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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 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 ...
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.
First Jewish American male (Supreme Court of Ohio): Gilbert Bettman (c. 1942) [7] First African American male (common pleas): Charles W. White in 1955 [8] First African American male elected (common pleas): Robert V. Franklin, Jr. in 1968 [9] First African American male (Ohio Supreme Court): Robert Morton Duncan (1952) in 1969 [10]
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.
County clerk of court of common pleas: Keeps filings of lawsuits and orders of the county Court of Common Pleas, issues and records titles for motor vehicles; County coroner: Determines causes of death in certain cases; is the only person with the power to arrest the sheriff [citation needed]. County engineer: Maintains county roads and land maps
Four large chimneys framed the building on the sides. This building, eventually called "the old court-house," filled all the requirements of county business until 1875. Ground was then purchased on Seneca Street (West 3rd St.), running back to the county jail on Rockwell street, and a contract let for a new court-house, at a cost of $250,000.
Michael Patrick Donnelly (born August 30, 1966) is an American lawyer who served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio from 2019 to 2024. He formerly served as a judge of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas from 2005 to 2019. In 2024, Donnelly lost re-election to his seat to Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas judge Megan E. Shanahan.