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Some Ohio Courts of Common Pleas have specialized business court tracks, per authorization of the Supreme Court , called Commercial Dockets, including Cuyahoga County, Hamilton County, and Lucas County (Rule 5.08).
Mayor's courts are state courts in Ohio created by some municipalities.Mayor's courts hear traffic cases, violations of city ordinances and other misdemeanors.The presiding officer is a magistrate (not a judge) appointed by the mayor, or even being the mayor, and paid by the city or village.
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 ...
In the 2010 United States Census, the average population of Ohio's counties was 131,096; Cuyahoga County was the most populous (1,280,122) and Vinton County was the least (13,435). The average land area is 464 sq mi (1,200 km 2 ).
The Cuyahoga County Council is the legislative branch of the government of Cuyahoga County in Ohio. Cuyahoga, along with Summit, is one of only two of Ohio's 88 counties not governed by a three-member commission. The council and county executive position were created by means of a charter approved by the county's electorate on November 3, 2009 ...
The Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Office is the primary law enforcement agency for Cuyahoga County, Ohio. The office provides the county with correctional, civil, and law enforcement services. It is the only Ohio county with an appointed sheriff rather than an elected one.
State agencies promulgate rules and regulations (sometimes called administrative law) in the Register of Ohio, which are in turn codified in the Ohio Administrative Code (OAC). Ohio's legal system is based on common law , which is interpreted by case law through the decisions of the Supreme Court, District Courts of Appeals, and trial courts ...
[12] [13] Summit County [12] and Cuyahoga County [14] have chosen an alternate form of government. The other counties have a government with a three-member board of county commissioners, [ 15 ] a sheriff, [ 16 ] coroner, [ 17 ] auditor, [ 18 ] treasurer, [ 19 ] clerk of the court of common pleas [ 20 ] prosecutor, [ 21 ] engineer, [ 22 ] and ...