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Sub. S. B. No. 171 As Reported by the Senate Judiciary--Civil Justice Committee
As Reported by the Senate Judiciary--Civil Justice Committee
126th General Assembly | Regular Session | 2005-2006 |
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Senators Coughlin, Zurz
A BILL
To amend sections 1901.02 and 2301.02 of the Revised Code to clarify that the former township of Northampton is no longer within the jurisdiction of the Akron Municipal Court and to create one additional judge for the Summit County Court of Common Pleas to be elected in 2006.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1.
That sections 1901.02 and 2301.02 of the Revised Code be amended to read as follows:
Sec. 1901.02. (A) The municipal courts established by
section 1901.01 of the Revised Code have jurisdiction within the
corporate limits of their respective municipal corporations, or,
for
the Clermont county municipal court, within the municipal
corporation
or unincorporated territory in which it is
established, and
are courts of record. Each of the courts shall
be styled
".................................. municipal court,"
inserting
the name of the municipal corporation, except the
following
courts, which shall be styled as set forth below: (1) The municipal court established in Chesapeake that
shall
be styled and known as the "Lawrence county municipal
court"; (2) The municipal court established in Cincinnati that
shall
be styled and known as the "Hamilton county municipal
court"; (3) The municipal court established in Ravenna that shall
be
styled and known as the "Portage county municipal court"; (4) The municipal court established in Athens that shall
be
styled and known as the "Athens county municipal court"; (5) The municipal court established in Columbus that shall
be styled and known as the "Franklin county municipal court"; (6) The municipal court established in London that shall
be
styled and known as the "Madison county municipal court"; (7) The municipal court established in Newark that shall
be
styled and known as the "Licking county municipal court"; (8) The municipal court established in Wooster that shall
be
styled and known as the "Wayne county municipal court"; (9) The municipal court established in Wapakoneta that
shall
be styled and known as the "Auglaize county municipal
court"; (10) The municipal court established in Troy that shall be
styled and known as the "Miami county municipal court"; (11) The municipal court established in Bucyrus that shall
be styled and known as the "Crawford county municipal court"; (12) The municipal court established in Logan that shall
be
styled and known as the "Hocking county municipal court"; (13) The municipal court established in Urbana that shall
be
styled and known as the "Champaign county municipal court"; (14) The municipal court established in Jackson that shall
be styled and known as the "Jackson county municipal court"; (15) The municipal court established in Springfield that
shall be styled and known as the "Clark county municipal court"; (16) The municipal court established in Kenton that shall
be
styled and known as the "Hardin county municipal court"; (17) The municipal court established within Clermont county
in Batavia or in any other municipal corporation or unincorporated
territory within Clermont county that is selected by the
legislative
authority of that court that shall
be styled and known
as the "Clermont county municipal court"; (18) The municipal court established in Wilmington that,
beginning July 1, 1992, shall be styled and known as the "Clinton
county municipal court"; (19) The municipal court established in Port Clinton that
shall be styled and known as "the Ottawa county municipal court"; (20) The municipal court established in Lancaster that,
beginning
January 2, 2000, shall be
styled and known as the
"Fairfield county municipal court"; (21) The municipal court established within Columbiana
county in
Lisbon or in any other municipal corporation or
unincorporated
territory selected pursuant to division (I) of
section 1901.021 of the Revised
Code,
that shall be
styled and
known as the "Columbiana county municipal court"; (22) The municipal court established in Georgetown that,
beginning February 9, 2003, shall be styled and known as the
"Brown county municipal court"; (23) The municipal court established in Mount Gilead that,
beginning January 1, 2003, shall be styled and known as the
