on January 1, 1955, and successors, shall have the same	698
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and	699
receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of	700
common pleas of Summit county, shall be elected and designated as	701
judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, and shall	702
be, and have the powers and jurisdiction of, the juvenile judge as	703
provided in Chapter 2151. of the Revised Code. Except in cases	704
that are subject to the exclusive original jurisdiction of the	705
juvenile court, the judge of the juvenile division shall not have	706
jurisdiction or the power to hear, and shall not be assigned, any	707
case pertaining to paternity, custody, visitation, child support,	708
or the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities for the	709
care of children or any post-decree proceeding arising from any	710
case pertaining to any of those matters. The judge of the	711
juvenile division shall not have jurisdiction or the power to	712
hear, and shall not be assigned, any proceeding under the uniform	713
interstate family support act contained in Chapter 3115. of the	714
Revised Code.	715

The juvenile judge shall be the administrator of the juvenile	716
division and its subdivisions and departments and shall have	717
charge of the employment, assignment, and supervision of the	718
personnel of the juvenile division, including any necessary	719
referees, who are engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating	720
juvenile cases. The judge also shall designate the title,	721
compensation, expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and	722
vacation of the personnel of the division and shall fix their	723
duties. The duties of the personnel, in addition to other	724
statutory duties, shall include the handling, servicing, and	725
investigation of juvenile cases and of any counseling and	726
conciliation services that are available upon request to persons,	727
whether or not they are parties to an action pending in the	728
division.	729

(J) In Trumbull county, the judges of the court of common	730
pleas whose terms begin on January 1, 1953, and January 2, 1977,	731
and successors, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the	732
same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as	733
other judges of the court of common pleas of Trumbull county and	734
shall be elected and designated as judges of the court of common	735
pleas, division of domestic relations. They shall have all the	736
powers relating to juvenile courts, and all cases under Chapter	737
2151. of the Revised Code, all parentage proceedings over which	738
the juvenile court has jurisdiction, and all divorce, dissolution	739
of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases shall be	740
assigned to them, except cases that for some special reason are	741
assigned to some other judge of the court of common pleas.	742

(K) In Butler county:

743

(1) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms	744
begin on January 1, 1957, and January 4, 1993, and successors,	745
shall have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	746
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of	747
the court of common pleas of Butler county and shall be elected	748
and designated as judges of the court of common pleas, division of	749
domestic relations. The judges of the division of domestic	750
relations shall have assigned to them all divorce, dissolution of	751
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases coming before the	752
court, except in cases that for some special reason are assigned	753
to some other judge of the court of common pleas. The judge	754
senior in point of service shall be charged with the assignment	755
and division of the work of the division and with the employment	756
and supervision of all other personnel of the domestic relations	757
division.	758

The judge senior in point of service also shall designate the	759
title, compensation, expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence,	760
and vacations of the personnel of the division and shall fix their	761
duties. The duties of the personnel, in addition to other	762
statutory duties, shall include the handling, servicing, and	763
investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal	764
separation, and annulment cases and providing any counseling and	765
conciliation services that the division makes available to	766
persons, whether or not the persons are parties to an action	767
pending in the division, who request the services.	768

(2) The judgejudges of the court of common pleas whose term	769
beginsterms begin on January 3, 1987, and January2, 2003, and	770
successors, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the same	771
powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as	772
other judges of the court of common pleas of Butler county, shall	773
be elected and designated as judgejudges of the court of common	774
pleas, juvenile division, and shall be the juvenile judgejudges	775
as provided in Chapter 2151. of the Revised Code, with the powers	776
and jurisdictions conferred by that chapter. The judge of the	777
court of common pleas, juvenile division, who is senior in point	778
of service, shall be the administrator of the juvenile division	779
and its subdivisions and departments. The judge,senior in point	780
of service, shall have charge of the employment, assignment, and	781
supervision of the personnel of the juvenile division who are	782
engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating juvenile cases,	783
including any referees whom the judge considers necessary for the	784
discharge of the judge's various duties.	785

