REPRESENTATIVES Webster, Cates, Jolivette, Womer Benjamin, Callender, Latta, Seitz, Faber, Willamowski, Jones, Young, Coates, Hoops, Aslanides, Setzer, Ford, Hollister, Evans, Rhine, Seaver, Schneider, Salerno

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 and one additional

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judge to the Muskingum County Court of Common

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Pleas as judge of the Domestic Relations Division

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to be elected in 2002 and to maintain the

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provisions of this act on and after January 1,

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2002, by amending the version of section 2301.03

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of the Revised Code that takes effect on that

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date.

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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	12
Code be amended to read as follows:	13

Sec. 2301.02.  The number of judges of the court of common	14
pleas for each county, the time for the next election of the	15
judges in the several counties, and the beginning of their terms	16
shall be as follows:	17

(A) In Adams, Ashland, Fayette, and Pike counties, one	18
judge, elected in 1956, term to begin February 9, 1957;	19

In Brown, Crawford, Defiance, Highland, Holmes, Morgan,	20
Ottawa, and Union counties, one judge, to be elected in 1954, term	21
to begin February 9, 1955;	22

In Auglaize county, one judge, to be elected in 1956, term to	23
begin January 9, 1957;	24

In Coshocton, Darke, Fulton, Gallia, Guernsey, Hardin,	25
Jackson, Knox, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Monroe, Morrow, Paulding,	26
Vinton, and Wyandot counties, one judge, to be elected in 1956,	27
term to begin January 1, 1957;	28

In Carroll, Champaign, Clinton, Hocking, Meigs, Pickaway,	29
Preble, Shelby, Van Wert, and Williams counties, one judge, to be	30
elected in 1952, term to begin January 1, 1953;	31

In Harrison and Noble counties, one judge, to be elected in	32
1954, term to begin April 18, 1955;	33

In Henry and Putnam counties, one judge, to be elected in	34
1956, term to begin May 9, 1957;	35

In Huron county, one judge, to be elected in 1952, term to	36
begin May 14, 1953;	37

In Perry county, one judge, to be elected in 1954, term to	38
begin July 6, 1956;	39

In Sandusky county, two judges, one to be elected in 1954,	40
term to begin February 10, 1955, and one to be elected in 1978,	41
term to begin January 1, 1979;	42

(B) In Allen county, three judges, one to be elected in	43
1956, term to begin February 9, 1957, the second to be elected in	44
1958, term to begin January 1, 1959, and the third to be elected	45
in 1992, term to begin January 1, 1993;	46

In Ashtabula county, three judges, one to be elected in 1954,	47
term to begin February 9, 1955, one to be elected in 1960, term to	48
begin January 1, 1961, and one to be elected in 1978, term to	49
begin January 2, 1979;	50

In Athens county, two judges, one to be elected in 1954, term	51
to begin February 9, 1955, and one to be elected in 1990, term to	52
begin July 1, 1991;	53

In Erie county, two judges, one to be elected in 1956, term	54
to begin January 1, 1957, and the second to be elected in 1970,	55
term to begin January 2, 1971;	56

In Fairfield county, three judges, one to be elected in 1954,	57
term to begin February 9, 1955, the second to be elected in 1970,	58
term to begin January 1, 1971, and the third to be elected in	59
1994, term to begin January 2, 1995;	60

In Geauga county, two judges, one to be elected in 1956, term	61
to begin January 1, 1957, and the second to be elected in 1976,	62
term to begin January 6, 1977;	63

In Greene county, four judges, one to be elected in 1956,	64
term to begin February 9, 1957, the second to be elected in 1960,	65
term to begin January 1, 1961, the third to be elected in 1978,	66
term to begin January 2, 1979, and the fourth to be elected in	67
1994, term to begin January 1, 1995;	68

In Hancock county, two judges, one to be elected in 1952,	69
term to begin January 1, 1953, and the second to be elected in	70
1978, term to begin January 1, 1979;	71

In Lawrence county, two judges, one to be elected in 1954,	72
term to begin February 9, 1955, and the second to be elected in	73
1976, term to begin January 1, 1977;	74

In Marion county, three judges, one to be elected in 1952,	75
term to begin January 1, 1953, the second to be elected in 1976,	76
term to begin January 2, 1977, and the third to be elected in	77
1998, term to begin February 9, 1999;	78

In Medina county, three judges, one to be elected in 1956,	79
term to begin January 1, 1957, the second to be elected in 1966,	80
term to begin January 1, 1967, and the third to be elected in	81
1994, term to begin January 1, 1995;	82

In Miami county, two judges, one to be elected in 1954, term	83
to begin February 9, 1955, and one to be elected in 1970, term to	84
begin on January 1, 1971;	85

In Muskingum county, twothree judges, one to be elected in	86
1968, term to begin August 9, 1969, and one to be elected in 1978,	87
term to begin January 1, 1979, and one to be elected in 2002, term	88
to begin January 2, 2003;	89

In Portage county, three judges, one to be elected in 1956,	90
term to begin January 1, 1957, the second to be elected in 1960,	91
term to begin January 1, 1961, and the third to be elected in	92
1986, term to begin January 2, 1987;	93

In Ross county, two judges, one to be elected in 1956, term	94
to begin February 9, 1957, and the second to be elected in 1976,	95
term to begin January 1, 1977;	96

In Scioto county, three judges, one to be elected in 1954,	97
term to begin February 10, 1955, the second to be elected in 1960,	98
term to begin January 1, 1961, and the third to be elected in	99
1994, term to begin January 2, 1995;	100

In Seneca county, two judges, one to be elected in 1956, term	101
to begin January 1, 1957, and the second to be elected in 1986,	102
term to begin January 2, 1987;	103

In Warren county, three judges, one to be elected in 1954,	104
term to begin February 9, 1955, the second to be elected in 1970,	105
term to begin January 1, 1971, and the third to be elected in	106
1986, term to begin January 1, 1987;	107

In Washington county, two judges, one to be elected in 1952,	108
term to begin January 1, 1953, and one to be elected in 1986, term	109
to begin January 1, 1987;	110

In Wood county, three judges, one to be elected in 1968, term	111
beginning January 1, 1969, the second to be elected in 1970, term	112
to begin January 2, 1971, and the third to be elected in 1990,	113
term to begin January 1, 1991;	114

In Belmont and Jefferson counties, two judges, to be elected	115
in 1954, terms to begin January 1, 1955, and February 9, 1955,	116
respectively;	117

In Clark county, four judges, one to be elected in 1952, term	118
to begin January 1, 1953, the second to be elected in 1956, term	119
to begin January 2, 1957, the third to be elected in 1986, term to	120
begin January 3, 1987, and the fourth to be elected in 1994, term	121
to begin January 2, 1995.	122

In Clermont county, four judges, one to be elected in 1956,	123
term to begin January 1, 1957, the second to be elected in 1964,	124
term to begin January 1, 1965, the third to be elected in 1982,	125
term to begin January 2, 1983, and the fourth to be elected in	126
1986, term to begin January 2, 1987;	127

In Columbiana county, two judges, one to be elected in 1952,	128
term to begin January 1, 1953, and the second to be elected in	129
1956, term to begin January 1, 1957;	130

In Delaware county, two judges, one to be elected in 1990,	131
term to begin February 9, 1991, the second to be elected in 1994,	132
term to begin January 1, 1995;	133

In Lake county, six judges, one to be elected in 1958, term	134
to begin January 1, 1959, the second to be elected in 1960, term	135
to begin January 2, 1961, the third to be elected in 1964, term to	136
begin January 3, 1965, the fourth and fifth to be elected in 1978,	137
terms to begin January 4, 1979, and January 5, 1979, respectively,	138
and the sixth to be elected in 2000, term to begin January 6,	139
2001;	140

In Licking county, three judges, one to be elected in 1954,	141
term to begin February 9, 1955, one to be elected in 1964, term to	142
begin January 1, 1965, and one to be elected in 1990, term to	143
begin January 1, 1991;	144

In Lorain county, eight judges, two to be elected in 1952,	145
terms to begin January 1, 1953, and January 2, 1953, respectively,	146
one to be elected in 1958, term to begin January 3, 1959, one to	147
be elected in 1968, term to begin January 1, 1969, two to be	148
elected in 1988, terms to begin January 4, 1989, and January 5,	149
1989, respectively, and two to be elected in 1998, terms to begin	150
January 2, 1999, and January 3, 1999, respectively;	151

In Butler county, eightnine judges, one to be elected in	152
1956, term to begin January 1, 1957; two to be elected in 1954,	153
terms to begin January 1, 1955, and February 9, 1955,	154
respectively; one to be elected in 1968, term to begin January 2,	155
1969; one to be elected in 1986, term to begin January 3, 1987;	156
two to be elected in 1988, terms to begin January 1, 1989, and	157
January 2, 1989, respectively; and one to be elected in 1992, term	158
to begin January 4, 1993; and one to be elected in 2002, term to	159
begin January 2, 2003;	160

In Richland county, three judges, one to be elected in 1956,	161
term to begin January 1, 1957, the second to be elected in 1960,	162
term to begin February 9, 1961, and the third to be elected in	163
1968, term to begin January 2, 1969;	164

In Tuscarawas county, two judges, one to be elected in 1956,	165
term to begin January 1, 1957, and the second to be elected in	166
1960, term to begin January 2, 1961;	167

In Wayne county, two judges, one to be elected in 1956, term	168
beginning January 1, 1957, and one to be elected in 1968, term to	169
begin January 2, 1969;	170

In Trumbull county, six judges, one to be elected in 1952,	171
term to begin January 1, 1953, the second to be elected in 1954,	172
term to begin January 1, 1955, the third to be elected in 1956,	173
term to begin January 1, 1957, the fourth to be elected in 1964,	174
term to begin January 1, 1965, the fifth to be elected in 1976,	175
term to begin January 2, 1977;, and the sixth to be elected in	176
1994, term to begin January 3, 1995;	177

(C) In Cuyahoga county, thirty-nine judges; eight to be	178
elected in 1954, terms to begin on successive days beginning from	179
January 1, 1955, to January 7, 1955, and February 9, 1955,	180
respectively; eight to be elected in 1956, terms to begin on	181
successive days beginning from January 1, 1957, to January 8,	182
1957; three to be elected in 1952, terms to begin from January 1,	183
1953, to January 3, 1953; two to be elected in 1960, terms to	184
begin on January 8, 1961, and January 9, 1961, respectively; two	185
to be elected in 1964, terms to begin January 4, 1965, and January	186
5, 1965, respectively; one to be elected in 1966, term to begin on	187
January 10, 1967; four to be elected in 1968, terms to begin on	188
successive days beginning from January 9, 1969, to January 12,	189
1969; two to be elected in 1974, terms to begin on January 18,	190
1975, and January 19, 1975, respectively; five to be elected in	191
1976, terms to begin on successive days beginning January 6, 1977,	192
to January 10, 1977; two to be elected in 1982, terms to begin	193
January 11, 1983, and January 12, 1983, respectively; and two to	194
be elected in 1986, terms to begin January 13, 1987, and January	195
14, 1987, respectively;	196

In Franklin county, twenty-one judges; two to be elected in	197
1954, terms to begin January 1, 1955, and February 9, 1955,	198
respectively; four to be elected in 1956, terms to begin January	199
1, 1957, to January 4, 1957; four to be elected in 1958, terms to	200
begin January 1, 1959, to January 4, 1959; three to be elected in	201
1968, terms to begin January 5, 1969, to January 7, 1969; three to	202
be elected in 1976, terms to begin on successive days beginning	203
January 5, 1977, to January 7, 1977; one to be elected in 1982,	204
term to begin January 8, 1983; one to be elected in 1986, term to	205
begin January 9, 1987; two to be elected in 1990, terms to begin	206
July 1, 1991, and July 2, 1991, respectively; and one to be	207
elected in 1996, term to begin January 2, 1997;	208

In Hamilton county, twenty-one judges; eight to be elected in	209
1966, terms to begin January 1, 1967, January 2, 1967, and from	210
February 9, 1967, to February 14, 1967, respectively; five to be	211
elected in 1956, terms to begin from January 1, 1957, to January	212
5, 1957; one to be elected in 1964, term to begin January 1, 1965;	213
one to be elected in 1974, term to begin January 15, 1975; one to	214
be elected in 1980, term to begin January 16, 1981; two to be	215
elected at large in the general election in 1982, terms to begin	216
April 1, 1983; one to be elected in 1990, term to begin July 1,	217
1991; and two to be elected in 1996, terms to begin January 3,	218
1997, and January 4, 1997, respectively;	219

In Lucas county, fourteen judges; two to be elected in 1954,	220
terms to begin January 1, 1955, and February 9, 1955,	221
respectively; two to be elected in 1956, terms to begin January 1,	222
1957, and October 29, 1957, respectively; two to be elected in	223
1952, terms to begin January 1, 1953, and January 2, 1953,	224
respectively; one to be elected in 1964, term to begin January 3,	225
1965; one to be elected in 1968, term to begin January 4, 1969;	226
two to be elected in 1976, terms to begin January 4, 1977, and	227
January 5, 1977, respectively; one to be elected in 1982, term to	228
begin January 6, 1983; one to be elected in 1988, term to begin	229
January 7, 1989; one to be elected in 1990, term to begin January	230
2, 1991; and one to be elected in 1992, term to begin January 2,	231
1993;	232

In Mahoning county, seven judges; three to be elected in	233
1954, terms to begin January 1, 1955, January 2, 1955, and	234
February 9, 1955, respectively; one to be elected in 1956, term to	235
begin January 1, 1957; one to be elected in 1952, term to begin	236
January 1, 1953; one to be elected in 1968, term to begin January	237
2, 1969; and one to be elected in 1990, term to begin July 1,	238
1991;	239