"Morrow county municipal court"; (24) The municipal court established in Greenville that, beginning January 1, 2005, shall be styled and known as the "Darke county municipal court." (B) In addition to the jurisdiction set forth in division
(A) of this section, the municipal courts established by section
1901.01 of the Revised Code have jurisdiction as follows: The Akron municipal court has jurisdiction within Bath,
Northampton, Richfield, and Springfield townships, and within the
municipal corporations of Fairlawn, Lakemore, and Mogadore, in
Summit county. The Alliance municipal court has jurisdiction within
Lexington, Marlboro, Paris, and Washington townships in Stark
county. The Ashland municipal court has jurisdiction within Ashland
county. The Ashtabula municipal court has jurisdiction within
Ashtabula, Plymouth, and Saybrook townships in Ashtabula county. The Athens county municipal court has jurisdiction within
Athens county. The Auglaize county municipal court has jurisdiction within
Auglaize county. The Avon Lake municipal court has jurisdiction within the
municipal corporations of Avon and Sheffield in Lorain county. The Barberton municipal court has jurisdiction within
Coventry, Franklin, and Green townships, within all of Copley
township except within the municipal corporation of Fairlawn, and
within the municipal corporations of Clinton and Norton, in
Summit
county. The Bedford municipal court has jurisdiction within the
municipal corporations of Bedford Heights, Oakwood, Glenwillow,
Solon, Bentleyville, Chagrin Falls, Moreland Hills, Orange,
Warrensville Heights, North Randall, and Woodmere, and within
Warrensville and Chagrin Falls townships, in Cuyahoga county. The Bellefontaine municipal court has jurisdiction within
Logan county. The Bellevue municipal court has jurisdiction within Lyme
and
Sherman townships in Huron county and within York township in
Sandusky county. The Berea municipal court has jurisdiction within the
municipal corporations of Strongsville, Middleburgh Heights,
Brook
Park, Westview, and Olmsted Falls, and within Olmsted
township, in
Cuyahoga county. The Bowling Green municipal court has jurisdiction within
the
municipal corporations of Bairdstown, Bloomdale, Bradner,
Custar,
Cygnet, Grand Rapids, Haskins, Hoytville, Jerry City,
Milton
Center, North Baltimore, Pemberville, Portage, Rising Sun,
Tontogany, Wayne, and Weston, and within Bloom, Center, Freedom,
Grand Rapids, Henry, Jackson, Liberty, Middleton, Milton,
Montgomery, Plain, Portage, Washington, Webster, and Weston
townships in Wood county. Beginning February 9, 2003, the Brown county municipal court
has jurisdiction within Brown county. The Bryan municipal court has jurisdiction within Williams
county. The Cambridge municipal court has jurisdiction within
Guernsey county. The Campbell municipal court has jurisdiction within
Coitsville township in Mahoning county. The Canton municipal court has jurisdiction within Canton,
Lake, Nimishillen, Osnaburg, Pike, Plain, and Sandy townships in
Stark county. The Celina municipal court has jurisdiction within Mercer
county. The Champaign county municipal court has jurisdiction
within
Champaign county. The Chardon municipal court has jurisdiction within Geauga
county. The Chillicothe municipal court has jurisdiction within
Ross
county. The Circleville municipal court has jurisdiction within
Pickaway county. The Clark county municipal court has jurisdiction within
Clark county. The Clermont county municipal court has jurisdiction within
Clermont county. The Cleveland municipal court has jurisdiction within the
municipal corporation of Bratenahl in Cuyahoga county. Beginning July 1, 1992, the Clinton county municipal court
has jurisdiction within Clinton county. The Columbiana county municipal court has jurisdiction within
all
of Columbiana county except within the municipal corporation
of
East Liverpool and except within Liverpool and
St. Clair
townships. The Coshocton municipal court has jurisdiction within
Coshocton county. The Crawford county municipal court has jurisdiction within
Crawford county. The Cuyahoga Falls municipal court has jurisdiction within
Boston, Hudson, Northfield Center, Sagamore Hills, and Twinsburg
townships, and within the municipal corporations of Boston
Heights, Hudson, Munroe Falls, Northfield, Peninsula,
Reminderville, Silver Lake, Stow, Tallmadge, Twinsburg, and
Macedonia, in Summit county.