The judge,senior in point of service, also shall designate	786
the title, compensation, expense allowances, hours, leaves of	787
absence, and vacation of the personnel of the division and shall	788
fix their duties. The duties of the personnel, in addition to	789
other statutory duties, include the handling, servicing, and	790
investigation of juvenile cases and providing any counseling and	791
conciliation services that the division makes available to	792
persons, whether or not the persons are parties to an action	793
pending in the division, who request the services.	794

(3) If a judge of the court of common pleas, division of	795
domestic relations or juvenile division, is sick, absent, or	796
unable to perform that judge's judicial duties or the volume of	797
cases pending in the judge's division necessitates it, the duties	798
of that judge shall be performed by the other judges of the	799
domestic relations and juvenile divisions.	800

(L)(1) In Cuyahoga county, the judges of the court of common	801
pleas whose terms begin on January 8, 1961, January 9, 1961,	802
January 18, 1975, January 19, 1975, and January 13, 1987, and	803
successors, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the same	804
powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as	805
other judges of the court of common pleas of Cuyahoga county and	806
shall be elected and designated as judges of the court of common	807
pleas, division of domestic relations. They shall have all the	808
powers relating to all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal	809
separation, and annulment cases, except in cases that are assigned	810
to some other judge of the court of common pleas for some special	811
reason.	812

(2) The administrative judge is administrator of the	813
domestic relations division and its subdivisions and departments	814
and has the following powers concerning division personnel:	815

(a) Full charge of the employment, assignment, and	816
supervision;	817

(b) Sole determination of compensation, duties, expenses,	818
allowances, hours, leaves, and vacations.	819

(3) "Division personnel" include persons employed or	820
referees engaged in hearing, servicing, investigating, counseling,	821
or conciliating divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation	822
and annulment matters.	823

(M) In Lake county:

824

(1) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins	825
on January 2, 1961, and successors, shall have the same	826
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and	827
receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court of	828
common pleas of Lake county and shall be elected and designated as	829
judge of the court of common pleas, division of domestic	830
relations. The judge shall be assigned all the divorce,	831
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases	832
coming before the court, except in cases that for some special	833
reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of common	834
pleas. The judge shall be charged with the assignment and	835
division of the work of the division and with the employment and	836
supervision of all other personnel of the domestic relations	837
division.	838

The judge also shall designate the title, compensation,	839
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the	840
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties	841
of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, shall	842
include the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce,	843
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases and	844
providing any counseling and conciliation services that the	845
division makes available to persons, whether or not the persons	846
are parties to an action pending in the division, who request the	847
services.	848

(2) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins	849
on January 4, 1979, and successors, shall have the same	850
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and	851
receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of	852
common pleas of Lake county, shall be elected and designated as	853
judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, and shall	854
be the juvenile judge as provided in Chapter 2151. of the Revised	855
Code, with the powers and jurisdictions conferred by that chapter.	856
The judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, shall	857
be the administrator of the juvenile division and its subdivisions	858
and departments. The judge shall have charge of the employment,	859
assignment, and supervision of the personnel of the juvenile	860
division who are engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating	861
juvenile cases, including any referees whom the judge considers	862
necessary for the discharge of the judge's various duties.	863

The judge also shall designate the title, compensation,	864
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacation of the	865
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties	866
of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, include	867
the handling, servicing, and investigation of juvenile cases and	868
providing any counseling and conciliation services that the	869
division makes available to persons, whether or not the persons	870
are parties to an action pending in the division, who request the	871
services.	872

(3) If a judge of the court of common pleas, division of	873
domestic relations or juvenile division, is sick, absent, or	874
unable to perform that judge's judicial duties or the volume of	875
cases pending in the judge's division necessitates it, the duties	876
of that judge shall be performed by the other judges of the	877
domestic relations and juvenile divisions.	878

