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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.
The first municipal court was created in 1910, and county courts were created in 1957 as a replacement for justice courts. 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 ...
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.82 square miles (9.89 km 2), of which 3.80 square miles (9.84 km 2) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km 2) is water. [5] The affluent village is the home of the scenic Beechmont Country Club golf course, and of the 63-acre Orange Village Park.
The Franklin County Municipal Court closed at 12:30 p.m. Friday because of technical issues. The court was doing all arraignments in person on Friday instead of virtually because of technology issues.
There are currently 253 cities and 673 villages in Ohio, for a total of 926 municipalities. Municipality names are not unique: there is a village of Centerville in Gallia County and a city of Centerville in Montgomery County ; there is also a city of Oakwood in Montgomery County as well as the villages of Oakwood in Cuyahoga County and Oakwood ...
Dec. 11—The Ohio Supreme Court said this week it will not reconsider a local case involving boneless chicken. Diners should still be on guard against chicken bones even in pieces of supposedly ...
Ohio is divided into 88 counties. [1] Ohio law defines a structure for county government, although they may adopt charters for home rule. [1] [2] The minimum population requirement for incorporation is 1,600 for a village and 5,000 for a city. [3] Unless a county has adopted a charter, it has a structure that includes the following elected ...
Eighty-six of Ohio's 88 counties (all except Summit as of 1981 and Cuyahoga as of 2011) have the following elected officials as provided by statute: . Three county commissioners (the Board of Commissioners): Control budget; oversee planning and approve zoning regulations where county rural zoning is implemented; approve annexations to cities and villages; set overall policy; oversee ...