Beginning January 1, 2005, the Darke county municipal court has jurisdiction within Darke county except within the municipal corporation of Bradford. The Defiance municipal court has jurisdiction within
Defiance
county. The Delaware municipal court has jurisdiction within
Delaware
county. The East Liverpool municipal court has jurisdiction within
Liverpool and St. Clair townships in Columbiana county. The Eaton municipal court has jurisdiction within Preble
county. The Elyria municipal court has jurisdiction within the
municipal corporations of Grafton, LaGrange, and North
Ridgeville,
and within Elyria, Carlisle, Eaton, Columbia,
Grafton, and
LaGrange townships, in Lorain county. The Fairborn municipal court has jurisdiction within the
municipal corporation of Beavercreek and within Bath and
Beavercreek townships in Greene county. Beginning January 2, 2000, the Fairfield county municipal
court has jurisdiction within Fairfield county. The Findlay municipal court has jurisdiction within all of
Hancock county except within Washington township. The Fostoria municipal court has jurisdiction within Loudon
and Jackson townships in Seneca county, within Washington
township
in Hancock county, and within Perry township in Wood
county. The Franklin municipal court has jurisdiction within
Franklin
township in Warren county. The Franklin county municipal court has jurisdiction within
Franklin county. The Fremont municipal court has jurisdiction within
Ballville
and Sandusky townships in Sandusky county. The Gallipolis municipal court has jurisdiction within
Gallia
county. The Garfield Heights municipal court has jurisdiction
within
the municipal corporations of Maple Heights, Walton Hills,
Valley
View, Cuyahoga Heights, Newburgh Heights, Independence,
and
Brecksville in Cuyahoga county. The Girard municipal court has jurisdiction within Liberty,
Vienna, and Hubbard townships in Trumbull county. The Hamilton municipal court has jurisdiction within Ross
and
St. Clair townships in Butler county. The Hamilton county municipal court has jurisdiction within
Hamilton county. The Hardin county municipal court has jurisdiction within
Hardin county. The Hillsboro municipal court has jurisdiction within all
of
Highland county except within Madison township. The Hocking county municipal court has jurisdiction within
Hocking county. The Huron municipal court has jurisdiction within all of
Huron township in Erie county except within the municipal
corporation of Sandusky. The Ironton municipal court has jurisdiction within Aid,
Decatur, Elizabeth, Hamilton, Lawrence, Upper, and Washington
townships in Lawrence county. The Jackson county municipal court has jurisdiction within
Jackson county. The Kettering municipal court has jurisdiction within the
municipal corporations of Centerville and Moraine, and within
Washington township, in Montgomery county. Until January 2, 2000, the Lancaster municipal
court has
jurisdiction within
Fairfield county. The Lawrence county municipal court has jurisdiction within
the townships of Fayette, Mason, Perry, Rome, Symmes, Union, and
Windsor in Lawrence county. The Lebanon municipal court has jurisdiction within
Turtlecreek township in Warren county. The Licking county municipal court has jurisdiction within
Licking county. The Lima municipal court has jurisdiction within Allen
county. The Lorain municipal court has jurisdiction within the
municipal corporation of Sheffield Lake, and within Sheffield
township, in Lorain county. The Lyndhurst municipal court has jurisdiction within the
municipal corporations of Mayfield Heights, Gates Mills,
Mayfield,
Highland Heights, and Richmond Heights in Cuyahoga
county. The Madison county municipal court has jurisdiction within
Madison county. The Mansfield municipal court has jurisdiction within
Madison, Springfield, Sandusky, Franklin, Weller, Mifflin, Troy,
Washington, Monroe, Perry, Jefferson, and Worthington townships,
and within sections 35-36-31 and 32 of Butler township, in
Richland county. The Marietta municipal court has jurisdiction within
Washington county. The Marion municipal court has jurisdiction within Marion
county. The Marysville municipal court has jurisdiction within
Union
county. The Mason municipal court has jurisdiction within Deerfield
township in Warren county. The Massillon municipal court has jurisdiction within
Bethlehem, Perry, Sugar Creek, Tuscarawas, Lawrence, and Jackson
townships in Stark county. The Maumee municipal court has jurisdiction within the
municipal corporations of Waterville and Whitehouse, within
Waterville and Providence townships, and within those portions of
Springfield, Monclova, and Swanton townships lying south of the
northerly boundary line of the Ohio turnpike, in Lucas county. The Medina municipal court has jurisdiction within the
municipal corporations of Briarwood Beach, Brunswick,
Chippewa-on-the-Lake, and Spencer and within the townships of
Brunswick Hills, Chatham, Granger, Hinckley, Lafayette,
Litchfield, Liverpool, Medina, Montville, Spencer, and York
townships, in Medina county. The Mentor municipal court has jurisdiction within the
municipal corporation of Mentor-on-the-Lake in Lake county. The Miami county municipal court has jurisdiction within
Miami county and within the part of the municipal corporation of
Bradford that is located in Darke county. The Miamisburg municipal court has jurisdiction within the
municipal corporations of Germantown and West Carrollton, and
within German and Miami townships in Montgomery county. The Middletown municipal court has jurisdiction within
Madison township, and within all of Lemon township, except within
the municipal corporation of Monroe, in Butler county.
Beginning January 1, 2003, the Morrow county municipal court
has jurisdiction within Morrow county.
