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    Adams County Court, Ohio

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    The Adams County Court is located in West Union, Ohio.[1]

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    Ohio courts

    Federal courts:

    Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Northern District of Ohio, Southern District of Ohio • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Northern District of Ohio, Southern District of Ohio

    State courts:

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    Elections[edit]

    See also: Ohio judicial elections

    Ohio is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in Ohio, click here.

    Selection method[edit]

    See also: Nonpartisan election of judges

    The judges of the Ohio County Courts are each elected to six-year terms.[2] The elections for this court are nonpartisan contested elections with partisan primaries. To serve on this court, a judge must be a county resident, licensed in the state and practice law for six years.[3]

    Election rules[edit]

    Primary election[edit]

    In Ohio, primary elections serve to nominate a candidate of a political party for election to an office. The winners of each party's primary go on to face each other in the general election. Primaries are held "on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in May of each year except in years in which a presidential primary election is held."[4]


    Footnotes[edit]

    1. ↑ Adams County, Ohio, County Court
    2. ↑ The Ohio Judicial System, "Judicial System Structure," accessed August 21, 2014
    3. ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Ohio; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived October 3, 2014
    4. ↑ Ohio Revised Code, "3501.01 Election Procedure - Election Officials Definitions," accessed September 13, 2017
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