In Montgomery county, fifteen judges; three to be elected in	240
1954, terms to begin January 1, 1955, January 2, 1955, and January	241
3, 1955, respectively; four to be elected in 1952, terms to begin	242
January 1, 1953, January 2, 1953, July 1, 1953, July 2, 1953,	243
respectively; one to be elected in 1964, term to begin January 3,	244
1965; one to be elected in 1968, term to begin January 3, 1969;	245
three to be elected in 1976, terms to begin on successive days	246
beginning January 4, 1977, to January 6, 1977; two to be elected	247
in 1990, terms to begin July 1, 1991, and July 2, 1991,	248
respectively; and one to be elected in 1992, term to begin January	249
1, 1993.	250

In Stark county, eight judges; one to be elected in 1958,	251
term to begin on January 2, 1959; two to be elected in 1954, terms	252
to begin on January 1, 1955, and February 9, 1955, respectively;	253
two to be elected in 1952, terms to begin January 1, 1953, and	254
April 16, 1953, respectively; one to be elected in 1966, term to	255
begin on January 4, 1967; and two to be elected in 1992, terms to	256
begin January 1, 1993, and January 2, 1993, respectively;	257

In Summit county, eleven judges; four to be elected in 1954,	258
terms to begin January 1, 1955, January 2, 1955, January 3, 1955,	259
and February 9, 1955, respectively; three to be elected in 1958,	260
terms to begin January 1, 1959, January 2, 1959, and May 17, 1959,	261
respectively; one to be elected in 1966, term to begin January 4,	262
1967; one to be elected in 1968, term to begin January 5, 1969;	263
one to be elected in 1990, term to begin May 1, 1991; and one to	264
be elected in 1992, term to begin January 6, 1993.	265

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, in any county	266
having two or more judges of the court of common pleas, in which	267
more than one-third of the judges plus one were previously elected	268
at the same election, if the office of one of those judges so	269
elected becomes vacant more than forty days prior to the second	270
general election preceding the expiration of that judge's term,	271
the office that that judge had filled shall be abolished as of the	272
date of the next general election, and a new office of judge of	273
the court of common pleas shall be created. The judge who is to	274
fill that new office shall be elected for a six-year term at the	275
next general election, and the term of that judge shall commence	276
on the first day of the year following that general election, on	277
which day no other judge's term begins, so that the number of	278
judges that the county shall elect shall not be reduced.	279

Judges of the probate division of the court of common pleas	280
are judges of the court of common pleas but shall be elected	281
pursuant to sections 2101.02 and 2101.021 of the Revised Code,	282
except in Adams, Harrison, Henry, Morgan, Morrow, Noble, and	283
Wyandot counties in which the judge of the court of common pleas	284
elected pursuant to this section also shall serve as judge of the	285
probate division.	286

Sec. 2301.03.  (A) In Franklin county, the judges of the	287
court of common pleas whose terms begin on January 1, 1953,	288
January 2, 1953, January 5, 1969, January 5, 1977, and January 2,	289
1997, and successors, shall have the same qualifications, exercise	290
the same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same	291
compensation as other judges of the court of common pleas of	292
Franklin county and shall be elected and designated as judges of	293
the court of common pleas, division of domestic relations. They	294
shall have all the powers relating to juvenile courts, and all	295
cases under Chapter 2151. of the Revised Code, all parentage	296
proceedings under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code over which the	297
juvenile court has jurisdiction, and all divorce, dissolution of	298
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases shall be assigned	299
to them. In addition to the judge's regular duties, the judge who	300
is senior in point of service shall serve on the children services	301
board and the county advisory board and shall be the administrator	302
of the domestic relations division and its subdivisions and	303
departments.	304

(B)(1) In Hamilton county, the judge of the court of common	305
pleas, whose term begins on January 1, 1957, and successors, and	306
the judge of the court of common pleas, whose term begins on	307
February 14, 1967, and successors, shall be the juvenile judges as	308
provided in Chapter 2151. of the Revised Code, with the powers and	309
jurisdiction conferred by that chapter.	310

(2) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms	311
begin on January 5, 1957, January 16, 1981, and July 1, 1991, and	312
successors, shall be elected and designated as judges of the court	313
of common pleas, division of domestic relations, and shall have	314
assigned to them all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal	315
separation, and annulment cases coming before the court. On or	316
after the first day of July and before the first day of August of	317
1991 and each year thereafter, a majority of the judges of the	318
division of domestic relations shall elect one of the judges of	319
the division as administrative judge of that division. If a	320
majority of the judges of the division of domestic relations are	321
unable for any reason to elect an administrative judge for the	322
division before the first day of August, a majority of the judges	323
of the Hamilton county court of common pleas, as soon as possible	324
after that date, shall elect one of the judges of the division of	325
domestic relations as administrative judge of that division. The	326
term of the administrative judge shall begin on the earlier of the	327
first day of August of the year in which the administrative judge	328
is elected or the date on which the administrative judge is	329
elected by a majority of the judges of the Hamilton county court	330
of common pleas and shall terminate on the date on which the	331
administrative judge's successor is elected in the following year.	332

In addition to the judge's regular duties, the administrative	333
judge of the division of domestic relations shall be the	334
administrator of the domestic relations division and its	335
subdivisions and departments and shall have charge of the	336
employment, assignment, and supervision of the personnel of the	337
division engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating divorce,	338
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases,	339
including any referees considered necessary by the judges in the	340
discharge of their various duties.	341

The administrative judge of the division of domestic	342
relations also shall designate the title, compensation, expense	343
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the	344
personnel of the division, and shall fix the duties of its	345
personnel. The duties of the personnel, in addition to those	346
provided for in other sections of the Revised Code, shall include	347
the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution	348
of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases and counseling	349
and conciliation services that may be made available to persons	350
requesting them, whether or not the persons are parties to an	351
action pending in the division.	352

The board of county commissioners shall appropriate the sum	353
of money each year as will meet all the administrative expenses of	354
the division of domestic relations, including reasonable expenses	355
of the domestic relations judges and the division counselors and	356
other employees designated to conduct the handling, servicing, and	357
investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal	358
separation, and annulment cases, conciliation and counseling, and	359
all matters relating to those cases and counseling, and the	360
expenses involved in the attendance of division personnel at	361
domestic relations and welfare conferences designated by the	362
division, and the further sum each year as will provide for the	363
adequate operation of the division of domestic relations.	364

The compensation and expenses of all employees and the salary	365
and expenses of the judges shall be paid by the county treasurer	366
from the money appropriated for the operation of the division,	367
upon the warrant of the county auditor, certified to by the	368
administrative judge of the division of domestic relations.	369

The summonses, warrants, citations, subpoenas, and other	370
writs of the division may issue to a bailiff, constable, or staff	371
investigator of the division or to the sheriff of any county or	372
any marshal, constable, or police officer, and the provisions of	373
law relating to the subpoenaing of witnesses in other cases shall	374
apply insofar as they are applicable. When a summons, warrant,	375
citation, subpoena, or other writ is issued to an officer, other	376
than a bailiff, constable, or staff investigator of the division,	377
the expense of serving it shall be assessed as a part of the costs	378
in the case involved.	379

(3) The judge of the court of common pleas of Hamilton	380
Countycounty whose term begins on January 3, 1997, shall be	381
elected and designated for one term only as the drug court judge	382
of the court of common pleas of Hamilton Countycounty, and the	383
successors to that judge shall be elected and designated as judges	384
of the general division of the court of common pleas of Hamilton	385
county and shall not have the authority granted by division (B)(3)	386
of this section. The drug court judge may accept or reject any	387
case referred to the drug court judge under division (B)(3) of	388
this section. After the drug court judge accepts a referred case,	389
the drug court judge has full authority over the case, including	390
the authority to conduct arraignment, accept pleas, enter findings	391
and dispositions, conduct trials, order treatment, and if	392
treatment is not successfully completed pronounce and enter	393
sentence.	394

A judge of the general division of the court of common pleas	395
of Hamilton Countycounty and a judge of the Hamilton County	396
county municipal court may refer to the drug court judge any case,	397
and any companion cases, the judge determines meet the criteria	398
described under divisions (B)(3)(a) and (b) of this section. If	399
the drug court judge accepts referral of a referred case, the	400
case, and any companion cases, shall be transferred to the drug	401
court judge. A judge may refer a case meeting the criteria	402
described in divisions (B)(3)(a) and (b) of this section that	403
involves a violation of a term of probation to the drug court	404
judge, and, if the drug court judge accepts the referral, the	405
referring judge and the drug court judge have concurrent	406
jurisdiction over the case.	407

A judge of the general division of the court of common pleas	408
of Hamilton Countycounty and a judge of the Hamilton County	409
county municipal court may refer a case to the drug court judge	410
under division (B)(3) of this section if the judge determines that	411
both of the following apply:	412

(a) One of the following applies:

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(i) The case involves a drug abuse offense, as defined in	414
section 2925.01 of the Revised Code, that is a felony of the third	415
or fourth degree if the offense is committed prior to July 1,	416
1996, a felony of the third, fourth, or fifth degree if the	417
offense is committed on or after July 1, 1996, or a misdemeanor.	418

(ii) The case involves a theft offense, as defined in	419
section 2913.01 of the Revised Code, that is a felony of the third	420
or fourth degree if the offense is committed prior to July 1,	421
1996, a felony of the third, fourth, or fifth degree if the	422
offense is committed on or after July 1, 1996, or a misdemeanor,	423
and the defendant is drug or alcohol dependent or in danger of	424
becoming drug or alcohol dependent and would benefit from	425
treatment.	426

(b) All of the following apply:

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(i) The case involves a probationable offense or a case in	428
which a mandatory prison term is not required to be imposed.	429

(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	432
drug or alcohol driven.	433

(v) The defendant demonstrates a sincere willingness to	434
participate in a fifteen-month treatment process.	435

(vi) The defendant has no acute health condition.

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(vii) If the defendant is incarcerated, the county	437
prosecutor approves of the referral.	438

(4) If the administrative judge of the court of common pleas	439
of Hamilton county determines that the volume of cases pending	440
before the drug court judge does not constitute a sufficient	441
caseload for the drug court judge, the administrative judge, in	442
accordance with the Rules of Superintendence for Courts of Common	443
Pleas, shall assign individual cases to the drug court judge from	444
the general docket of the court. If the assignments so occur, the	445
administrative judge shall cease the assignments when the	446
administrative judge determines that the volume of cases pending	447
before the drug court judge constitutes a sufficient caseload for	448
the drug court judge.	449

(C) In Lorain county, the judges of the court of common	450
pleas whose terms begin on January 3, 1959, January 4, 1989, and	451
January 2, 1999, and successors, shall have the same	452
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and	453
receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court of	454
common pleas of Lorain county and shall be elected and designated	455
as the judges of the court of common pleas, division of domestic	456
relations. They shall have all of the powers relating to juvenile	457
courts, and all cases under Chapter 2151. of the Revised Code, all	458
parentage proceedings over which the juvenile court has	459
jurisdiction, and all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal	460
separation, and annulment cases shall be assigned to them, except	461
cases that for some special reason are assigned to some other	462
judge of the court of common pleas.	463

(D)(1) In Lucas county, the judges of the court of common	464
pleas whose terms begin on January 1, 1955, and January 3, 1965,	465
and successors, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the	466
same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as	467
other judges of the court of common pleas of Lucas county and	468
shall be elected and designated as judges of the court of common	469
pleas, division of domestic relations. All divorce, dissolution	470
of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases shall be	471
assigned to them.	472

The judge of the division of domestic relations, senior in	473
point of service, shall be considered as the presiding judge of	474
the court of common pleas, division of domestic relations, and	475
shall be charged exclusively with the assignment and division of	476
the work of the division and the employment and supervision of all	477
other personnel of the domestic relations division.	478

(2) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms	479
begin on January 5, 1977, and January 2, 1991, and successors	480
shall have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	481
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of	482
the court of common pleas of Lucas county, shall be elected and	483
designated as judges of the court of common pleas, juvenile	484
division, and shall be the juvenile judges as provided in Chapter	485
2151. of the Revised Code with the powers and jurisdictions	486
conferred by that chapter. In addition to the judge's regular	487
duties, the judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division,	488
senior in point of service, shall be the administrator of the	489
juvenile division and its subdivisions and departments and shall	490
have charge of the employment, assignment, and supervision of the	491
personnel of the division engaged in handling, servicing, or	492
investigating juvenile cases, including any referees considered	493
necessary by the judges of the division in the discharge of their	494
various duties.	495

The judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division,	496
senior in point of service, also shall designate the title,	497
compensation, expense allowance, hours, leaves of absence, and	498
vacation of the personnel of the division and shall fix the duties	499
of the personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel, in	500
addition to other statutory duties include the handling,	501
servicing, and investigation of juvenile cases and counseling and	502
conciliation services that may be made available to persons	503
requesting them, whether or not the persons are parties to an	504
action pending in the division.	505

(3) If one of the judges of the court of common pleas,	506
division of domestic relations, or one of the judges of the	507
juvenile division is sick, absent, or unable to perform that	508
judge's judicial duties or the volume of cases pending in that	509
judge's division necessitates it, the duties shall be performed by	510
the judges of the other of those divisions.	511

(E)(1) In Mahoning county, the judge of the court of common	512
pleas whose term began on January 1, 1955, and successors, shall	513
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	514
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of	515
the court of common pleas of Mahoning county, shall be elected and	516
designated as judge of the court of common pleas, division of	517
domestic relations, and shall be assigned all the divorce,	518
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases	519
coming before the court. In addition to the judge's regular	520
duties, the judge of the court of common pleas, division of	521
domestic relations, shall be the administrator of the domestic	522
relations division and its subdivisions and departments and shall	523
have charge of the employment, assignment, and supervision of the	524
personnel of the division engaged in handling, servicing, or	525
investigating divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation,	526
and annulment cases, including any referees considered necessary	527
in the discharge of the various duties of the judge's office.	528

The judge also shall designate the title, compensation,	529
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the	530
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the	531
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel, in	532
addition to other statutory duties, include the handling,	533
servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage,	534
legal separation, and annulment cases and counseling and	535
conciliation services that may be made available to persons	536
requesting them, whether or not the persons are parties to an	537
action pending in the division.	538

