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The courts of common pleas are the trial courts of general jurisdiction in the state. They are the only trial courts created by the Ohio Constitution (in Article IV, Section 1). The duties of the courts are outlined in Article IV, Section 4. Each of Ohio's 88 counties has a court of common pleas.
In 2014, there were 129 municipal courts and 35 county courts. [2] They are created by the General Assembly as provided in R.C. 1901 and 1907, and are limited by subject-matter jurisdiction. Municipal courts may cover part or all of a county; any areas not covered by a municipal court are covered by the county court. [1]
The Eighth District Court of Appeals ordered Skerkavich's case to be heard by a different judge at the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court. [4] Gaul was also criticized in August 2019 for granting an early release to an attorney who had sexually abused an eleven-year-old boy.
The Justice Center Complex is a building complex located in the Civic Center District in Cleveland, Ohio, in the United States.The complex consists of the Cleveland Police Headquarters Building, the Cuyahoga County and Cleveland Municipal Courts Tower, and the Correction Center (Jail I), and Jail II.
The Ohio Court of Claims is a court of limited, statewide jurisdiction. The court's jurisdiction extends to matters in which the State of Ohio is a party and the state has waived its sovereign immunity by statute, and also hears appeals from decisions made by the Ohio Attorney General on claims allowed under the Victims of Crime Act.
Cuyahoga County was established in 1807 with the county seat still in the air. The county decided to place the temporary county seat in the largest settlement of Cleveland. The courts met in various taverns and inns around town while waiting for the courthouse to be built. This first courthouse was designed and built by Levi Johnson.
In the general election, Sherrie Miday defeated Matthew McMonagle by receiving 54.07% of the votes. She ran unopposed in the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas General Division Democratic primary election. With this historic win, on November 8, 2016, she became the first Egyptian-American to be elected as a judge in the United States. [1] [7 ...
Cuyahoga County had long been led by a three-member Board of County Commissioners, which is the default form of county government in the state. [25] In July 2008, Federal Bureau of Investigation agents began raiding the offices of Cuyahoga County Commissioners and those of a wide range of cities, towns, and villages across Cuyahoga County. The ...