(N) In Erie county, the judge of the court of common pleas	879
whose term begins on January 2, 1971, and successors, shall have	880
the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	881
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other judge	882
of the court of common pleas of Erie county and shall be elected	883
and designated as judge of the court of common pleas, division of	884
domestic relations. The judge shall have all the powers relating	885
to juvenile courts, and shall be assigned all cases under Chapter	886
2151. of the Revised Code, parentage proceedings over which the	887
juvenile court has jurisdiction, and divorce, dissolution of	888
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, except cases that	889
for some special reason are assigned to some other judge.	890

(O) In Greene county:

891

(1) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins	892
on January 1, 1961, and successors, shall have the same	893
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and	894
receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court of	895
common pleas of Greene county and shall be elected and designated	896
as the judge of the court of common pleas, division of domestic	897
relations. The judge shall be assigned all divorce, dissolution	898
of marriage, legal separation, annulment, uniform reciprocal	899
support enforcement, and domestic violence cases and all other	900
cases related to domestic relations, except cases that for some	901
special reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of	902
common pleas.	903

The judge shall be charged with the assignment and division	904
of the work of the division and with the employment and	905
supervision of all other personnel of the division. The judge	906
also shall designate the title, compensation, hours, leaves of	907
absence, and vacations of the personnel of the division and shall	908
fix their duties. The duties of the personnel of the division, in	909
addition to other statutory duties, shall include the handling,	910
servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage,	911
legal separation, and annulment cases and the provision of	912
counseling and conciliation services that the division considers	913
necessary and makes available to persons who request the services,	914
whether or not the persons are parties in an action pending in the	915
division. The compensation for the personnel shall be paid from	916
the overall court budget and shall be included in the	917
appropriations for the existing judges of the general division of	918
the court of common pleas.	919

(2) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins	920
on January 1, 1995, and successors, shall have the same	921
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and	922
receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court of	923
common pleas of Greene county, shall be elected and designated as	924
judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, and, on or	925
after January 1, 1995, shall be the juvenile judge as provided in	926
Chapter 2151. of the Revised Code with the powers and jurisdiction	927
conferred by that chapter. The judge of the court of common	928
pleas, juvenile division, shall be the administrator of the	929
juvenile division and its subdivisions and departments. The judge	930
shall have charge of the employment, assignment, and supervision	931
of the personnel of the juvenile division who are engaged in	932
handling, servicing, or investigating juvenile cases, including	933
any referees whom the judge considers necessary for the discharge	934
of the judge's various duties.	935

The judge also shall designate the title, compensation,	936
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacation of the	937
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties	938
of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, include	939
the handling, servicing, and investigation of juvenile cases and	940
providing any counseling and conciliation services that the court	941
makes available to persons, whether or not the persons are parties	942
to an action pending in the court, who request the services.	943

(3) If one of the judges of the court of common pleas,	944
general division, is sick, absent, or unable to perform that	945
judge's judicial duties or the volume of cases pending in the	946
general division necessitates it, the duties of that judge of the	947
general division shall be performed by the judge of the division	948
of domestic relations and the judge of the juvenile division.	949

(P) In Portage county, the judge of the court of common	950
pleas, whose term begins January 2, 1987, and successors, shall	951
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	952
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other	953
judges of the court of common pleas of Portage county and shall be	954
elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas,	955
division of domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned all	956
divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment	957
cases coming before the court, except in cases that for some	958
special reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of	959
common pleas. The judge shall be charged with the assignment and	960
division of the work of the division and with the employment and	961
supervision of all other personnel of the domestic relations	962
division.	963

The judge also shall designate the title, compensation,	964
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the	965
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties	966
of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, shall	967
include the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce,	968
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases and	969
providing any counseling and conciliation services that the	970
division makes available to persons, whether or not the persons	971
are parties to an action pending in the division, who request the	972
services.	973