(2) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term began	539
on January 2, 1969, and successors, shall have the same	540
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and	541
receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of	542
common pleas of Mahoning county, shall be elected and designated	543
as judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, and	544
shall be the juvenile judge as provided in Chapter 2151. of the	545
Revised Code, with the powers and jurisdictions conferred by that	546
chapter. In addition to the judge's regular duties, the judge of	547
the court of common pleas, juvenile division, shall be the	548
administrator of the juvenile division and its subdivisions and	549
departments and shall have charge of the employment, assignment,	550
and supervision of the personnel of the division engaged in	551
handling, servicing, or investigating juvenile cases, including	552
any referees considered necessary by the judge in the discharge of	553
the judge's various duties.	554

The judge also shall designate the title, compensation,	555
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacation of the	556
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the	557
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel, in	558
addition to other statutory duties, include the handling,	559
servicing, and investigation of juvenile cases and counseling and	560
conciliation services that may be made available to persons	561
requesting them, whether or not the persons are parties to an	562
action pending in the division.	563

(3) If a judge of the court of common pleas, division of	564
domestic relations or juvenile division, is sick, absent, or	565
unable to perform that judge's judicial duties, or the volume of	566
cases pending in that judge's division necessitates it, that	567
judge's duties shall be performed by another judge of the court of	568
common pleas.	569

(F)(1) In Montgomery county, the judges of the court of	570
common pleas whose terms begin on January 2, 1953, and January 4,	571
1977, and successors, shall have the same qualifications, exercise	572
the same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same	573
compensation as other judges of the court of common pleas of	574
Montgomery county and shall be elected and designated as judges of	575
the court of common pleas, division of domestic relations. These	576
judges shall have assigned to them all divorce, dissolution of	577
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases.	578

The judge of the division of domestic relations, senior in	579
point of service, shall be charged exclusively with the assignment	580
and division of the work of the division and shall have charge of	581
the employment and supervision of the personnel of the division	582
engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating divorce,	583
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases,	584
including any necessary referees, except those employees who may	585
be appointed by the judge, junior in point of service, under this	586
section and sections 2301.12, 2301.18, and 2301.19 of the Revised	587
Code. The judge of the division of domestic relations, senior in	588
point of service, also shall designate the title, compensation,	589
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacation of the	590
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties.	591

(2) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms	592
begin on January 1, 1953, and January 1, 1993, and successors,	593
shall have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	594
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of	595
the court of common pleas of Montgomery county, shall be elected	596
and designated as judges of the court of common pleas, juvenile	597
division, and shall be, and have the powers and jurisdiction of,	598
the juvenile judge as provided in Chapter 2151. of the Revised	599
Code.	600

In addition to the judge's regular duties, the judge of the	601
court of common pleas, juvenile division, senior in point of	602
service, shall be the administrator of the juvenile division and	603
its subdivisions and departments and shall have charge of the	604
employment, assignment, and supervision of the personnel of the	605
juvenile division, including any necessary referees, who are	606
engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating juvenile cases.	607
The judge, senior in point of service, also shall designate the	608
title, compensation, expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence,	609
and vacation of the personnel of the division and shall fix their	610
duties. The duties of the personnel, in addition to other	611
statutory duties, shall include the handling, servicing, and	612
investigation of juvenile cases and of any counseling and	613
conciliation services that are available upon request to persons,	614
whether or not they are parties to an action pending in the	615
division.	616

If one of the judges of the court of common pleas, division	617
of domestic relations, or one of the judges of the court of common	618
pleas, juvenile division, is sick, absent, or unable to perform	619
that judge's duties or the volume of cases pending in that judge's	620
division necessitates it, the duties of that judge may be	621
performed by the judge or judges of the other of those divisions.	622

(G) In Richland county, the judge of the court of common	623
pleas whose term begins on January 1, 1957, and successors, shall	624
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	625
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other	626
judges of the court of common pleas of Richland county and shall	627
be elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas,	628
division of domestic relations. That judge shall have all of the	629
powers relating to juvenile courts, and all cases under Chapter	630
2151. of the Revised Code, all parentage proceedings over which	631
the juvenile court has jurisdiction, and all divorce, dissolution	632
of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases shall be	633
assigned to that judge, except in cases that for some special	634
reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of common	635
pleas.	636

(H) In Stark county, the judges of the court of common pleas	637
whose terms begin on January 1, 1953, January 2, 1959, and January	638
1, 1993, and successors, shall have the same qualifications,	639
exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same	640
compensation as other judges of the court of common pleas of Stark	641
county and shall be elected and designated as judges of the court	642
of common pleas, division of domestic relations. They shall have	643
all the powers relating to juvenile courts, and all cases under	644
Chapter 2151. of the Revised Code, all parentage proceedings over	645
which the juvenile court has jurisdiction, and all divorce,	646
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases,	647
except cases that are assigned to some other judge of the court of	648
common pleas for some special reason, shall be assigned to the	649
judges.	650

The judge of the division of domestic relations, second most	651
senior in point of service, shall have charge of the employment	652
and supervision of the personnel of the division engaged in	653
handling, servicing, or investigating divorce, dissolution of	654
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, and necessary	655
referees required for the judge's respective court.	656

The judge of the division of domestic relations, senior in	657
point of service, shall be charged exclusively with the	658
administration of sections 2151.13, 2151.16, 2151.17, and 2151.18	659
of the Revised Code and with the assignment and division of the	660
work of the division and the employment and supervision of all	661
other personnel of the division, including, but not limited to,	662
that judge's necessary referees, but excepting those employees who	663
may be appointed by the judge second most senior in point of	664
service. The senior judge further shall serve in every other	665
position in which the statutes permit or require a juvenile judge	666
to serve.	667

(I) In Summit county:

668

(1) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms	669
begin on January 4, 1967, and January 6, 1993, and successors,	670
shall have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	671
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of	672
the court of common pleas of Summit county and shall be elected	673
and designated as judges of the court of common pleas, division of	674
domestic relations. The judges of the division of domestic	675
relations shall have assigned to them and hear all divorce,	676
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases	677
that come before the court. Except in cases that are subject to	678
the exclusive original jurisdiction of the juvenile court, the	679
judges of the division of domestic relations shall have assigned	680
to them and hear all cases pertaining to paternity, custody,	681
visitation, child support, or the allocation of parental rights	682
and responsibilities for the care of children and all post-decree	683
proceedings arising from any case pertaining to any of those	684
matters. The judges of the division of domestic relations shall	685
have assigned to them and hear all proceedings under the uniform	686
interstate family support act contained in Chapter 3115. of the	687
Revised Code.	688

The judge of the division of domestic relations, senior in	689
point of service, shall be the administrator of the domestic	690
relations division and its subdivisions and departments and shall	691
have charge of the employment, assignment, and supervision of the	692
personnel of the division, including any necessary referees, who	693
are engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating divorce,	694
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases.	695
That judge also shall designate the title, compensation, expense	696
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the	697
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties	698
of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, shall	699
include the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce,	700
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases and	701
of any counseling and conciliation services that are available	702
upon request to all persons, whether or not they are parties to an	703
action pending in the division.	704

(2) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins	705
on January 1, 1955, and successors, shall have the same	706
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and	707
receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of	708
common pleas of Summit county, shall be elected and designated as	709
judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, and shall	710
be, and have the powers and jurisdiction of, the juvenile judge as	711
provided in Chapter 2151. of the Revised Code. Except in cases	712
that are subject to the exclusive original jurisdiction of the	713
juvenile court, the judge of the juvenile division shall not have	714
jurisdiction or the power to hear, and shall not be assigned, any	715
case pertaining to paternity, custody, visitation, child support,	716
or the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities for the	717
care of children or any post-decree proceeding arising from any	718
case pertaining to any of those matters. The judge of the	719
juvenile division shall not have jurisdiction or the power to	720
hear, and shall not be assigned, any proceeding under the uniform	721
interstate family support act contained in Chapter 3115. of the	722
Revised Code.	723

The juvenile judge shall be the administrator of the juvenile	724
division and its subdivisions and departments and shall have	725
charge of the employment, assignment, and supervision of the	726
personnel of the juvenile division, including any necessary	727
referees, who are engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating	728
juvenile cases. The judge also shall designate the title,	729
compensation, expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and	730
vacation of the personnel of the division and shall fix their	731
duties. The duties of the personnel, in addition to other	732
statutory duties, shall include the handling, servicing, and	733
investigation of juvenile cases and of any counseling and	734
conciliation services that are available upon request to persons,	735
whether or not they are parties to an action pending in the	736
division.	737

(J) In Trumbull county, the judges of the court of common	738
pleas whose terms begin on January 1, 1953, and January 2, 1977,	739
and successors, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the	740
same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as	741
other judges of the court of common pleas of Trumbull county and	742
shall be elected and designated as judges of the court of common	743
pleas, division of domestic relations. They shall have all the	744
powers relating to juvenile courts, and all cases under Chapter	745
2151. of the Revised Code, all parentage proceedings over which	746
the juvenile court has jurisdiction, and all divorce, dissolution	747
of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases shall be	748
assigned to them, except cases that for some special reason are	749
assigned to some other judge of the court of common pleas.	750

(K) In Butler county:

751

(1) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms	752
begin on January 1, 1957, and January 4, 1993, and successors,	753
shall have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	754
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of	755
the court of common pleas of Butler county and shall be elected	756
and designated as judges of the court of common pleas, division of	757
domestic relations. The judges of the division of domestic	758
relations shall have assigned to them all divorce, dissolution of	759
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases coming before the	760
court, except in cases that for some special reason are assigned	761
to some other judge of the court of common pleas. The judge	762
senior in point of service shall be charged with the assignment	763
and division of the work of the division and with the employment	764
and supervision of all other personnel of the domestic relations	765
division.	766

The judge senior in point of service also shall designate the	767
title, compensation, expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence,	768
and vacations of the personnel of the division and shall fix their	769
duties. The duties of the personnel, in addition to other	770
statutory duties, shall include the handling, servicing, and	771
investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal	772
separation, and annulment cases and providing any counseling and	773
conciliation services that the division makes available to	774
persons, whether or not the persons are parties to an action	775
pending in the division, who request the services.	776

(2) The judgejudges of the court of common pleas whose term	777
beginsterms begin on January 3, 1987, and January 2, 2003, and	778
successors, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the same	779
powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as	780
other judges of the court of common pleas of Butler county, shall	781
be elected and designated as judgejudges of the court of common	782
pleas, juvenile division, and shall be the juvenile judgejudges	783
as provided in Chapter 2151. of the Revised Code, with the powers	784
and jurisdictions conferred by that chapter. The judge of the	785
court of common pleas, juvenile division, who is senior in point	786
of service, shall be the administrator of the juvenile division	787
and its subdivisions and departments. The judge, senior in point	788
of service, shall have charge of the employment, assignment, and	789
supervision of the personnel of the juvenile division who are	790
engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating juvenile cases,	791
including any referees whom the judge considers necessary for the	792
discharge of the judge's various duties.	793

The judge, senior in point of service, also shall designate	794
the title, compensation, expense allowances, hours, leaves of	795
absence, and vacation of the personnel of the division and shall	796
fix their duties. The duties of the personnel, in addition to	797
other statutory duties, include the handling, servicing, and	798
investigation of juvenile cases and providing any counseling and	799
conciliation services that the division makes available to	800
persons, whether or not the persons are parties to an action	801
pending in the division, who request the services.	802

(3) If a judge of the court of common pleas, division of	803
domestic relations or juvenile division, is sick, absent, or	804
unable to perform that judge's judicial duties or the volume of	805
cases pending in the judge's division necessitates it, the duties	806
of that judge shall be performed by the other judges of the	807
domestic relations and juvenile divisions.	808

(L)(1) In Cuyahoga county, the judges of the court of common	809
pleas whose terms begin on January 8, 1961, January 9, 1961,	810
January 18, 1975, January 19, 1975, and January 13, 1987, and	811
successors, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the same	812
powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as	813
other judges of the court of common pleas of Cuyahoga county and	814
shall be elected and designated as judges of the court of common	815
pleas, division of domestic relations. They shall have all the	816
powers relating to all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal	817
separation, and annulment cases, except in cases that are assigned	818
to some other judge of the court of common pleas for some special	819
reason.	820

(2) The administrative judge is administrator of the	821
domestic relations division and its subdivisions and departments	822
and has the following powers concerning division personnel:	823

(a) Full charge of the employment, assignment, and	824
supervision;	825

(b) Sole determination of compensation, duties, expenses,	826
allowances, hours, leaves, and vacations.	827

(3) "Division personnel" include persons employed or referees	828
engaged in hearing, servicing, investigating, counseling, or	829
conciliating divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation	830
and annulment matters.	831

(M) In Lake county:

832

(1) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins	833
on January 2, 1961, and successors, shall have the same	834
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and	835
receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court of	836
common pleas of Lake county and shall be elected and designated as	837
judge of the court of common pleas, division of domestic	838
relations. The judge shall be assigned all the divorce,	839
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases	840
coming before the court, except in cases that for some special	841
reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of common	842
pleas. The judge shall be charged with the assignment and	843
division of the work of the division and with the employment and	844
supervision of all other personnel of the domestic relations	845
division.	846

The judge also shall designate the title, compensation,	847
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the	848
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties	849
of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, shall	850
include the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce,	851
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases and	852
providing any counseling and conciliation services that the	853
division makes available to persons, whether or not the persons	854
are parties to an action pending in the division, who request the	855
services.	856

(2) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins	857
on January 4, 1979, and successors, shall have the same	858
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and	859
receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of	860
common pleas of Lake county, shall be elected and designated as	861
judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, and shall	862
be the juvenile judge as provided in Chapter 2151. of the Revised	863
Code, with the powers and jurisdictions conferred by that chapter.	864
The judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, shall	865
be the administrator of the juvenile division and its subdivisions	866
and departments. The judge shall have charge of the employment,	867
assignment, and supervision of the personnel of the juvenile	868
division who are engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating	869
juvenile cases, including any referees whom the judge considers	870
necessary for the discharge of the judge's various duties.	871