The Mount Vernon municipal court has jurisdiction within
Knox
county. The Napoleon municipal court has jurisdiction within Henry
county. The New Philadelphia municipal court has jurisdiction
within
the municipal corporation of Dover, and within Auburn,
Bucks,
Fairfield, Goshen, Jefferson, Warren, York, Dover,
Franklin,
Lawrence, Sandy, Sugarcreek, and Wayne townships in
Tuscarawas
county. The Newton Falls municipal court has jurisdiction within
Bristol, Bloomfield, Lordstown, Newton, Braceville, Southington,
Farmington, and Mesopotamia townships in Trumbull county. The Niles municipal court has jurisdiction within the
municipal corporation of McDonald, and within Weathersfield
township in Trumbull county. The Norwalk municipal court has jurisdiction within all of
Huron county except within the municipal corporation of Bellevue
and except within Lyme and Sherman townships. The Oberlin municipal court has jurisdiction within the
municipal corporations of Amherst, Kipton, Rochester, South
Amherst, and Wellington, and within Henrietta, Russia, Camden,
Pittsfield, Brighton, Wellington, Penfield, Rochester, and
Huntington townships, and within all of Amherst township except
within the municipal corporation of Lorain, in Lorain county. The Oregon municipal court has jurisdiction within the
municipal corporation of Harbor View, and within Jerusalem
township, in Lucas county, and north within Maumee Bay and Lake
Erie to the boundary line between Ohio and Michigan between the
easterly boundary of the court and the easterly boundary of the
Toledo municipal court. The Ottawa county municipal court has jurisdiction within
Ottawa county. The Painesville municipal court has jurisdiction within
Painesville, Perry, Leroy, Concord, and Madison townships in Lake
county. The Parma municipal court has jurisdiction within the
municipal corporations of Parma Heights, Brooklyn, Linndale,
North
Royalton, Broadview Heights, Seven Hills, and Brooklyn
Heights in
Cuyahoga county. The Perrysburg municipal court has jurisdiction within the
municipal corporations of Luckey, Millbury, Northwood, Rossford,
and Walbridge, and within Perrysburg, Lake, and Troy townships,
in
Wood county. The Portage county municipal court has jurisdiction within
Portage county. The Portsmouth municipal court has jurisdiction within
Scioto
county. The Rocky River municipal court has jurisdiction within the
municipal corporations of Bay Village, Westlake, Fairview Park,
and North Olmsted, and within Riveredge township, in Cuyahoga
county. The Sandusky municipal court has jurisdiction within the
municipal corporations of Castalia and Bay View, and within
Perkins township, in Erie county. The Shaker Heights municipal court has jurisdiction within
the municipal corporations of University Heights, Beachwood,
Pepper Pike, and Hunting Valley in Cuyahoga county. The Shelby municipal court has jurisdiction within Sharon,
Jackson, Cass, Plymouth, and Blooming Grove townships, and within
all of Butler township except sections 35-36-31 and 32, in
Richland county. The Sidney municipal court has jurisdiction within Shelby
county. The Struthers municipal court has jurisdiction within the
municipal corporations of Lowellville, New Middleton, and Poland,
and within Poland and Springfield townships in Mahoning county. The Sylvania municipal court has jurisdiction within the
municipal corporations of Berkey and Holland, and within
Sylvania,
Richfield, Spencer, and Harding townships, and within
those
portions of Swanton, Monclova, and Springfield townships
lying
north of the northerly boundary line of the Ohio turnpike,
in
Lucas county. The Tiffin municipal court has jurisdiction within Adams,
Big
Spring, Bloom, Clinton, Eden, Hopewell, Liberty, Pleasant,
Reed,
Scipio, Seneca, Thompson, and Venice townships in Seneca
county. The Toledo municipal court has jurisdiction within
Washington
township, and within the municipal corporation of
Ottawa Hills, in
Lucas county. The Upper Sandusky municipal court has jurisdiction within
Wyandot county. The Vandalia municipal court has jurisdiction within the
municipal corporations of Clayton, Englewood, and Union, and
within Butler, Harrison, and Randolph townships, in Montgomery
county. The Van Wert municipal court has jurisdiction within Van
Wert
county. The Vermilion municipal court has jurisdiction within the
townships of Vermilion and Florence in Erie county and within all
of Brownhelm township except within the municipal corporation of
Lorain, in Lorain county. The Wadsworth municipal court has jurisdiction within the
municipal corporations of Gloria Glens Park, Lodi, Seville, and
Westfield Center, and within Guilford, Harrisville, Homer,