(Q) In Clermont county, the judge of the court of common	974
pleas, whose term begins January 2, 1987, and successors, shall	975
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	976
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other	977
judges of the court of common pleas of Clermont county and shall	978
be elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas,	979
division of domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned all	980
divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment	981
cases coming before the court, except in cases that for some	982
special reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of	983
common pleas. The judge shall be charged with the assignment and	984
division of the work of the division and with the employment and	985
supervision of all other personnel of the domestic relations	986
division.	987

The judge also shall designate the title, compensation,	988
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the	989
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties	990
of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, shall	991
include the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce,	992
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases and	993
providing any counseling and conciliation services that the	994
division makes available to persons, whether or not the persons	995
are parties to an action pending in the division, who request the	996
services.	997

(R) In Warren county, the judge of the court of common	998
pleas, whose term begins January 1, 1987, and successors, shall	999
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	1000
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other	1001
judges of the court of common pleas of Warren county and shall be	1002
elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas,	1003
division of domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned all	1004
divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment	1005
cases coming before the court, except in cases that for some	1006
special reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of	1007
common pleas. The judge shall be charged with the assignment and	1008
division of the work of the division and with the employment and	1009
supervision of all other personnel of the domestic relations	1010
division.	1011

The judge also shall designate the title, compensation,	1012
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the	1013
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties	1014
of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, shall	1015
include the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce,	1016
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases and	1017
providing any counseling and conciliation services that the	1018
division makes available to persons, whether or not the persons	1019
are parties to an action pending in the division, who request the	1020
services.	1021

(S) In Licking county, the judge of the court of common	1022
pleas, whose term begins January 1, 1991, and successors, shall	1023
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	1024
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other	1025
judges of the court of common pleas of Licking county and shall be	1026
elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas,	1027
division of domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned all	1028
divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment	1029
cases, all cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code,	1030
all proceedings involving child support, the allocation of	1031
parental rights and responsibilities for the care of children and	1032
the designation for the children of a place of residence and legal	1033
custodian, and visitation, and all post-decree proceedings and	1034
matters arising from those cases and proceedings, except in cases	1035
that for some special reason are assigned to another judge of the	1036
court of common pleas. The judge shall be charged with the	1037
assignment and division of the work of the division and with the	1038
employment and supervision of the personnel of the division.	1039

The judge shall designate the title, compensation, expense	1040
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the	1041
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the	1042
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel of the	1043
division, in addition to other statutory duties, shall include the	1044
handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of	1045
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, cases arising	1046
under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, and proceedings involving	1047
child support, the allocation of parental rights and	1048
responsibilities for the care of children and the designation for	1049
the children of a place of residence and legal custodian, and	1050
visitation and providing any counseling and conciliation services	1051
that the division makes available to persons, whether or not the	1052
persons are parties to an action pending in the division, who	1053
request the services.	1054

(T) In Allen county, the judge of the court of common pleas,	1055
whose term begins January 1, 1993, and successors, shall have the	1056
same qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction,	1057
and receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court	1058
of common pleas of Allen county and shall be elected and	1059
designated as judge of the court of common pleas, division of	1060
domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned all divorce,	1061
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases,	1062
all cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, all	1063
proceedings involving child support, the allocation of parental	1064
rights and responsibilities for the care of children and the	1065
designation for the children of a place of residence and legal	1066
custodian, and visitation, and all post-decree proceedings and	1067
matters arising from those cases and proceedings, except in cases	1068
that for some special reason are assigned to another judge of the	1069
court of common pleas. The judge shall be charged with the	1070
assignment and division of the work of the division and with the	1071
employment and supervision of the personnel of the division.	1072

The judge shall designate the title, compensation, expense	1073
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the	1074
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the	1075
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel of the	1076
division, in addition to other statutory duties, shall include the	1077
handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of	1078
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, cases arising	1079
under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, and proceedings involving	1080
child support, the allocation of parental rights and	1081
responsibilities for the care of children and the designation for	1082
the children of a place of residence and legal custodian, and	1083
visitation, and providing any counseling and conciliation services	1084
that the division makes available to persons, whether or not the	1085
persons are parties to an action pending in the division, who	1086
request the services.	1087