The judge also shall designate the title, compensation,	872
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacation of the	873
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties	874
of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, include	875
the handling, servicing, and investigation of juvenile cases and	876
providing any counseling and conciliation services that the	877
division makes available to persons, whether or not the persons	878
are parties to an action pending in the division, who request the	879
services.	880

(3) If a judge of the court of common pleas, division of	881
domestic relations or juvenile division, is sick, absent, or	882
unable to perform that judge's judicial duties or the volume of	883
cases pending in the judge's division necessitates it, the duties	884
of that judge shall be performed by the other judges of the	885
domestic relations and juvenile divisions.	886

(N) In Erie county, the judge of the court of common pleas	887
whose term begins on January 2, 1971, and successors, shall have	888
the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	889
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other judge	890
of the court of common pleas of Erie county and shall be elected	891
and designated as judge of the court of common pleas, division of	892
domestic relations. The judge shall have all the powers relating	893
to juvenile courts, and shall be assigned all cases under Chapter	894
2151. of the Revised Code, parentage proceedings over which the	895
juvenile court has jurisdiction, and divorce, dissolution of	896
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, except cases that	897
for some special reason are assigned to some other judge.	898

(O) In Greene county:

899

(1) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins	900
on January 1, 1961, and successors, shall have the same	901
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and	902
receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court of	903
common pleas of Greene county and shall be elected and designated	904
as the judge of the court of common pleas, division of domestic	905
relations. The judge shall be assigned all divorce, dissolution	906
of marriage, legal separation, annulment, uniform reciprocal	907
support enforcement, and domestic violence cases and all other	908
cases related to domestic relations, except cases that for some	909
special reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of	910
common pleas.	911

The judge shall be charged with the assignment and division	912
of the work of the division and with the employment and	913
supervision of all other personnel of the division. The judge	914
also shall designate the title, compensation, hours, leaves of	915
absence, and vacations of the personnel of the division and shall	916
fix their duties. The duties of the personnel of the division, in	917
addition to other statutory duties, shall include the handling,	918
servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage,	919
legal separation, and annulment cases and the provision of	920
counseling and conciliation services that the division considers	921
necessary and makes available to persons who request the services,	922
whether or not the persons are parties in an action pending in the	923
division. The compensation for the personnel shall be paid from	924
the overall court budget and shall be included in the	925
appropriations for the existing judges of the general division of	926
the court of common pleas.	927

(2) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins	928
on January 1, 1995, and successors, shall have the same	929
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and	930
receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court of	931
common pleas of Greene county, shall be elected and designated as	932
judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, and, on or	933
after January 1, 1995, shall be the juvenile judge as provided in	934
Chapter 2151. of the Revised Code with the powers and jurisdiction	935
conferred by that chapter. The judge of the court of common	936
pleas, juvenile division, shall be the administrator of the	937
juvenile division and its subdivisions and departments. The judge	938
shall have charge of the employment, assignment, and supervision	939
of the personnel of the juvenile division who are engaged in	940
handling, servicing, or investigating juvenile cases, including	941
any referees whom the judge considers necessary for the discharge	942
of the judge's various duties.	943

The judge also shall designate the title, compensation,	944
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacation of the	945
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties	946
of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, include	947
the handling, servicing, and investigation of juvenile cases and	948
providing any counseling and conciliation services that the court	949
makes available to persons, whether or not the persons are parties	950
to an action pending in the court, who request the services.	951

(3) If one of the judges of the court of common pleas,	952
general division, is sick, absent, or unable to perform that	953
judge's judicial duties or the volume of cases pending in the	954
general division necessitates it, the duties of that judge of the	955
general division shall be performed by the judge of the division	956
of domestic relations and the judge of the juvenile division.	957

(P) In Portage county, the judge of the court of common	958
pleas, whose term begins January 2, 1987, and successors, shall	959
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	960
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other	961
judges of the court of common pleas of Portage county and shall be	962
elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas,	963
division of domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned all	964
divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment	965
cases coming before the court, except in cases that for some	966
special reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of	967
common pleas. The judge shall be charged with the assignment and	968
division of the work of the division and with the employment and	969
supervision of all other personnel of the domestic relations	970
division.	971

The judge also shall designate the title, compensation,	972
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the	973
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties	974
of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, shall	975
include the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce,	976
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases and	977
providing any counseling and conciliation services that the	978
division makes available to persons, whether or not the persons	979
are parties to an action pending in the division, who request the	980
services.	981

(Q) In Clermont county, the judge of the court of common	982
pleas, whose term begins January 2, 1987, and successors, shall	983
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	984
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other	985
judges of the court of common pleas of Clermont county and shall	986
be elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas,	987
division of domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned all	988
divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment	989
cases coming before the court, except in cases that for some	990
special reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of	991
common pleas. The judge shall be charged with the assignment and	992
division of the work of the division and with the employment and	993
supervision of all other personnel of the domestic relations	994
division.	995

The judge also shall designate the title, compensation,	996
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the	997
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties	998
of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, shall	999
include the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce,	1000
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases and	1001
providing any counseling and conciliation services that the	1002
division makes available to persons, whether or not the persons	1003
are parties to an action pending in the division, who request the	1004
services.	1005

(R) In Warren county, the judge of the court of common	1006
pleas, whose term begins January 1, 1987, and successors, shall	1007
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	1008
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other	1009
judges of the court of common pleas of Warren county and shall be	1010
elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas,	1011
division of domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned all	1012
divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment	1013
cases coming before the court, except in cases that for some	1014
special reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of	1015
common pleas. The judge shall be charged with the assignment and	1016
division of the work of the division and with the employment and	1017
supervision of all other personnel of the domestic relations	1018
division.	1019

The judge also shall designate the title, compensation,	1020
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the	1021
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties	1022
of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, shall	1023
include the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce,	1024
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases and	1025
providing any counseling and conciliation services that the	1026
division makes available to persons, whether or not the persons	1027
are parties to an action pending in the division, who request the	1028
services.	1029

(S) In Licking county, the judge of the court of common	1030
pleas, whose term begins January 1, 1991, and successors, shall	1031
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	1032
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other	1033
judges of the court of common pleas of Licking county and shall be	1034
elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas,	1035
division of domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned all	1036
divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment	1037
cases, all cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code,	1038
all proceedings involving child support, the allocation of	1039
parental rights and responsibilities for the care of children and	1040
the designation for the children of a place of residence and legal	1041
custodian, parenting time, and visitation, and all post-decree	1042
proceedings and matters arising from those cases and proceedings,	1043
except in cases that for some special reason are assigned to	1044
another judge of the court of common pleas. The judge shall be	1045
charged with the assignment and division of the work of the	1046
division and with the employment and supervision of the personnel	1047
of the division.	1048

The judge shall designate the title, compensation, expense	1049
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the	1050
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the	1051
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel of the	1052
division, in addition to other statutory duties, shall include the	1053
handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of	1054
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, cases arising	1055
under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, and proceedings involving	1056
child support, the allocation of parental rights and	1057
responsibilities for the care of children and the designation for	1058
the children of a place of residence and legal custodian,	1059
parenting time, and visitation and providing any counseling and	1060
conciliation services that the division makes available to	1061
persons, whether or not the persons are parties to an action	1062
pending in the division, who request the services.	1063

(T) In Allen county, the judge of the court of common pleas,	1064
whose term begins January 1, 1993, and successors, shall have the	1065
same qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction,	1066
and receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court	1067
of common pleas of Allen county and shall be elected and	1068
designated as judge of the court of common pleas, division of	1069
domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned all divorce,	1070
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases,	1071
all cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, all	1072
proceedings involving child support, the allocation of parental	1073
rights and responsibilities for the care of children and the	1074
designation for the children of a place of residence and legal	1075
custodian, parenting time, and visitation, and all post-decree	1076
proceedings and matters arising from those cases and proceedings,	1077
except in cases that for some special reason are assigned to	1078
another judge of the court of common pleas. The judge shall be	1079
charged with the assignment and division of the work of the	1080
division and with the employment and supervision of the personnel	1081
of the division.	1082

The judge shall designate the title, compensation, expense	1083
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the	1084
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the	1085
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel of the	1086
division, in addition to other statutory duties, shall include the	1087
handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of	1088
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, cases arising	1089
under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, and proceedings involving	1090
child support, the allocation of parental rights and	1091
responsibilities for the care of children and the designation for	1092
the children of a place of residence and legal custodian,	1093
parenting time, and visitation, and providing any counseling and	1094
conciliation services that the division makes available to	1095
persons, whether or not the persons are parties to an action	1096
pending in the division, who request the services.	1097

(U) In Medina county, the judge of the court of common pleas	1098
whose term begins January 1, 1995, and successors, shall have the	1099
same qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction,	1100
and receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of	1101
common pleas of Medina county and shall be elected and designated	1102
as judge of the court of common pleas, division of domestic	1103
relations. The judge shall be assigned all divorce, dissolution	1104
of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, all cases	1105
arising under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, all proceedings	1106
involving child support, the allocation of parental rights and	1107
responsibilities for the care of children and the designation for	1108
the children of a place of residence and legal custodian,	1109
parenting time, and visitation, and all post-decree proceedings	1110
and matters arising from those cases and proceedings, except in	1111
cases that for some special reason are assigned to another judge	1112
of the court of common pleas. The judge shall be charged with the	1113
assignment and division of the work of the division and with the	1114
employment and supervision of the personnel of the division.	1115

The judge shall designate the title, compensation, expense	1116
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the	1117
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the	1118
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel, in	1119
addition to other statutory duties, include the handling,	1120
servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage,	1121
legal separation, and annulment cases, cases arising under Chapter	1122
3111. of the Revised Code, and proceedings involving child	1123
support, the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities	1124
for the care of children and the designation for the children of a	1125
place of residence and legal custodian, parenting time, and	1126
visitation, and providing counseling and conciliation services	1127
that the division makes available to persons, whether or not the	1128
persons are parties to an action pending in the division, who	1129
request the services.	1130

(V) In Fairfield county, the judge of the court of common	1131
pleas whose term begins January 2, 1995, and successors, shall	1132
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	1133
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other	1134
judges of the court of common pleas of Fairfield county and shall	1135
be elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas,	1136
division of domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned all	1137
divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment	1138
cases, all cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code,	1139
all proceedings involving child support, the allocation of	1140
parental rights and responsibilities for the care of children and	1141
the designation for the children of a place of residence and legal	1142
custodian, parenting time, and visitation, and all post-decree	1143
proceedings and matters arising from those cases and proceedings,	1144
except in cases that for some special reason are assigned to	1145
another judge of the court of common pleas. The judge also has	1146
concurrent jurisdiction with the probate-juvenile division of the	1147
court of common pleas of Fairfield county with respect to and may	1148
hear cases to determine the custody of a child, as defined in	1149
section 2151.011 of the Revised Code, who is not the ward of	1150
another court of this state, cases that are commenced by a parent,	1151
guardian, or custodian of a child, as defined in section 2151.011	1152
of the Revised Code, to obtain an order requiring a parent of the	1153
child to pay child support for that child when the request for	1154
that order is not ancillary to an action for divorce, dissolution	1155
of marriage, annulment, or legal separation, a criminal or civil	1156
action involving an allegation of domestic violence, an action for	1157
support under Chapter 3115. of the Revised Code, or an action that	1158
is within the exclusive original jurisdiction of the	1159
probate-juvenile division of the court of common pleas of	1160
Fairfield county and that involves an allegation that the child is	1161
an abused, neglected, or dependent child, and post-decree	1162
proceedings and matters arising from those types of cases.	1163

The judge of the domestic relations division shall be charged	1164
with the assignment and division of the work of the division and	1165
with the employment and supervision of the personnel of the	1166
division.	1167

The judge shall designate the title, compensation, expense	1168
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the	1169
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the	1170
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel of the	1171
division, in addition to other statutory duties, shall include the	1172
handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of	1173
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, cases arising	1174
under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, and proceedings involving	1175
child support, the allocation of parental rights and	1176
responsibilities for the care of children and the designation for	1177
the children of a place of residence and legal custodian,	1178
parenting time, and visitation, and providing any counseling and	1179
conciliation services that the division makes available to	1180
persons, regardless of whether the persons are parties to an	1181
action pending in the division, who request the services. When	1182
the judge hears a case to determine the custody of a child, as	1183
defined in section 2151.011 of the Revised Code, who is not the	1184
ward of another court of this state or a case that is commenced by	1185
a parent, guardian, or custodian of a child, as defined in section	1186
2151.011 of the Revised Code, to obtain an order requiring a	1187
parent of the child to pay child support for that child when the	1188
request for that order is not ancillary to an action for divorce,	1189
dissolution of marriage, annulment, or legal separation, a	1190
criminal or civil action involving an allegation of domestic	1191
violence, an action for support under Chapter 3115. of the Revised	1192
Code, or an action that is within the exclusive original	1193
jurisdiction of the probate-juvenile division of the court of	1194
common pleas of Fairfield county and that involves an allegation	1195
that the child is an abused, neglected, or dependent child, the	1196
duties of the personnel of the domestic relations division also	1197
include the handling, servicing, and investigation of those types	1198
of cases.	1199

(W)(1) In Clark county, the judge of the court of common	1200
pleas whose term begins on January 2, 1995, and successors, shall	1201
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	1202
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of	1203
the court of common pleas of Clark county and shall be elected and	1204
designated as judge of the court of common pleas, domestic	1205
relations division. The judge shall have all the powers relating	1206
to juvenile courts, and all cases under Chapter 2151. of the	1207
Revised Code and all parentage proceedings under Chapter 3111. of	1208
the Revised Code over which the juvenile court has jurisdiction	1209
shall be assigned to the judge of the division of domestic	1210
relations. All divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal	1211
separation, annulment, uniform reciprocal support enforcement, and	1212
other cases related to domestic relations shall be assigned to the	1213
domestic relations division, and the presiding judge of the court	1214
of common pleas shall assign the cases to the judge of the	1215
domestic relations division and the judges of the general	1216
division.	1217