Sharon,
Wadsworth, and Westfield townships in Medina county. The Warren municipal court has jurisdiction within Warren
and
Champion townships, and within all of Howland township except
within the municipal corporation of Niles, in Trumbull county. The Washington Court House municipal court has jurisdiction
within Fayette county. The Wayne county municipal court has jurisdiction within
Wayne county. The Willoughby municipal court has jurisdiction within the
municipal corporations of Eastlake, Wickliffe, Willowick,
Willoughby Hills, Kirtland, Kirtland Hills, Waite Hill,
Timberlake, and Lakeline, and within Kirtland township, in Lake
county. Through June 30, 1992, the Wilmington municipal court has
jurisdiction within Clinton county. The Xenia municipal court has jurisdiction within
Caesarcreek, Cedarville, Jefferson, Miami, New Jasper, Ross,
Silvercreek, Spring Valley, Sugarcreek, and Xenia townships in
Greene county. (C) As used in this section: (1) "Within a township" includes all land, including, but
not limited to, any part of any municipal corporation, that is
physically located within the territorial boundaries of that
township, whether or not that land or municipal corporation is
governmentally a part of the township. (2) "Within a municipal corporation" includes all land
within the territorial boundaries of the municipal corporation
and
any townships that are coextensive with the municipal
corporation. Sec. 2301.02. The number of judges of the court of common
pleas for each county, the time for the next election of the
judges in the several counties, and the beginning of their terms
shall be as follows: (A) In Adams, Ashland, Fayette, and Pike counties, one
judge, elected in 1956, term to begin February 9, 1957; In Brown, Crawford, Defiance, Highland, Holmes, Morgan,
Ottawa, and Union counties, one judge, to be elected in 1954,
term
to begin February 9, 1955; In Auglaize county, one judge, to be elected in 1956, term
to
begin January 9, 1957; In Coshocton, Darke, Fulton, Gallia, Guernsey, Hardin,
Jackson, Knox, Madison, Mercer, Monroe, Paulding,
Vinton, and Wyandot counties, one judge, to be elected in 1956,
term to begin January 1, 1957; In Morrow county, two judges, one to be elected in 1956, term to begin January 1, 1957, and one to be elected in 2006, term to begin January 1, 2007; In Logan county, two judges, one to be elected in 1956, term to begin January 1, 1957, and one to be elected in 2004, term to begin January 2, 2005; In Carroll, Champaign, Clinton, Hocking, Meigs, Pickaway,
Preble, Shelby, Van Wert, and Williams counties, one judge, to be
elected in 1952, term to begin January 1, 1953; In Harrison and Noble counties, one judge, to be elected in
1954, term to begin April 18, 1955; In Henry county, two judges, one to be elected in 1956, term to begin May 9, 1957, and one to be elected in 2004, term to begin January 1, 2005; In Putnam county, one judge, to be elected in
1956, term to begin May 9, 1957; In Huron county, one judge, to be elected in 1952, term to
begin May 14, 1953; In Perry county, one judge, to be elected in 1954, term to
begin July 6, 1956; In Sandusky county, two judges, one to be elected in 1954,
term to begin February 10, 1955, and one to be elected in 1978,
term to begin January 1, 1979; (B) In Allen county, three judges, one to be elected in
1956, term to begin February 9, 1957, the second to be elected in
1958, term to begin January 1, 1959, and the third to be elected
in 1992, term to begin January 1, 1993; In Ashtabula county, three judges, one to be elected in
1954,
term to begin February 9, 1955, one to be elected in 1960,
term to
begin January 1, 1961, and one to be elected in 1978,
term to
begin January 2, 1979; In Athens county, two judges, one to be elected in 1954,
term
to begin February 9, 1955, and one to be elected in 1990,
term to
begin July 1, 1991; In Erie county, four judges, one to be elected in 1956, term
to begin January 1, 1957, the second to be elected in 1970,
term to begin January 2, 1971, the third to be elected in 2004, term to begin January 2, 2005, and the fourth to be elected in 2008, term to begin February 9, 2009; In Fairfield county, three judges, one to be elected in
1954,
term to begin February 9, 1955, the second to be elected in
1970,
term to begin January 1, 1971, and the third to be elected
in
1994, term to begin January 2, 1995; In Geauga county, two judges, one to be elected in 1956,
term
to begin January 1, 1957, and the second to be elected in
1976,
term to begin January 6, 1977; In Greene county, four judges, one to be elected in 1956,
term to begin February 9, 1957, the second to be elected in 1960,