(U) In Medina county, the judge of the court of common pleas	1088
whose term begins January 1, 1995, and successors, shall have the	1089
same qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction,	1090
and receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of	1091
common pleas of Medina county and shall be elected and designated	1092
as judge of the court of common pleas, division of domestic	1093
relations. The judge shall be assigned all divorce, dissolution	1094
of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, all cases	1095
arising under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, all proceedings	1096
involving child support, the allocation of parental rights and	1097
responsibilities for the care of children and the designation for	1098
the children of a place of residence and legal custodian, and	1099
visitation, and all post-decree proceedings and matters arising	1100
from those cases and proceedings, except in cases that for some	1101
special reason are assigned to another judge of the court of	1102
common pleas. The judge shall be charged with the assignment and	1103
division of the work of the division and with the employment and	1104
supervision of the personnel of the division.	1105

The judge shall designate the title, compensation, expense	1106
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the	1107
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the	1108
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel, in	1109
addition to other statutory duties, include the handling,	1110
servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage,	1111
legal separation, and annulment cases, cases arising under Chapter	1112
3111. of the Revised Code, and proceedings involving child	1113
support, the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities	1114
for the care of children and the designation for the children of a	1115
place of residence and legal custodian, and visitation, and	1116
providing counseling and conciliation services that the division	1117
makes available to persons, whether or not the persons are parties	1118
to an action pending in the division, who request the services.	1119

(V) In Fairfield county, the judge of the court of common	1120
pleas whose term begins January 2, 1995, and successors, shall	1121
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	1122
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other	1123
judges of the court of common pleas of Fairfield county and shall	1124
be elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas,	1125
division of domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned all	1126
divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment	1127
cases, all cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code,	1128
all proceedings involving child support, the allocation of	1129
parental rights and responsibilities for the care of children and	1130
the designation for the children of a place of residence and legal	1131
custodian, and visitation, and all post-decree proceedings and	1132
matters arising from those cases and proceedings, except in cases	1133
that for some special reason are assigned to another judge of the	1134
court of common pleas. The judge also has concurrent jurisdiction	1135
with the probate-juvenile division of the court of common pleas of	1136
Fairfield county with respect to and may hear cases to determine	1137
the custody of a child, as defined in section 2151.011 of the	1138
Revised Code, who is not the ward of another court of this state,	1139
cases that are commenced by a parent, guardian, or custodian of a	1140
child, as defined in section 2151.011 of the Revised Code, to	1141
obtain an order requiring a parent of the child to pay child	1142
support for that child when the request for that order is not	1143
ancillary to an action for divorce, dissolution of marriage,	1144
annulment, or legal separation, a criminal or civil action	1145
involving an allegation of domestic violence, an action for	1146
support under Chapter 3115. of the Revised Code, or an action that	1147
is within the exclusive original jurisdiction of the	1148
probate-juvenile division of the court of common pleas of	1149
Fairfield county and that involves an allegation that the child is	1150
an abused, neglected, or dependent child, and post-decree	1151
proceedings and matters arising from those types of cases.	1152

The judge of the domestic relations division shall be charged	1153
with the assignment and division of the work of the division and	1154
with the employment and supervision of the personnel of the	1155
division.	1156