(2) In addition to the judge's regular duties, the judge of	1218
the division of domestic relations shall serve on the children	1219
services board and the county advisory board.	1220

(3) If the judge of the court of common pleas of Clark	1221
county, division of domestic relations, is sick, absent, or unable	1222
to perform that judge's judicial duties or if the presiding judge	1223
of the court of common pleas of Clark county determines that the	1224
volume of cases pending in the division of domestic relations	1225
necessitates it, the duties of the judge of the division of	1226
domestic relations shall be performed by the judges of the general	1227
division or probate division of the court of common pleas of Clark	1228
county, as assigned for that purpose by the presiding judge of	1229
that court, and the judges so assigned shall act in conjunction	1230
with the judge of the division of domestic relations of that	1231
court.	1232

(X) In Scioto county, the judge of the court of common pleas	1233
whose term begins January 2, 1995, and successors, shall have the	1234
same qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction,	1235
and receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of	1236
common pleas of Scioto county and shall be elected and designated	1237
as judge of the court of common pleas, division of domestic	1238
relations. The judge shall be assigned all divorce, dissolution	1239
of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, all cases	1240
arising under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, all proceedings	1241
involving child support, the allocation of parental rights and	1242
responsibilities for the care of children and the designation for	1243
the children of a place of residence and legal custodian,	1244
parenting time, visitation, and all post-decree proceedings and	1245
matters arising from those cases and proceedings, except in cases	1246
that for some special reason are assigned to another judge of the	1247
court of common pleas. The judge shall be charged with the	1248
assignment and division of the work of the division and with the	1249
employment and supervision of the personnel of the division.	1250

The judge shall designate the title, compensation, expense	1251
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the	1252
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the	1253
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel, in	1254
addition to other statutory duties, include the handling,	1255
servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage,	1256
legal separation, and annulment cases, cases arising under Chapter	1257
3111. of the Revised Code, and proceedings involving child	1258
support, the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities	1259
for the care of children and the designation for the children of a	1260
place of residence and legal custodian, parenting time, and	1261
visitation, and providing counseling and conciliation services	1262
that the division makes available to persons, whether or not the	1263
persons are parties to an action pending in the division, who	1264
request the services.	1265

(Y) In Auglaize county, the judge of the probate and	1266
juvenile divisions of the Auglaize county court of common pleas	1267
also shall be the administrative judge of the domestic relations	1268
division of the court and shall be assigned all divorce,	1269
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases	1270
coming before the court. The judge shall have all powers as	1271
administrator of the domestic relations division and shall have	1272
charge of the personnel engaged in handling, servicing, or	1273
investigating divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation,	1274
and annulment cases, including any referees considered necessary	1275
for the discharge of the judge's various duties.	1276

(Z)(1) In Marion county, the judge of the court of common	1277
pleas whose term begins on February 9, 1999, and the successors to	1278
that judge, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the same	1279
powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the	1280
other judges of the court of common pleas of Marion county and	1281
shall be elected and designated as judge of the court of common	1282
pleas, domestic relations-juvenile-probate division. Except as	1283
otherwise specified in this division, that judge, and the	1284
successors to that judge, shall have all the powers relating to	1285
juvenile courts, and all cases under Chapter 2151. of the Revised	1286
Code, all cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code,	1287
all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and	1288
annulment cases, all proceedings involving child support, the	1289
allocation of parental rights and responsibilities for the care of	1290
children and the designation for the children of a place of	1291
residence and legal custodian, parenting time, and visitation, and	1292
all post-decree proceedings and matters arising from those cases	1293
and proceedings shall be assigned to that judge and the successors	1294
to that judge. Except as provided in division (Z)(2) of this	1295
section and notwithstanding any other provision of any section of	1296
the Revised Code, on and after February 9, 2003, the judge of the	1297
court of common pleas of Marion county whose term begins on	1298
February 9, 1999, and the successors to that judge, shall have all	1299
the powers relating to the probate division of the court of common	1300
pleas of Marion county in addition to the powers previously	1301
specified in this division, and shall exercise concurrent	1302
jurisdiction with the judge of the probate division of that court	1303
over all matters that are within the jurisdiction of the probate	1304
division of that court under Chapter 2101., and other provisions,	1305
of the Revised Code in addition to the jurisdiction of the	1306
domestic relations-juvenile-probate division of that court	1307
otherwise specified in division (Z)(1) of this section.	1308

(2) The judge of the domestic relations-juvenile-probate	1309
division of the court of common pleas of Marion county or the	1310
judge of the probate division of the court of common pleas of	1311
Marion county, whichever of those judges is senior in total length	1312
of service on the court of common pleas of Marion county,	1313
regardless of the division or divisions of service, shall serve as	1314
the clerk of the probate division of the court of common pleas of	1315
Marion county.	1316

(3) On and after February 9, 2003, all references in law to	1317
"the probate court," "the probate judge," "the juvenile court," or	1318
"the judge of the juvenile court" shall be construed, with respect	1319
to Marion county, as being references to both "the probate	1320
division" and "the domestic relations-juvenile-probate division"	1321
and as being references to both "the judge of the probate	1322
division" and "the judge of the domestic relations-	1323
juvenile-probate division." On and after February 9, 2003, all	1324
references in law to "the clerk of the probate court" shall be	1325
construed, with respect to Marion county, as being references to	1326
the judge who is serving pursuant to division (Z)(2) of this	1327
section as the clerk of the probate division of the court of	1328
common pleas of Marion county.	1329

(AA) In Muskingum county, the judge of the court of common	1330
pleas whose term begins on January 2, 2003, and successors, shall	1331
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	1332
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other	1333
judges of the court of common pleas of Muskingum county and shall	1334
be elected and designated as the judge of the court of common	1335
pleas, division of domestic relations. The judge shall have all	1336
of the powers relating to juvenile courts and shall be assigned	1337
all cases under Chapter 2151. or 2152. of the Revised Code, all	1338
parentage proceedings over which the juvenile court has	1339
jurisdiction, all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal	1340
separation, and annulment cases, all cases arising under Chapter	1341
3111. of the Revised Code, all proceedings involving child	1342
support, the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities	1343
for the care of children, the designation for the children of a	1344
place of residence and legal custodian, and visitation, and all	1345
post-decree proceedings and matters arising from those cases and	1346
proceedings, except cases that for some special reason are	1347
assigned to some other judge of the court of common pleas.	1348

(BB) If a judge of the court of common pleas, division of	1349
domestic relations, or juvenile judge, of any of the counties	1350
mentioned in this section is sick, absent, or unable to perform	1351
that judge's judicial duties or the volume of cases pending in the	1352
judge's division necessitates it, the duties of that judge shall	1353
be performed by another judge of the court of common pleas of that	1354
county, assigned for that purpose by the presiding judge of the	1355
court of common pleas of that county to act in place of or in	1356
conjunction with that judge, as the case may require.	1357

Section 2.  That existing sections 2301.02 and 2301.03 of the	1358
Revised Code are hereby repealed.	1359

Section 3. That the version of section 2301.03 of the Revised	1360
Code that is scheduled to take effect January 1, 2002, be amended	1361
to read as follows:	1362

Sec. 2301.03.  (A) In Franklin county, the judges of the	1363
court of common pleas whose terms begin on January 1, 1953,	1364
January 2, 1953, January 5, 1969, January 5, 1977, and January 2,	1365
1997, and successors, shall have the same qualifications, exercise	1366
the same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same	1367
compensation as other judges of the court of common pleas of	1368
Franklin county and shall be elected and designated as judges of	1369
the court of common pleas, division of domestic relations. They	1370
shall have all the powers relating to juvenile courts, and all	1371
cases under Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code, all	1372
parentage proceedings under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code over	1373
which the juvenile court has jurisdiction, and all divorce,	1374
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases	1375
shall be assigned to them. In addition to the judge's regular	1376
duties, the judge who is senior in point of service shall serve on	1377
the children services board and the county advisory board and	1378
shall be the administrator of the domestic relations division and	1379
its subdivisions and departments.	1380

(B) In Hamilton county:

1381

(1) The judge of the court of common pleas, whose term	1382
begins on January 1, 1957, and successors, and the judge of the	1383
court of common pleas, whose term begins on February 14, 1967, and	1384
successors, shall be the juvenile judges as provided in Chapters	1385
2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code, with the powers and	1386
jurisdiction conferred by those chapters.	1387

(2) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms	1388
begin on January 5, 1957, January 16, 1981, and July 1, 1991, and	1389
successors, shall be elected and designated as judges of the court	1390
of common pleas, division of domestic relations, and shall have	1391
assigned to them all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal	1392
separation, and annulment cases coming before the court. On or	1393
after the first day of July and before the first day of August of	1394
1991 and each year thereafter, a majority of the judges of the	1395
division of domestic relations shall elect one of the judges of	1396
the division as administrative judge of that division. If a	1397
majority of the judges of the division of domestic relations are	1398
unable for any reason to elect an administrative judge for the	1399
division before the first day of August, a majority of the judges	1400
of the Hamilton county court of common pleas, as soon as possible	1401
after that date, shall elect one of the judges of the division of	1402
domestic relations as administrative judge of that division. The	1403
term of the administrative judge shall begin on the earlier of the	1404
first day of August of the year in which the administrative judge	1405
is elected or the date on which the administrative judge is	1406
elected by a majority of the judges of the Hamilton county court	1407
of common pleas and shall terminate on the date on which the	1408
administrative judge's successor is elected in the following year.	1409

In addition to the judge's regular duties, the administrative	1410
judge of the division of domestic relations shall be the	1411
administrator of the domestic relations division and its	1412
subdivisions and departments and shall have charge of the	1413
employment, assignment, and supervision of the personnel of the	1414
division engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating divorce,	1415
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases,	1416
including any referees considered necessary by the judges in the	1417
discharge of their various duties.	1418

The administrative judge of the division of domestic	1419
relations also shall designate the title, compensation, expense	1420
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the	1421
personnel of the division, and shall fix the duties of its	1422
personnel. The duties of the personnel, in addition to those	1423
provided for in other sections of the Revised Code, shall include	1424
the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution	1425
of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases and counseling	1426
and conciliation services that may be made available to persons	1427
requesting them, whether or not the persons are parties to an	1428
action pending in the division.	1429

The board of county commissioners shall appropriate the sum	1430
of money each year as will meet all the administrative expenses of	1431
the division of domestic relations, including reasonable expenses	1432
of the domestic relations judges and the division counselors and	1433
other employees designated to conduct the handling, servicing, and	1434
investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal	1435
separation, and annulment cases, conciliation and counseling, and	1436
all matters relating to those cases and counseling, and the	1437
expenses involved in the attendance of division personnel at	1438
domestic relations and welfare conferences designated by the	1439
division, and the further sum each year as will provide for the	1440
adequate operation of the division of domestic relations.	1441

The compensation and expenses of all employees and the salary	1442
and expenses of the judges shall be paid by the county treasurer	1443
from the money appropriated for the operation of the division,	1444
upon the warrant of the county auditor, certified to by the	1445
administrative judge of the division of domestic relations.	1446

The summonses, warrants, citations, subpoenas, and other	1447
writs of the division may issue to a bailiff, constable, or staff	1448
investigator of the division or to the sheriff of any county or	1449
any marshal, constable, or police officer, and the provisions of	1450
law relating to the subpoenaing of witnesses in other cases shall	1451
apply insofar as they are applicable. When a summons, warrant,	1452
citation, subpoena, or other writ is issued to an officer, other	1453
than a bailiff, constable, or staff investigator of the division,	1454
the expense of serving it shall be assessed as a part of the costs	1455
in the case involved.	1456

(3) The judge of the court of common pleas of Hamilton	1457
Countycounty whose term begins on January 3, 1997, shall be	1458
elected and designated for one term only as the drug court judge	1459
of the court of common pleas of Hamilton Countycounty, and the	1460
successors to that judge shall be elected and designated as judges	1461
of the general division of the court of common pleas of Hamilton	1462
county and shall not have the authority granted by division (B)(3)	1463
of this section. The drug court judge may accept or reject any	1464
case referred to the drug court judge under division (B)(3) of	1465
this section. After the drug court judge accepts a referred case,	1466
the drug court judge has full authority over the case, including	1467
the authority to conduct arraignment, accept pleas, enter findings	1468
and dispositions, conduct trials, order treatment, and if	1469
treatment is not successfully completed pronounce and enter	1470
sentence.	1471

A judge of the general division of the court of common pleas	1472
of Hamilton Countycounty and a judge of the Hamilton County	1473
county municipal court may refer to the drug court judge any case,	1474
and any companion cases, the judge determines meet the criteria	1475
described under divisions (B)(3)(a) and (b) of this section. If	1476
the drug court judge accepts referral of a referred case, the	1477
case, and any companion cases, shall be transferred to the drug	1478
court judge. A judge may refer a case meeting the criteria	1479
described in divisions (B)(3)(a) and (b) of this section that	1480
involves a violation of a term of probation to the drug court	1481
judge, and, if the drug court judge accepts the referral, the	1482
referring judge and the drug court judge have concurrent	1483
jurisdiction over the case.	1484

A judge of the general division of the court of common pleas	1485
of Hamilton Countycounty and a judge of the Hamilton County	1486
county municipal court may refer a case to the drug court judge	1487
under division (B)(3) of this section if the judge determines that	1488
both of the following apply:	1489

(a) One of the following applies:

1490

(i) The case involves a drug abuse offense, as defined in	1491
section 2925.01 of the Revised Code, that is a felony of the third	1492
or fourth degree if the offense is committed prior to July 1,	1493
1996, a felony of the third, fourth, or fifth degree if the	1494
offense is committed on or after July 1, 1996, or a misdemeanor.	1495

(ii) The case involves a theft offense, as defined in	1496
section 2913.01 of the Revised Code, that is a felony of the third	1497
or fourth degree if the offense is committed prior to July 1,	1498
1996, a felony of the third, fourth, or fifth degree if the	1499
offense is committed on or after July 1, 1996, or a misdemeanor,	1500
and the defendant is drug or alcohol dependent or in danger of	1501
becoming drug or alcohol dependent and would benefit from	1502
treatment.	1503

(b) All of the following apply:

1504

(i) The case involves a probationable offense or a case in	1505
which a mandatory prison term is not required to be imposed.	1506

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

1507

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

1508

(iv) The defendant's current or past behavior, or both, is	1509
drug or alcohol driven.	1510

(v) The defendant demonstrates a sincere willingness to	1511
participate in a fifteen-month treatment process.	1512

(vi) The defendant has no acute health condition.