term to begin January 1, 1961, the third to be elected in 1978,
term to begin January 2, 1979, and the fourth to be elected in
1994, term to begin January 1, 1995; In Hancock county, two judges, one to be elected in 1952,
term to begin January 1, 1953, and the second to be elected in
1978, term to begin January 1, 1979; In Lawrence county, two judges, one to be elected in 1954,
term to begin February 9, 1955, and the second to be elected in
1976, term to begin January 1, 1977; In Marion county, three judges, one to be elected in 1952,
term to begin January 1, 1953, the second to be elected in
1976,
term to begin January 2, 1977, and the third to be elected in
1998, term
to begin February 9, 1999; In Medina county, three judges, one to be elected in 1956,
term to begin January 1, 1957, the second to be elected in 1966,
term to begin January 1, 1967, and the third to be elected in
1994, term to begin January 1, 1995; In Miami county, two judges, one to be elected in 1954,
term
to begin February 9, 1955, and one to be elected in 1970,
term to
begin on January 1, 1971; In Muskingum county,
three judges, one to be elected in
1968,
term to begin August 9, 1969,
one to be elected in 1978,
term
to begin January 1, 1979, and one to be elected in 2002, term
to begin January 2, 2003; In Portage county, three judges, one to be elected in 1956,
term to begin January 1, 1957, the second to be elected in 1960,
term to begin January 1, 1961, and the third to be elected in
1986, term to begin January 2, 1987; In Ross county, two judges, one to be elected in 1956, term
to begin February 9, 1957, and the second to be elected in 1976,
term to begin January 1, 1977; In Scioto county, three judges, one to be elected in 1954,
term to begin February 10, 1955, the second to be elected in
1960,
term to begin January 1, 1961, and the third to be elected
in
1994, term to begin January 2, 1995; In Seneca county, two judges, one to be elected in 1956,
term
to begin January 1, 1957, and the second to be elected in
1986,
term to begin January 2, 1987; In Warren county,
four judges, one to be elected in
1954,
term to begin February 9, 1955, the second to be elected in
1970,
term to begin January 1, 1971,
the third to be elected
in
1986, term to begin January 1, 1987, and the fourth to be
elected in 2004, term to begin January 2, 2005; In Washington county, two judges, one to be elected in
1952,
term to begin January 1, 1953, and one to be elected in
1986, term
to begin January 1, 1987; In Wood county, three judges, one to be elected in 1968,
term
beginning January 1, 1969, the second to be elected in 1970,
term
to begin January 2, 1971, and the third to be elected in
1990,
term to begin January 1, 1991; In Belmont and Jefferson counties, two judges, to be
elected
in 1954, terms to begin January 1, 1955, and February 9,
1955,
respectively; In Clark county, four judges, one to be elected in 1952,
term
to begin January 1, 1953, the second to be elected in 1956,
term
to begin January 2, 1957, the third to be elected in 1986,
term to
begin January 3, 1987, and the fourth to be elected in
1994, term
to begin January 2, 1995. In Clermont county, five judges, one to be elected in 1956,
term to begin January 1, 1957, the second to be elected in 1964,
term to begin January 1, 1965, the third to be elected in 1982,
term to begin January 2, 1983, the fourth to be elected in
1986, term to begin January 2, 1987; and the fifth to be elected in 2006, term to begin January 3, 2007; In Columbiana county, two judges, one to be elected in
1952,
term to begin January 1, 1953, and the second to be elected
in
1956, term to begin January 1, 1957; In Delaware county, two judges, one to be elected in 1990,
term to begin February 9, 1991, the second to be elected in 1994,
term to begin January 1, 1995; In Lake county, six judges, one to be elected in 1958,
term
to begin January 1, 1959, the second to be elected in 1960,
term
to begin January 2, 1961, the third to be elected in 1964,
term to
begin January 3, 1965, the fourth and fifth to be
elected in 1978,
terms to begin January 4, 1979, and January
5, 1979, respectively,
and the sixth to be elected in 2000, term to
begin January 6,
2001; In Licking county, four judges, one to be elected in 1954,
term to begin February 9, 1955, one to be elected in 1964, term
to
begin January 1, 1965, one to be elected in 1990, term to
begin January 1, 1991, and one to be elected in 2004, term to begin January 1, 2005; In Lorain county, ten judges, two to be elected in 1952,
terms to begin January 1, 1953, and January 2, 1953,
respectively,
one to be elected in 1958, term to begin January 3,
1959, one to
be elected in 1968, term to begin January 1, 1969,