The judge shall designate the title, compensation, expense	1157
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the	1158
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the	1159
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel of the	1160
division, in addition to other statutory duties, shall include the	1161
handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of	1162
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, cases arising	1163
under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, and proceedings involving	1164
child support, the allocation of parental rights and	1165
responsibilities for the care of children and the designation for	1166
the children of a place of residence and legal custodian, and	1167
visitation, and providing any counseling and conciliation services	1168
that the division makes available to persons, regardless of	1169
whether the persons are parties to an action pending in the	1170
division, who request the services. When the judge hears a case	1171
to determine the custody of a child, as defined in section	1172
2151.011 of the Revised Code, who is not the ward of another court	1173
of this state or a case that is commenced by a parent, guardian,	1174
or custodian of a child, as defined in section 2151.011 of the	1175
Revised Code, to obtain an order requiring a parent of the child	1176
to pay child support for that child when the request for that	1177
order is not ancillary to an action for divorce, dissolution of	1178
marriage, annulment, or legal separation, a criminal or civil	1179
action involving an allegation of domestic violence, an action for	1180
support under Chapter 3115. of the Revised Code, or an action that	1181
is within the exclusive original jurisdiction of the	1182
probate-juvenile division of the court of common pleas of	1183
Fairfield county and that involves an allegation that the child is	1184
an abused, neglected, or dependent child, the duties of the	1185
personnel of the domestic relations division also include the	1186
handling, servicing, and investigation of those types of cases.	1187

(W)(1) In Clark county, the judge of the court of common	1188
pleas whose term begins on January 2, 1995, and successors, shall	1189
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	1190
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of	1191
the court of common pleas of Clark county and shall be elected and	1192
designated as judge of the court of common pleas, domestic	1193
relations division. The judge shall have all the powers relating	1194
to juvenile courts, and all cases under Chapter 2151. of the	1195
Revised Code and all parentage proceedings under Chapter 3111. of	1196
the Revised Code over which the juvenile court has jurisdiction	1197
shall be assigned to the judge of the division of domestic	1198
relations. All divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal	1199
separation, annulment, uniform reciprocal support enforcement, and	1200
other cases related to domestic relations shall be assigned to the	1201
domestic relations division, and the presiding judge of the court	1202
of common pleas shall assign the cases to the judge of the	1203
domestic relations division and the judges of the general	1204
division.	1205

(2) In addition to the judge's regular duties, the judge of	1206
the division of domestic relations shall serve on the children	1207
services board and the county advisory board.	1208

(3) If the judge of the court of common pleas of Clark	1209
county, division of domestic relations, is sick, absent, or unable	1210
to perform that judge's judicial duties or if the presiding judge	1211
of the court of common pleas of Clark county determines that the	1212
volume of cases pending in the division of domestic relations	1213
necessitates it, the duties of the judge of the division of	1214
domestic relations shall be performed by the judges of the general	1215
division or probate division of the court of common pleas of Clark	1216
county, as assigned for that purpose by the presiding judge of	1217
that court, and the judges so assigned shall act in conjunction	1218
with the judge of the division of domestic relations of that	1219
court.	1220

(X) In Scioto county, the judge of the court of common pleas	1221
whose term begins January 2, 1995, and successors, shall have the	1222
same qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction,	1223
and receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of	1224
common pleas of Scioto county and shall be elected and designated	1225
as judge of the court of common pleas, division of domestic	1226
relations. The judge shall be assigned all divorce, dissolution	1227
of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, all cases	1228
arising under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, all proceedings	1229
involving child support, the allocation of parental rights and	1230
responsibilities for the care of children and the designation for	1231
the children of a place of residence and legal custodian,	1232
visitation, and all post-decree proceedings and matters arising	1233
from those cases and proceedings, except in cases that for some	1234
special reason are assigned to another judge of the court of	1235
common pleas. The judge shall be charged with the assignment and	1236
division of the work of the division and with the employment and	1237
supervision of the personnel of the division.	1238

The judge shall designate the title, compensation, expense	1239
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the	1240
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the	1241
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel, in	1242
addition to other statutory duties, include the handling,	1243
servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage,	1244
legal separation, and annulment cases, cases arising under Chapter	1245
3111. of the Revised Code, and proceedings involving child	1246
support, the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities	1247
for the care of children and the designation for the children of a	1248
place of residence and legal custodian, and visitation, and	1249
providing counseling and conciliation services that the division	1250
makes available to persons, whether or not the persons are parties	1251
to an action pending in the division, who request the services.	1252