1513

(vii) If the defendant is incarcerated, the county	1514
prosecutor approves of the referral.	1515

(4) If the administrative judge of the court of common pleas	1516
of Hamilton county determines that the volume of cases pending	1517
before the drug court judge does not constitute a sufficient	1518
caseload for the drug court judge, the administrative judge, in	1519
accordance with the Rules of Superintendence for Courts of Common	1520
Pleas, shall assign individual cases to the drug court judge from	1521
the general docket of the court. If the assignments so occur, the	1522
administrative judge shall cease the assignments when the	1523
administrative judge determines that the volume of cases pending	1524
before the drug court judge constitutes a sufficient caseload for	1525
the drug court judge.	1526

(C) In Lorain county, the judges of the court of common	1527
pleas whose terms begin on January 3, 1959, January 4, 1989, and	1528
January 2, 1999, and successors, shall have the same	1529
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and	1530
receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court of	1531
common pleas of Lorain county and shall be elected and designated	1532
as the judges of the court of common pleas, division of domestic	1533
relations. They shall have all of the powers relating to juvenile	1534
courts, and all cases under Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the	1535
Revised Code, all parentage proceedings over which the juvenile	1536
court has jurisdiction, and all divorce, dissolution of marriage,	1537
legal separation, and annulment cases shall be assigned to them,	1538
except cases that for some special reason are assigned to some	1539
other judge of the court of common pleas.	1540

(D) In Lucas county:

1541

(1) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms	1542
begin on January 1, 1955, and January 3, 1965, and successors,	1543
shall have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	1544
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of	1545
the court of common pleas of Lucas county and shall be elected and	1546
designated as judges of the court of common pleas, division of	1547
domestic relations. All divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal	1548
separation, and annulment cases shall be assigned to them.	1549

The judge of the division of domestic relations, senior in	1550
point of service, shall be considered as the presiding judge of	1551
the court of common pleas, division of domestic relations, and	1552
shall be charged exclusively with the assignment and division of	1553
the work of the division and the employment and supervision of all	1554
other personnel of the domestic relations division.	1555

(2) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms	1556
begin on January 5, 1977, and January 2, 1991, and successors	1557
shall have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	1558
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of	1559
the court of common pleas of Lucas county, shall be elected and	1560
designated as judges of the court of common pleas, juvenile	1561
division, and shall be the juvenile judges as provided in	1562
Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code with the powers and	1563
jurisdictions conferred by those chapters. In addition to the	1564
judge's regular duties, the judge of the court of common pleas,	1565
juvenile division, senior in point of service, shall be the	1566
administrator of the juvenile division and its subdivisions and	1567
departments and shall have charge of the employment, assignment,	1568
and supervision of the personnel of the division engaged in	1569
handling, servicing, or investigating juvenile cases, including	1570
any referees considered necessary by the judges of the division in	1571
the discharge of their various duties.	1572

The judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division,	1573
senior in point of service, also shall designate the title,	1574
compensation, expense allowance, hours, leaves of absence, and	1575
vacation of the personnel of the division and shall fix the duties	1576
of the personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel, in	1577
addition to other statutory duties include the handling,	1578
servicing, and investigation of juvenile cases and counseling and	1579
conciliation services that may be made available to persons	1580
requesting them, whether or not the persons are parties to an	1581
action pending in the division.	1582

(3) If one of the judges of the court of common pleas,	1583
division of domestic relations, or one of the judges of the	1584
juvenile division is sick, absent, or unable to perform that	1585
judge's judicial duties or the volume of cases pending in that	1586
judge's division necessitates it, the duties shall be performed by	1587
the judges of the other of those divisions.	1588

(E) In Mahoning county:

1589

(1) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term began	1590
on January 1, 1955, and successors, shall have the same	1591
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and	1592
receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of	1593
common pleas of Mahoning county, shall be elected and designated	1594
as judge of the court of common pleas, division of domestic	1595
relations, and shall be assigned all the divorce, dissolution of	1596
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases coming before the	1597
court. In addition to the judge's regular duties, the judge of	1598
the court of common pleas, division of domestic relations, shall	1599
be the administrator of the domestic relations division and its	1600
subdivisions and departments and shall have charge of the	1601
employment, assignment, and supervision of the personnel of the	1602
division engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating divorce,	1603
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases,	1604
including any referees considered necessary in the discharge of	1605
the various duties of the judge's office.	1606

The judge also shall designate the title, compensation,	1607
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the	1608
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the	1609
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel, in	1610
addition to other statutory duties, include the handling,	1611
servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage,	1612
legal separation, and annulment cases and counseling and	1613
conciliation services that may be made available to persons	1614
requesting them, whether or not the persons are parties to an	1615
action pending in the division.	1616

(2) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term began	1617
on January 2, 1969, and successors, shall have the same	1618
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and	1619
receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of	1620
common pleas of Mahoning county, shall be elected and designated	1621
as judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, and	1622
shall be the juvenile judge as provided in Chapters 2151. and	1623
2152. of the Revised Code, with the powers and jurisdictions	1624
conferred by those chapters. In addition to the judge's regular	1625
duties, the judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division,	1626
shall be the administrator of the juvenile division and its	1627
subdivisions and departments and shall have charge of the	1628
employment, assignment, and supervision of the personnel of the	1629
division engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating juvenile	1630
cases, including any referees considered necessary by the judge in	1631
the discharge of the judge's various duties.	1632

The judge also shall designate the title, compensation,	1633
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacation of the	1634
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the	1635
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel, in	1636
addition to other statutory duties, include the handling,	1637
servicing, and investigation of juvenile cases and counseling and	1638
conciliation services that may be made available to persons	1639
requesting them, whether or not the persons are parties to an	1640
action pending in the division.	1641

(3) If a judge of the court of common pleas, division of	1642
domestic relations or juvenile division, is sick, absent, or	1643
unable to perform that judge's judicial duties, or the volume of	1644
cases pending in that judge's division necessitates it, that	1645
judge's duties shall be performed by another judge of the court of	1646
common pleas.	1647

(F) In Montgomery county:

1648

(1) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms	1649
begin on January 2, 1953, and January 4, 1977, and successors,	1650
shall have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	1651
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of	1652
the court of common pleas of Montgomery county and shall be	1653
elected and designated as judges of the court of common pleas,	1654
division of domestic relations. These judges shall have assigned	1655
to them all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation,	1656
and annulment cases.	1657

The judge of the division of domestic relations, senior in	1658
point of service, shall be charged exclusively with the assignment	1659
and division of the work of the division and shall have charge of	1660
the employment and supervision of the personnel of the division	1661
engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating divorce,	1662
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases,	1663
including any necessary referees, except those employees who may	1664
be appointed by the judge, junior in point of service, under this	1665
section and sections 2301.12, 2301.18, and 2301.19 of the Revised	1666
Code. The judge of the division of domestic relations, senior in	1667
point of service, also shall designate the title, compensation,	1668
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacation of the	1669
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties.	1670

(2) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms	1671
begin on January 1, 1953, and January 1, 1993, and successors,	1672
shall have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	1673
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of	1674
the court of common pleas of Montgomery county, shall be elected	1675
and designated as judges of the court of common pleas, juvenile	1676
division, and shall be, and have the powers and jurisdiction of,	1677
the juvenile judge as provided in Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the	1678
Revised Code.	1679

In addition to the judge's regular duties, the judge of the	1680
court of common pleas, juvenile division, senior in point of	1681
service, shall be the administrator of the juvenile division and	1682
its subdivisions and departments and shall have charge of the	1683
employment, assignment, and supervision of the personnel of the	1684
juvenile division, including any necessary referees, who are	1685
engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating juvenile cases.	1686
The judge, senior in point of service, also shall designate the	1687
title, compensation, expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence,	1688
and vacation of the personnel of the division and shall fix their	1689
duties. The duties of the personnel, in addition to other	1690
statutory duties, shall include the handling, servicing, and	1691
investigation of juvenile cases and of any counseling and	1692
conciliation services that are available upon request to persons,	1693
whether or not they are parties to an action pending in the	1694
division.	1695

If one of the judges of the court of common pleas, division	1696
of domestic relations, or one of the judges of the court of common	1697
pleas, juvenile division, is sick, absent, or unable to perform	1698
that judge's duties or the volume of cases pending in that judge's	1699
division necessitates it, the duties of that judge may be	1700
performed by the judge or judges of the other of those divisions.	1701

(G) In Richland county, the judge of the court of common	1702
pleas whose term begins on January 1, 1957, and successors, shall	1703
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	1704
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other	1705
judges of the court of common pleas of Richland county and shall	1706
be elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas,	1707
division of domestic relations. That judge shall have all of the	1708
powers relating to juvenile courts, and all cases under Chapters	1709
2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code, all parentage proceedings	1710
over which the juvenile court has jurisdiction, and all divorce,	1711
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases	1712
shall be assigned to that judge, except in cases that for some	1713
special reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of	1714
common pleas.	1715

(H) In Stark county, the judges of the court of common pleas	1716
whose terms begin on January 1, 1953, January 2, 1959, and January	1717
1, 1993, and successors, shall have the same qualifications,	1718
exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same	1719
compensation as other judges of the court of common pleas of Stark	1720
county and shall be elected and designated as judges of the court	1721
of common pleas, division of domestic relations. They shall have	1722
all the powers relating to juvenile courts, and all cases under	1723
Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code, all parentage	1724
proceedings over which the juvenile court has jurisdiction, and	1725
all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and	1726
annulment cases, except cases that are assigned to some other	1727
judge of the court of common pleas for some special reason, shall	1728
be assigned to the judges.	1729

The judge of the division of domestic relations, second most	1730
senior in point of service, shall have charge of the employment	1731
and supervision of the personnel of the division engaged in	1732
handling, servicing, or investigating divorce, dissolution of	1733
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, and necessary	1734
referees required for the judge's respective court.	1735

The judge of the division of domestic relations, senior in	1736
point of service, shall be charged exclusively with the	1737
administration of sections 2151.13, 2151.16, 2151.17, and 2152.71	1738
of the Revised Code and with the assignment and division of the	1739
work of the division and the employment and supervision of all	1740
other personnel of the division, including, but not limited to,	1741
that judge's necessary referees, but excepting those employees who	1742
may be appointed by the judge second most senior in point of	1743
service. The senior judge further shall serve in every other	1744
position in which the statutes permit or require a juvenile judge	1745
to serve.	1746

(I) In Summit county:

1747

(1) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms	1748
begin on January 4, 1967, and January 6, 1993, and successors,	1749
shall have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	1750
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of	1751
the court of common pleas of Summit county and shall be elected	1752
and designated as judges of the court of common pleas, division of	1753
domestic relations. The judges of the division of domestic	1754
relations shall have assigned to them and hear all divorce,	1755
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases	1756
that come before the court. Except in cases that are subject to	1757
the exclusive original jurisdiction of the juvenile court, the	1758
judges of the division of domestic relations shall have assigned	1759
to them and hear all cases pertaining to paternity, custody,	1760
visitation, child support, or the allocation of parental rights	1761
and responsibilities for the care of children and all post-decree	1762
proceedings arising from any case pertaining to any of those	1763
matters. The judges of the division of domestic relations shall	1764
have assigned to them and hear all proceedings under the uniform	1765
interstate family support act contained in Chapter 3115. of the	1766
Revised Code.	1767

The judge of the division of domestic relations, senior in	1768
point of service, shall be the administrator of the domestic	1769
relations division and its subdivisions and departments and shall	1770
have charge of the employment, assignment, and supervision of the	1771
personnel of the division, including any necessary referees, who	1772
are engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating divorce,	1773
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases.	1774
That judge also shall designate the title, compensation, expense	1775
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the	1776
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties	1777
of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, shall	1778
include the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce,	1779
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases and	1780
of any counseling and conciliation services that are available	1781
upon request to all persons, whether or not they are parties to an	1782
action pending in the division.	1783

(2) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins	1784
on January 1, 1955, and successors, shall have the same	1785
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and	1786
receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of	1787
common pleas of Summit county, shall be elected and designated as	1788
judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, and shall	1789
be, and have the powers and jurisdiction of, the juvenile judge as	1790
provided in Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code. Except	1791
in cases that are subject to the exclusive original jurisdiction	1792
of the juvenile court, the judge of the juvenile division shall	1793
not have jurisdiction or the power to hear, and shall not be	1794
assigned, any case pertaining to paternity, custody, visitation,	1795
child support, or the allocation of parental rights and	1796
responsibilities for the care of children or any post-decree	1797
proceeding arising from any case pertaining to any of those	1798
matters. The judge of the juvenile division shall not have	1799
jurisdiction or the power to hear, and shall not be assigned, any	1800
proceeding under the uniform interstate family support act	1801
contained in Chapter 3115. of the Revised Code.	1802

The juvenile judge shall be the administrator of the juvenile	1803
division and its subdivisions and departments and shall have	1804
charge of the employment, assignment, and supervision of the	1805
personnel of the juvenile division, including any necessary	1806
referees, who are engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating	1807
juvenile cases. The judge also shall designate the title,	1808
compensation, expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and	1809
vacation of the personnel of the division and shall fix their	1810
duties. The duties of the personnel, in addition to other	1811
statutory duties, shall include the handling, servicing, and	1812
investigation of juvenile cases and of any counseling and	1813
conciliation services that are available upon request to persons,	1814
whether or not they are parties to an action pending in the	1815
division.	1816