two to be
elected in 1988, terms to begin January 4, 1989,
and January 5,
1989, respectively, two to be elected in 1998, terms to
begin
January 2, 1999, and January 3, 1999, respectively; one to be elected in 2006, term to begin January 6, 2007; and one to be elected in 2008, term to begin February 9, 2009, as described in division (C)(1)(c) of section 2301.03 of the Revised Code; In Butler county,
eleven judges, one to be elected in
1956,
term to begin January 1, 1957; two to be elected in 1954,
terms
to
begin January 1, 1955, and February 9, 1955,
respectively; one
to
be elected in 1968, term to begin January 2,
1969; one to be
elected in 1986, term to begin January 3, 1987;
two to be elected
in 1988, terms to begin January 1, 1989, and
January 2, 1989,
respectively;
one to be elected in 1992, term
to begin
January 4,
1993;
two to be elected in 2002,
terms to
begin
January
2,
2003, and January 3, 2003, respectively; and one to be elected in 2006, term to begin January 3, 2007; In Richland county, four judges, one to be elected in
1956,
term to begin January 1, 1957, the second to be elected in
1960,
term to begin February 9, 1961, the third to be elected
in
1968, term to begin January 2, 1969, and the fourth to be elected in 2004, term to begin January 3, 2005; In Tuscarawas county, two judges, one to be elected in
1956,
term to begin January 1, 1957, and the second to be elected
in
1960, term to begin January 2, 1961; In Wayne county, two judges, one to be elected in 1956,
term
beginning January 1, 1957, and one to be elected in 1968,
term to
begin January 2, 1969; In Trumbull county, six judges, one to be elected in 1952,
term to begin January 1, 1953, the second to be elected in 1954,
term to begin January 1, 1955, the third to be elected in 1956,
term to begin January 1, 1957, the fourth to be elected in 1964,
term to begin January 1, 1965, the fifth to be elected in 1976,
term to begin January 2, 1977, and the sixth to be elected
in
1994, term to begin January 3, 1995; (C) In Cuyahoga county, thirty-nine judges; eight to be
elected in 1954, terms to begin on successive days beginning from
January 1, 1955, to January 7, 1955, and February 9, 1955,
respectively; eight to be elected in 1956, terms to begin on
successive days beginning from January 1, 1957, to January 8,
1957; three to be elected in 1952, terms to begin from January 1,
1953, to January 3, 1953; two to be elected in 1960, terms to
begin on January 8, 1961, and January 9, 1961, respectively; two
to be elected in 1964, terms to begin January 4, 1965, and
January
5, 1965, respectively; one to be elected in 1966, term to
begin on
January 10, 1967; four to be elected in 1968, terms to
begin on
successive days beginning from January 9, 1969, to
January 12,
1969; two to be elected in 1974, terms to begin on
January 18,
1975, and January 19, 1975, respectively; five to be
elected in
1976, terms to begin on successive days beginning
January 6, 1977,
to January 10, 1977; two to be elected in 1982,
terms to begin
January 11, 1983, and January 12, 1983,
respectively; and two to
be elected in 1986, terms to begin
January 13, 1987, and January
14, 1987, respectively; In Franklin county, twenty-two judges; two to be elected
in
1954, terms to begin January 1, 1955, and February 9, 1955,
respectively; four to be elected in 1956, terms to begin January
1, 1957, to January 4, 1957; four to be elected in 1958, terms to
begin January 1, 1959, to January 4, 1959; three to be elected in
1968, terms to begin January 5, 1969, to January 7, 1969; three
to
be elected in 1976, terms to begin on successive days
beginning
January 5, 1977, to January 7, 1977; one to be elected
in 1982,
term to begin January 8, 1983; one to be elected in
1986, term to
begin January 9, 1987; two to be elected in
1990, terms to begin
July 1, 1991, and July 2, 1991,
respectively; one to be
elected in 1996, term to begin
January 2, 1997; and one to be elected in 2004, term to begin July 1, 2005; In Hamilton county, twenty-one judges; eight to be
elected in
1966, terms to begin January 1, 1967, January 2, 1967, and from
February 9, 1967, to February 14, 1967, respectively; five to be
elected in 1956, terms to begin from January 1, 1957, to January
5, 1957; one to be elected in 1964, term to begin January 1,
1965;
one to be elected in 1974, term to begin January 15, 1975;
one to
be elected in 1980, term to begin January 16, 1981; two to
be
elected at large in the general election in 1982, terms to
begin
April 1, 1983; one to be elected in 1990, term to begin
July 1,
1991; and two to be elected in 1996, terms to begin
January 3,