(Y) In Auglaize county, the judge of the probate and	1253
juvenile divisions of the Auglaize county court of common pleas	1254
also shall be the administrative judge of the domestic relations	1255
division of the court and shall be assigned all divorce,	1256
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases	1257
coming before the court. The judge shall have all powers as	1258
administrator of the domestic relations division and shall have	1259
charge of the personnel engaged in handling, servicing, or	1260
investigating divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation,	1261
and annulment cases, including any referees considered necessary	1262
for the discharge of the judge's various duties.	1263

(Z)(1) In Marion county, the judge of the court of common	1264
pleas whose term begins on February 9, 1999, and the successors to	1265
that judge, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the same	1266
powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the	1267
other judges of the court of common pleas of Marion county and	1268
shall be elected and designated as judge of the court of common	1269
pleas, domestic relations-juvenile-probate division. Except as	1270
otherwise specified in this division, that judge, and the	1271
successors to that judge, shall have all the powers relating to	1272
juvenile courts, and all cases under Chapter 2151. of the Revised	1273
Code, all cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code,	1274
all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and	1275
annulment cases, all proceedings involving child support, the	1276
allocation of parental rights and responsibilities for the care of	1277
children and the designation for the children of a place of	1278
residence and legal custodian, and visitation, and all post-decree	1279
proceedings and matters arising from those cases and proceedings	1280
shall be assigned to that judge and the successors to that judge.	1281
Except as provided in division (Z)(2) of this section and	1282
notwithstanding any other provision of any section of the Revised	1283
Code, on and after February 9, 2003, the judge of the court of	1284
common pleas of Marion county whose term begins on February 9,	1285
1999, and the successors to that judge, shall have all the powers	1286
relating to the probate division of the court of common pleas of	1287
Marion county in addition to the powers previously specified in	1288
this division, and shall exercise concurrent jurisdiction with the	1289
judge of the probate division of that court over all matters that	1290
are within the jurisdiction of the probate division of that court	1291
under Chapter 2101., and other provisions, of the Revised Code in	1292
addition to the jurisdiction of the domestic	1293
relations-juvenile-probate division of that court otherwise	1294
specified in division (Z)(1) of this section.	1295

(2) The judge of the domestic relations-juvenile-probate	1296
division of the court of common pleas of Marion county or the	1297
judge of the probate division of the court of common pleas of	1298
Marion county, whichever of those judges is senior in total length	1299
of service on the court of common pleas of Marion county,	1300
regardless of the division or divisions of service, shall serve as	1301
the clerk of the probate division of the court of common pleas of	1302
Marion county.	1303

(3) On and after February 9, 2003, all references in law to	1304
"the probate court," "the probate judge," "the juvenile court," or	1305
"the judge of the juvenile court" shall be construed, with respect	1306
to Marion county, as being references to both "the probate	1307
division" and "the domestic relations-juvenile-probate division"	1308
and as being references to both "the judge of the probate	1309
division" and "the judge of the domestic relations-	1310
juvenile-probate division." On and after February 9, 2003, all	1311
references in law to "the clerk of the probate court" shall be	1312
construed, with respect to Marion county, as being references to	1313
the judge who is serving pursuant to division (Z)(2) of this	1314
section as the clerk of the probate division of the court of	1315
common pleas of Marion county.	1316

(AA) If a judge of the court of common pleas, division of	1317
domestic relations, or juvenile judge, of any of the counties	1318
mentioned in this section is sick, absent, or unable to perform	1319
that judge's judicial duties or the volume of cases pending in the	1320
judge's division necessitates it, the duties of that judge shall	1321
be performed by another judge of the court of common pleas of that	1322
county, assigned for that purpose by the presiding judge of the	1323
court of common pleas of that county to act in place of or in	1324
conjunction with that judge, as the case may require.	1325

Section 2.  That existing sections 2301.02 and 2301.03 of the	1326
Revised Code are hereby repealed.	1327