Ohio Courts of Common Pleas

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## Contents

* 1 Jurisdiction
* 2 Divisions
* 3 Counties
* 4 Judges
* 5 External links
* 6 Footnotes

The Ohio Courts of Common Pleas are trial courts in Ohio. There is a Court of Common Pleas in each of the state's 88 counties, as prescribed by Article 4, Section 4 of the Ohio Constitution.[1]

## Jurisdiction[edit]

Per the Ohio Constitution: "The courts of common pleas and divisions thereof shall have such original jurisdiction over all justiciable matters and such powers of review of proceedings of administrative officers and agencies as may be provided by law."[1]

## Divisions[edit]

Depending on the population of the county served, up to four divisions can exist within each county's Court of Common Pleas:

* General Division
* Domestic Relations Division
* Juvenile Division
* Probate Division

## Counties[edit]

* Adams County
* Allen County
* Ashland County
* Ashtabula County
* Athens County
* Auglaize County
* Belmont County
* Brown County
* Butler County
* Carroll County
* Champaign County
* Clark County
* Clermont County
* Clinton County
* Columbiana County
* Coshocton County
* Crawford County
* Cuyahoga County
* Darke County
* Defiance County
* Delaware County
* Erie County

* Fairfield County
* Fayette County
* Franklin County
* Fulton County
* Gallia County
* Geauga County
* Greene County
* Guernsey County
* Hamilton County
* Hancock County
* Hardin County
* Harrison County
* Henry County
* Highland County
* Hocking County
* Holmes County
* Huron County
* Jackson County
* Jefferson County
* Knox County
* Lake County
* Lawrence County

* Licking County
* Logan County
* Lorain County
* Lucas County
* Madison County
* Mahoning County
* Marion County
* Medina County
* Meigs County
* Mercer County
* Miami County
* Monroe County
* Montgomery County
* Morgan County
* Morrow County
* Muskingum County
* Noble County
* Ottawa County
* Paulding County
* Perry County
* Pickaway County
* Pike County

* Portage County
* Preble County
* Putnam County
* Richland County
* Ross County
* Sandusky County
* Scioto County
* Seneca County
* Shelby County
* Stark County
* Summit County
* Trumbull County
* Tuscarawas County
* Union County
* Van Wert County
* Vinton County
* Warren County
* Washington County
* Wayne County
* Williams County
* Wood County
* Wyandot County

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## Judges[edit]

Common Pleas Courts may have more than one judge depending on the caseload of the county and district. Judges of these courts are paid an aggregate of $121,350 annually (2009 figure).[2] Statistics released in May 2011 by the Ohio Supreme Court show that case volume for all courts has dropped 16% since 2002. The Common Pleas Court has seen a drop of 4% since last year and 9.5% drop since 2006. Mark R. Weaver, a former Attorney General and local lawyer, attributes the drop in cases to the economic downturn and tort reforms that restrict the ability of citizens to file certain types of lawsuits. Finally, divorces dropped again this year continuing a ten year trend, also noteworthy as most did not involve children which has been a growing trend since 2005.[3]

## External links[edit]

* List of Ohio Trial Courts

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ohio Constitution, 4.04
2. ↑ Judge's Salary Chart 2006 - 2009
3. ↑ Columbus Dispatch, "Ohio experiencing drop in court cases," May 28, 2011

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