1997, and January 4, 1997, respectively; In Lucas county, fourteen judges; two to be elected in
1954,
terms to begin January 1, 1955, and February 9, 1955,
respectively; two to be elected in 1956, terms to begin January
1,
1957, and October 29, 1957, respectively; two to be elected in
1952, terms to begin January 1, 1953, and January 2, 1953,
respectively; one to be elected in 1964, term to begin January 3,
1965; one to be elected in 1968, term to begin January 4, 1969;
two to be elected in 1976, terms to begin January 4, 1977, and
January 5, 1977, respectively; one to be elected in 1982, term to
begin January 6, 1983; one to be elected in 1988, term to begin
January 7, 1989; one to be elected in 1990, term to begin January
2, 1991; and one to be elected in 1992, term to begin January 2,
1993; In Mahoning county, seven judges; three to be elected in
1954, terms to begin January 1, 1955, January 2, 1955, and
February 9, 1955, respectively; one to be elected in 1956, term
to
begin January 1, 1957; one to be elected in 1952, term to
begin
January 1, 1953; one to be elected in 1968, term to begin
January
2, 1969; and one to be elected in 1990, term to begin
July 1,
1991; In Montgomery county, fifteen judges; three to be elected
in
1954, terms to begin January 1, 1955, January 2, 1955, and
January
3, 1955, respectively; four to be elected in 1952, terms
to begin
January 1, 1953, January 2, 1953, July 1, 1953, and July 2,
1953,
respectively; one to be elected in 1964, term to begin
January 3,
1965; one to be elected in 1968, term to begin January
3, 1969;
three to be elected in 1976, terms to begin on
successive days
beginning January 4, 1977, to January 6, 1977;
two to be elected
in 1990, terms to begin July 1, 1991, and July
2, 1991,
respectively; and one to be elected in 1992, term to
begin January
1, 1993. In Stark county, eight judges; one to be elected in 1958,
term to begin on January 2, 1959; two to be elected in 1954,
terms
to begin on January 1, 1955, and February 9, 1955,
respectively;
two to be elected in 1952, terms to begin January
1, 1953, and
April 16, 1953, respectively; one to be elected in
1966, term to
begin on January 4, 1967; and two to be elected in
1992, terms to
begin January 1, 1993, and January 2, 1993,
respectively; In Summit county, eleven twelve judges; four to be elected in
1954,
terms to begin January 1, 1955, January 2, 1955, January 3,
1955,
and February 9, 1955, respectively; three to be elected in
1958,
terms to begin January 1, 1959, January 2, 1959, and May
17, 1959,
respectively; one to be elected in 1966, term to begin
January 4,
1967; one to be elected in 1968, term to begin January
5, 1969;
one to be elected in 1990, term to begin May 1, 1991;
and one to
be elected in 1992, term to begin January 6, 1993; and one to be elected in 2006, term to begin January 3, 2007. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, in any county
having two or more judges of the court of common pleas, in which
more than one-third of the judges plus one were previously
elected
at the same election, if the office of one of those
judges so
elected becomes vacant more than forty days prior to
the second
general election preceding the expiration of that
judge's term,
the office that that judge had filled shall be
abolished as of the
date of the next general election, and a new
office of judge of
the court of common pleas shall be created. The judge who
is to
fill that new office shall be elected for a
six-year term at the
next general election, and the term
of that judge shall commence
on the first day of the year following
that general
election, on
which day no other judge's term begins, so that the
number of
judges that the county shall elect shall
not be
reduced. Judges of the probate division of the court of common pleas
are judges of the court of common pleas but shall be elected
pursuant to sections 2101.02 and 2101.021 of the Revised Code,
except in Adams, Harrison, Henry, Morgan, Noble, and
Wyandot counties in which the judge of the court of common pleas
elected pursuant to this section also shall serve as judge
of the
probate division, except in Lorain county in which the judges of the domestic relations division of the Lorain county court of common pleas elected pursuant to this section also shall perform the duties and functions of the judge of the probate division, and except in Morrow county in which the successors to the judge of the court of common pleas elected in 1956 pursuant to this section also shall serve as judge of the probate division.
Section 2. That existing sections 1901.02 and 2301.02 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed.
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