(J) In Trumbull county, the judges of the court of common	1817
pleas whose terms begin on January 1, 1953, and January 2, 1977,	1818
and successors, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the	1819
same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as	1820
other judges of the court of common pleas of Trumbull county and	1821
shall be elected and designated as judges of the court of common	1822
pleas, division of domestic relations. They shall have all the	1823
powers relating to juvenile courts, and all cases under Chapters	1824
2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code, all parentage proceedings	1825
over which the juvenile court has jurisdiction, and all divorce,	1826
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases	1827
shall be assigned to them, except cases that for some special	1828
reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of common	1829
pleas.	1830

(K) In Butler county:

1831

(1) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms	1832
begin on January 1, 1957, and January 4, 1993, and successors,	1833
shall have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	1834
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of	1835
the court of common pleas of Butler county and shall be elected	1836
and designated as judges of the court of common pleas, division of	1837
domestic relations. The judges of the division of domestic	1838
relations shall have assigned to them all divorce, dissolution of	1839
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases coming before the	1840
court, except in cases that for some special reason are assigned	1841
to some other judge of the court of common pleas. The judge	1842
senior in point of service shall be charged with the assignment	1843
and division of the work of the division and with the employment	1844
and supervision of all other personnel of the domestic relations	1845
division.	1846

The judge senior in point of service also shall designate the	1847
title, compensation, expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence,	1848
and vacations of the personnel of the division and shall fix their	1849
duties. The duties of the personnel, in addition to other	1850
statutory duties, shall include the handling, servicing, and	1851
investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal	1852
separation, and annulment cases and providing any counseling and	1853
conciliation services that the division makes available to	1854
persons, whether or not the persons are parties to an action	1855
pending in the division, who request the services.	1856

(2) The judgejudges of the court of common pleas whose term	1857
beginsterms begin on January 3, 1987, and January 2, 2003, and	1858
successors, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the same	1859
powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as	1860
other judges of the court of common pleas of Butler county, shall	1861
be elected and designated as judgejudges of the court of common	1862
pleas, juvenile division, and shall be the juvenile judgejudges	1863
as provided in Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code, with	1864
the powers and jurisdictions conferred by those chapters. The	1865
judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, who is	1866
senior in point of service, shall be the administrator of the	1867
juvenile division and its subdivisions and departments. The	1868
judge, senior in point of service, shall have charge of the	1869
employment, assignment, and supervision of the personnel of the	1870
juvenile division who are engaged in handling, servicing, or	1871
investigating juvenile cases, including any referees whom the	1872
judge considers necessary for the discharge of the judge's various	1873
duties.	1874

The judge, senior in point of service, also shall designate	1875
the title, compensation, expense allowances, hours, leaves of	1876
absence, and vacation of the personnel of the division and shall	1877
fix their duties. The duties of the personnel, in addition to	1878
other statutory duties, include the handling, servicing, and	1879
investigation of juvenile cases and providing any counseling and	1880
conciliation services that the division makes available to	1881
persons, whether or not the persons are parties to an action	1882
pending in the division, who request the services.	1883

(3) If a judge of the court of common pleas, division of	1884
domestic relations or juvenile division, is sick, absent, or	1885
unable to perform that judge's judicial duties or the volume of	1886
cases pending in the judge's division necessitates it, the duties	1887
of that judge shall be performed by the other judges of the	1888
domestic relations and juvenile divisions.	1889

(L)(1) In Cuyahoga county, the judges of the court of common	1890
pleas whose terms begin on January 8, 1961, January 9, 1961,	1891
January 18, 1975, January 19, 1975, and January 13, 1987, and	1892
successors, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the same	1893
powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as	1894
other judges of the court of common pleas of Cuyahoga county and	1895
shall be elected and designated as judges of the court of common	1896
pleas, division of domestic relations. They shall have all the	1897
powers relating to all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal	1898
separation, and annulment cases, except in cases that are assigned	1899
to some other judge of the court of common pleas for some special	1900
reason.	1901

(2) The administrative judge is administrator of the	1902
domestic relations division and its subdivisions and departments	1903
and has the following powers concerning division personnel:	1904

(a) Full charge of the employment, assignment, and	1905
supervision;	1906

(b) Sole determination of compensation, duties, expenses,	1907
allowances, hours, leaves, and vacations.	1908

(3) "Division personnel" include persons employed or referees	1909
engaged in hearing, servicing, investigating, counseling, or	1910
conciliating divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation	1911
and annulment matters.	1912

(M) In Lake county:

1913

(1) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins	1914
on January 2, 1961, and successors, shall have the same	1915
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and	1916
receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court of	1917
common pleas of Lake county and shall be elected and designated as	1918
judge of the court of common pleas, division of domestic	1919
relations. The judge shall be assigned all the divorce,	1920
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases	1921
coming before the court, except in cases that for some special	1922
reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of common	1923
pleas. The judge shall be charged with the assignment and	1924
division of the work of the division and with the employment and	1925
supervision of all other personnel of the domestic relations	1926
division.	1927

The judge also shall designate the title, compensation,	1928
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the	1929
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties	1930
of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, shall	1931
include the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce,	1932
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases and	1933
providing any counseling and conciliation services that the	1934
division makes available to persons, whether or not the persons	1935
are parties to an action pending in the division, who request the	1936
services.	1937

(2) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins	1938
on January 4, 1979, and successors, shall have the same	1939
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and	1940
receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of	1941
common pleas of Lake county, shall be elected and designated as	1942
judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, and shall	1943
be the juvenile judge as provided in Chapters 2151. and 2152. of	1944
the Revised Code, with the powers and jurisdictions conferred by	1945
those chapters. The judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile	1946
division, shall be the administrator of the juvenile division and	1947
its subdivisions and departments. The judge shall have charge of	1948
the employment, assignment, and supervision of the personnel of	1949
the juvenile division who are engaged in handling, servicing, or	1950
investigating juvenile cases, including any referees whom the	1951
judge considers necessary for the discharge of the judge's various	1952
duties.	1953

The judge also shall designate the title, compensation,	1954
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacation of the	1955
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties	1956
of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, include	1957
the handling, servicing, and investigation of juvenile cases and	1958
providing any counseling and conciliation services that the	1959
division makes available to persons, whether or not the persons	1960
are parties to an action pending in the division, who request the	1961
services.	1962

(3) If a judge of the court of common pleas, division of	1963
domestic relations or juvenile division, is sick, absent, or	1964
unable to perform that judge's judicial duties or the volume of	1965
cases pending in the judge's division necessitates it, the duties	1966
of that judge shall be performed by the other judges of the	1967
domestic relations and juvenile divisions.	1968

(N) In Erie county, the judge of the court of common pleas	1969
whose term begins on January 2, 1971, and successors, shall have	1970
the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	1971
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other judge	1972
of the court of common pleas of Erie county and shall be elected	1973
and designated as judge of the court of common pleas, division of	1974
domestic relations. The judge shall have all the powers relating	1975
to juvenile courts, and shall be assigned all cases under Chapters	1976
2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code, parentage proceedings over	1977
which the juvenile court has jurisdiction, and divorce,	1978
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases,	1979
except cases that for some special reason are assigned to some	1980
other judge.	1981

(O) In Greene county:

1982

(1) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins	1983
on January 1, 1961, and successors, shall have the same	1984
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and	1985
receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court of	1986
common pleas of Greene county and shall be elected and designated	1987
as the judge of the court of common pleas, division of domestic	1988
relations. The judge shall be assigned all divorce, dissolution	1989
of marriage, legal separation, annulment, uniform reciprocal	1990
support enforcement, and domestic violence cases and all other	1991
cases related to domestic relations, except cases that for some	1992
special reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of	1993
common pleas.	1994

The judge shall be charged with the assignment and division	1995
of the work of the division and with the employment and	1996
supervision of all other personnel of the division. The judge	1997
also shall designate the title, compensation, hours, leaves of	1998
absence, and vacations of the personnel of the division and shall	1999
fix their duties. The duties of the personnel of the division, in	2000
addition to other statutory duties, shall include the handling,	2001
servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage,	2002
legal separation, and annulment cases and the provision of	2003
counseling and conciliation services that the division considers	2004
necessary and makes available to persons who request the services,	2005
whether or not the persons are parties in an action pending in the	2006
division. The compensation for the personnel shall be paid from	2007
the overall court budget and shall be included in the	2008
appropriations for the existing judges of the general division of	2009
the court of common pleas.	2010

(2) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins	2011
on January 1, 1995, and successors, shall have the same	2012
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and	2013
receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court of	2014
common pleas of Greene county, shall be elected and designated as	2015
judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, and, on or	2016
after January 1, 1995, shall be the juvenile judge as provided in	2017
Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code with the powers and	2018
jurisdiction conferred by those chapters. The judge of the court	2019
of common pleas, juvenile division, shall be the administrator of	2020
the juvenile division and its subdivisions and departments. The	2021
judge shall have charge of the employment, assignment, and	2022
supervision of the personnel of the juvenile division who are	2023
engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating juvenile cases,	2024
including any referees whom the judge considers necessary for the	2025
discharge of the judge's various duties.	2026

The judge also shall designate the title, compensation,	2027
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacation of the	2028
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties	2029
of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, include	2030
the handling, servicing, and investigation of juvenile cases and	2031
providing any counseling and conciliation services that the court	2032
makes available to persons, whether or not the persons are parties	2033
to an action pending in the court, who request the services.	2034

(3) If one of the judges of the court of common pleas,	2035
general division, is sick, absent, or unable to perform that	2036
judge's judicial duties or the volume of cases pending in the	2037
general division necessitates it, the duties of that judge of the	2038
general division shall be performed by the judge of the division	2039
of domestic relations and the judge of the juvenile division.	2040

(P) In Portage county, the judge of the court of common	2041
pleas, whose term begins January 2, 1987, and successors, shall	2042
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	2043
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other	2044
judges of the court of common pleas of Portage county and shall be	2045
elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas,	2046
division of domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned all	2047
divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment	2048
cases coming before the court, except in cases that for some	2049
special reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of	2050
common pleas. The judge shall be charged with the assignment and	2051
division of the work of the division and with the employment and	2052
supervision of all other personnel of the domestic relations	2053
division.	2054

The judge also shall designate the title, compensation,	2055
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the	2056
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties	2057
of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, shall	2058
include the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce,	2059
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases and	2060
providing any counseling and conciliation services that the	2061
division makes available to persons, whether or not the persons	2062
are parties to an action pending in the division, who request the	2063
services.	2064

(Q) In Clermont county, the judge of the court of common	2065
pleas, whose term begins January 2, 1987, and successors, shall	2066
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	2067
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other	2068
judges of the court of common pleas of Clermont county and shall	2069
be elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas,	2070
division of domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned all	2071
divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment	2072
cases coming before the court, except in cases that for some	2073
special reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of	2074
common pleas. The judge shall be charged with the assignment and	2075
division of the work of the division and with the employment and	2076
supervision of all other personnel of the domestic relations	2077
division.	2078

The judge also shall designate the title, compensation,	2079
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the	2080
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties	2081
of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, shall	2082
include the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce,	2083
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases and	2084
providing any counseling and conciliation services that the	2085
division makes available to persons, whether or not the persons	2086
are parties to an action pending in the division, who request the	2087
services.	2088

(R) In Warren county, the judge of the court of common	2089
pleas, whose term begins January 1, 1987, and successors, shall	2090
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	2091
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other	2092
judges of the court of common pleas of Warren county and shall be	2093
elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas,	2094
division of domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned all	2095
divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment	2096
cases coming before the court, except in cases that for some	2097
special reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of	2098
common pleas. The judge shall be charged with the assignment and	2099
division of the work of the division and with the employment and	2100
supervision of all other personnel of the domestic relations	2101
division.	2102

The judge also shall designate the title, compensation,	2103
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the	2104
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties	2105
of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, shall	2106
include the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce,	2107
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases and	2108
providing any counseling and conciliation services that the	2109
division makes available to persons, whether or not the persons	2110
are parties to an action pending in the division, who request the	2111
services.	2112

(S) In Licking county, the judge of the court of common	2113
pleas, whose term begins January 1, 1991, and successors, shall	2114
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	2115
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other	2116
judges of the court of common pleas of Licking county and shall be	2117
elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas,	2118
division of domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned all	2119
divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment	2120
cases, all cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code,	2121
all proceedings involving child support, the allocation of	2122
parental rights and responsibilities for the care of children and	2123
the designation for the children of a place of residence and legal	2124
custodian, parenting time, and visitation, and all post-decree	2125
proceedings and matters arising from those cases and proceedings,	2126
except in cases that for some special reason are assigned to	2127
another judge of the court of common pleas. The judge shall be	2128
charged with the assignment and division of the work of the	2129
division and with the employment and supervision of the personnel	2130
of the division.	2131

The judge shall designate the title, compensation, expense	2132
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the	2133
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the	2134
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel of the	2135
division, in addition to other statutory duties, shall include the	2136
handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of	2137
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, cases arising	2138
under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, and proceedings involving	2139
child support, the allocation of parental rights and	2140
responsibilities for the care of children and the designation for	2141
the children of a place of residence and legal custodian,	2142
parenting time, and visitation and providing any counseling and	2143
conciliation services that the division makes available to	2144
persons, whether or not the persons are parties to an action	2145
pending in the division, who request the services.	2146

