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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.
Highland County was established in 1805 with special sessions of the courts meeting in New Market. Plans for a courthouse were accepted in 1807, with John Shields having the winning entry. The structure was built in Hillsboro, the new county seat, and was a two-story brick building with a rectangular footprint.
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.
A former Highland County administrator who was investigated by Virginia State Police after tens of thousands of dollars of county funds went missing was recently indicted on a felony charge.
A former Highland County administrator accused of stealing approximately $20,000 pleaded guilty Wednesday to a felony charge of embezzlement of public funds, court records show. In Highland County ...
When his oldest son Fred was not allowed to attend the public high school due to racial segregation, Charles filed a court case, Patterson vs The Board of Education, in Highland County Court of Common Pleas with the help of Rev. James A. Shorter of his church.
A court of common pleas is a common kind of court structure found in various common law jurisdictions. The form originated with the Court of Common Pleas at Westminster , [ citation needed ] which was created to permit individuals to press civil grievances against one another that did not involve the King.
Long resigned to take a seat on the Pickaway County Court of Common Pleas. Michael Shoemaker: Democrat: February 5, 1997 – December 31, 2002 Shoemaker lost re-election in 2002 to John Carey. John Carey: Republican: January 6, 2003 – December 31, 2010 Carey was term-limited in 2010. David T. Daniels: Republican: January 3, 2011 – April 24 ...