(T) In Allen county, the judge of the court of common pleas,	2147
whose term begins January 1, 1993, and successors, shall have the	2148
same qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction,	2149
and receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court	2150
of common pleas of Allen county and shall be elected and	2151
designated as judge of the court of common pleas, division of	2152
domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned all divorce,	2153
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases,	2154
all cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, all	2155
proceedings involving child support, the allocation of parental	2156
rights and responsibilities for the care of children and the	2157
designation for the children of a place of residence and legal	2158
custodian, parenting time, and visitation, and all post-decree	2159
proceedings and matters arising from those cases and proceedings,	2160
except in cases that for some special reason are assigned to	2161
another judge of the court of common pleas. The judge shall be	2162
charged with the assignment and division of the work of the	2163
division and with the employment and supervision of the personnel	2164
of the division.	2165

The judge shall designate the title, compensation, expense	2166
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the	2167
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the	2168
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel of the	2169
division, in addition to other statutory duties, shall include the	2170
handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of	2171
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, cases arising	2172
under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, and proceedings involving	2173
child support, the allocation of parental rights and	2174
responsibilities for the care of children and the designation for	2175
the children of a place of residence and legal custodian,	2176
parenting time, and visitation, and providing any counseling and	2177
conciliation services that the division makes available to	2178
persons, whether or not the persons are parties to an action	2179
pending in the division, who request the services.	2180

(U) In Medina county, the judge of the court of common pleas	2181
whose term begins January 1, 1995, and successors, shall have the	2182
same qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction,	2183
and receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of	2184
common pleas of Medina county and shall be elected and designated	2185
as judge of the court of common pleas, division of domestic	2186
relations. The judge shall be assigned all divorce, dissolution	2187
of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, all cases	2188
arising under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, all proceedings	2189
involving child support, the allocation of parental rights and	2190
responsibilities for the care of children and the designation for	2191
the children of a place of residence and legal custodian,	2192
parenting time, and visitation, and all post-decree proceedings	2193
and matters arising from those cases and proceedings, except in	2194
cases that for some special reason are assigned to another judge	2195
of the court of common pleas. The judge shall be charged with the	2196
assignment and division of the work of the division and with the	2197
employment and supervision of the personnel of the division.	2198

The judge shall designate the title, compensation, expense	2199
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the	2200
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the	2201
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel, in	2202
addition to other statutory duties, include the handling,	2203
servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage,	2204
legal separation, and annulment cases, cases arising under Chapter	2205
3111. of the Revised Code, and proceedings involving child	2206
support, the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities	2207
for the care of children and the designation for the children of a	2208
place of residence and legal custodian, parenting time, and	2209
visitation, and providing counseling and conciliation services	2210
that the division makes available to persons, whether or not the	2211
persons are parties to an action pending in the division, who	2212
request the services.	2213

(V) In Fairfield county, the judge of the court of common	2214
pleas whose term begins January 2, 1995, and successors, shall	2215
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	2216
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other	2217
judges of the court of common pleas of Fairfield county and shall	2218
be elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas,	2219
division of domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned all	2220
divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment	2221
cases, all cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code,	2222
all proceedings involving child support, the allocation of	2223
parental rights and responsibilities for the care of children and	2224
the designation for the children of a place of residence and legal	2225
custodian, parenting time, and visitation, and all post-decree	2226
proceedings and matters arising from those cases and proceedings,	2227
except in cases that for some special reason are assigned to	2228
another judge of the court of common pleas. The judge also has	2229
concurrent jurisdiction with the probate-juvenile division of the	2230
court of common pleas of Fairfield county with respect to and may	2231
hear cases to determine the custody of a child, as defined in	2232
section 2151.011 of the Revised Code, who is not the ward of	2233
another court of this state, cases that are commenced by a parent,	2234
guardian, or custodian of a child, as defined in section 2151.011	2235
of the Revised Code, to obtain an order requiring a parent of the	2236
child to pay child support for that child when the request for	2237
that order is not ancillary to an action for divorce, dissolution	2238
of marriage, annulment, or legal separation, a criminal or civil	2239
action involving an allegation of domestic violence, an action for	2240
support under Chapter 3115. of the Revised Code, or an action that	2241
is within the exclusive original jurisdiction of the	2242
probate-juvenile division of the court of common pleas of	2243
Fairfield county and that involves an allegation that the child is	2244
an abused, neglected, or dependent child, and post-decree	2245
proceedings and matters arising from those types of cases.	2246

The judge of the domestic relations division shall be charged	2247
with the assignment and division of the work of the division and	2248
with the employment and supervision of the personnel of the	2249
division.	2250

The judge shall designate the title, compensation, expense	2251
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the	2252
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the	2253
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel of the	2254
division, in addition to other statutory duties, shall include the	2255
handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of	2256
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, cases arising	2257
under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, and proceedings involving	2258
child support, the allocation of parental rights and	2259
responsibilities for the care of children and the designation for	2260
the children of a place of residence and legal custodian,	2261
parenting time, and visitation, and providing any counseling and	2262
conciliation services that the division makes available to	2263
persons, regardless of whether the persons are parties to an	2264
action pending in the division, who request the services. When	2265
the judge hears a case to determine the custody of a child, as	2266
defined in section 2151.011 of the Revised Code, who is not the	2267
ward of another court of this state or a case that is commenced by	2268
a parent, guardian, or custodian of a child, as defined in section	2269
2151.011 of the Revised Code, to obtain an order requiring a	2270
parent of the child to pay child support for that child when the	2271
request for that order is not ancillary to an action for divorce,	2272
dissolution of marriage, annulment, or legal separation, a	2273
criminal or civil action involving an allegation of domestic	2274
violence, an action for support under Chapter 3115. of the Revised	2275
Code, or an action that is within the exclusive original	2276
jurisdiction of the probate-juvenile division of the court of	2277
common pleas of Fairfield county and that involves an allegation	2278
that the child is an abused, neglected, or dependent child, the	2279
duties of the personnel of the domestic relations division also	2280
include the handling, servicing, and investigation of those types	2281
of cases.	2282

(W)(1) In Clark county, the judge of the court of common	2283
pleas whose term begins on January 2, 1995, and successors, shall	2284
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	2285
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of	2286
the court of common pleas of Clark county and shall be elected and	2287
designated as judge of the court of common pleas, domestic	2288
relations division. The judge shall have all the powers relating	2289
to juvenile courts, and all cases under Chapters 2151. and 2152.	2290
of the Revised Code and all parentage proceedings under Chapter	2291
3111. of the Revised Code over which the juvenile court has	2292
jurisdiction shall be assigned to the judge of the division of	2293
domestic relations. All divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal	2294
separation, annulment, uniform reciprocal support enforcement, and	2295
other cases related to domestic relations shall be assigned to the	2296
domestic relations division, and the presiding judge of the court	2297
of common pleas shall assign the cases to the judge of the	2298
domestic relations division and the judges of the general	2299
division.	2300

(2) In addition to the judge's regular duties, the judge of	2301
the division of domestic relations shall serve on the children	2302
services board and the county advisory board.	2303

(3) If the judge of the court of common pleas of Clark	2304
county, division of domestic relations, is sick, absent, or unable	2305
to perform that judge's judicial duties or if the presiding judge	2306
of the court of common pleas of Clark county determines that the	2307
volume of cases pending in the division of domestic relations	2308
necessitates it, the duties of the judge of the division of	2309
domestic relations shall be performed by the judges of the general	2310
division or probate division of the court of common pleas of Clark	2311
county, as assigned for that purpose by the presiding judge of	2312
that court, and the judges so assigned shall act in conjunction	2313
with the judge of the division of domestic relations of that	2314
court.	2315

(X) In Scioto county, the judge of the court of common pleas	2316
whose term begins January 2, 1995, and successors, shall have the	2317
same qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction,	2318
and receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of	2319
common pleas of Scioto county and shall be elected and designated	2320
as judge of the court of common pleas, division of domestic	2321
relations. The judge shall be assigned all divorce, dissolution	2322
of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, all cases	2323
arising under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, all proceedings	2324
involving child support, the allocation of parental rights and	2325
responsibilities for the care of children and the designation for	2326
the children of a place of residence and legal custodian,	2327
parenting time, visitation, and all post-decree proceedings and	2328
matters arising from those cases and proceedings, except in cases	2329
that for some special reason are assigned to another judge of the	2330
court of common pleas. The judge shall be charged with the	2331
assignment and division of the work of the division and with the	2332
employment and supervision of the personnel of the division.	2333

The judge shall designate the title, compensation, expense	2334
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the	2335
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the	2336
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel, in	2337
addition to other statutory duties, include the handling,	2338
servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage,	2339
legal separation, and annulment cases, cases arising under Chapter	2340
3111. of the Revised Code, and proceedings involving child	2341
support, the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities	2342
for the care of children and the designation for the children of a	2343
place of residence and legal custodian, parenting time, and	2344
visitation, and providing counseling and conciliation services	2345
that the division makes available to persons, whether or not the	2346
persons are parties to an action pending in the division, who	2347
request the services.	2348

(Y) In Auglaize county, the judge of the probate and	2349
juvenile divisions of the Auglaize county court of common pleas	2350
also shall be the administrative judge of the domestic relations	2351
division of the court and shall be assigned all divorce,	2352
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases	2353
coming before the court. The judge shall have all powers as	2354
administrator of the domestic relations division and shall have	2355
charge of the personnel engaged in handling, servicing, or	2356
investigating divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation,	2357
and annulment cases, including any referees considered necessary	2358
for the discharge of the judge's various duties.	2359

(Z)(1) In Marion county, the judge of the court of common	2360
pleas whose term begins on February 9, 1999, and the successors to	2361
that judge, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the same	2362
powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the	2363
other judges of the court of common pleas of Marion county and	2364
shall be elected and designated as judge of the court of common	2365
pleas, domestic relations-juvenile-probate division. Except as	2366
otherwise specified in this division, that judge, and the	2367
successors to that judge, shall have all the powers relating to	2368
juvenile courts, and all cases under Chapters 2151. and 2152. of	2369
the Revised Code, all cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the	2370
Revised Code, all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal	2371
separation, and annulment cases, all proceedings involving child	2372
support, the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities	2373
for the care of children and the designation for the children of a	2374
place of residence and legal custodian, parenting time, and	2375
visitation, and all post-decree proceedings and matters arising	2376
from those cases and proceedings shall be assigned to that judge	2377
and the successors to that judge. Except as provided in division	2378
(Z)(2) of this section and notwithstanding any other provision of	2379
any section of the Revised Code, on and after February 9, 2003,	2380
the judge of the court of common pleas of Marion county whose term	2381
begins on February 9, 1999, and the successors to that judge,	2382
shall have all the powers relating to the probate division of the	2383
court of common pleas of Marion county in addition to the powers	2384
previously specified in this division, and shall exercise	2385
concurrent jurisdiction with the judge of the probate division of	2386
that court over all matters that are within the jurisdiction of	2387
the probate division of that court under Chapter 2101., and other	2388
provisions, of the Revised Code in addition to the jurisdiction of	2389
the domestic relations-juvenile-probate division of that court	2390
otherwise specified in division (Z)(1) of this section.	2391

(2) The judge of the domestic relations-juvenile-probate	2392
division of the court of common pleas of Marion county or the	2393
judge of the probate division of the court of common pleas of	2394
Marion county, whichever of those judges is senior in total length	2395
of service on the court of common pleas of Marion county,	2396
regardless of the division or divisions of service, shall serve as	2397
the clerk of the probate division of the court of common pleas of	2398
Marion county.	2399

(3) On and after February 9, 2003, all references in law to	2400
"the probate court," "the probate judge," "the juvenile court," or	2401
"the judge of the juvenile court" shall be construed, with respect	2402
to Marion county, as being references to both "the probate	2403
division" and "the domestic relations-juvenile-probate division"	2404
and as being references to both "the judge of the probate	2405
division" and "the judge of the domestic relations-	2406
juvenile-probate division." On and after February 9, 2003, all	2407
references in law to "the clerk of the probate court" shall be	2408
construed, with respect to Marion county, as being references to	2409
the judge who is serving pursuant to division (Z)(2) of this	2410
section as the clerk of the probate division of the court of	2411
common pleas of Marion county.	2412

(AA) In Muskingum county, the judge of the court of common	2413
pleas whose term begins on January 2, 2003, and successors, shall	2414
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	2415
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other	2416
judges of the court of common pleas of Muskingum county and shall	2417
be elected and designated as the judge of the court of common	2418
pleas, division of domestic relations. The judge shall have all	2419
of the powers relating to juvenile courts and shall be assigned	2420
all cases under Chapter 2151. or 2152. of the Revised Code, all	2421
parentage proceedings over which the juvenile court has	2422
jurisdiction, all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal	2423
separation, and annulment cases, all cases arising under Chapter	2424
3111. of the Revised Code, all proceedings involving child	2425
support, the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities	2426
for the care of children, the designation for the children of a	2427
place of residence and legal custodian, and visitation, and all	2428
post-decree proceedings and matters arising from those cases and	2429
proceedings, except cases that for some special reason are	2430
assigned to some other judge of the court of common pleas.	2431

(BB) If a judge of the court of common pleas, division of	2432
domestic relations, or juvenile judge, of any of the counties	2433
mentioned in this section is sick, absent, or unable to perform	2434
that judge's judicial duties or the volume of cases pending in the	2435
judge's division necessitates it, the duties of that judge shall	2436
be performed by another judge of the court of common pleas of that	2437
county, assigned for that purpose by the presiding judge of the	2438
court of common pleas of that county to act in place of or in	2439
conjunction with that judge, as the case may require.	2440

Section 4. That the existing version of section 2301.03 of	2441
the Revised Code that is scheduled to take effect January 1, 2002,	2442
is hereby repealed.	2443

Section 5. Sections 3 and 4 of this act shall take effect	2444
January 1, 2002.	2445

Section 6.  Section 2301.03 of the Revised Code is presented	2446
in Section 3 of this act as a composite of the section as amended	2447
by both Am. Sub. S.B. 179 and Am. Sub. S.B. 180 of the 123rd	2448
General Assembly. The General Assembly, applying the principle	2449
stated in division (B) of section 1.52 of the Revised Code that	2450
amendments are to be harmonized if reasonably capable of	2451
simultaneous operation, finds that the composite is the resulting	2452
version of the section in effect on and after January 1, 2002.	2453