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Court makes changes on administrative judge designation or election
ANNE YEAGER
Supreme Court
Public Information Office
Published: August 21, 2018
The Ohio Supreme Court has adopted changes concerning the designation of an administrative judge in a multi-division municipal court.
In Ohio, each court or division of a court has an administrative judge who possesses various powers and duties, including controlling the docket, assigning cases, and administering personnel policies. The adopted amendments to Rule 4 of the Rules of Superintendence for the Courts of Ohio address the designation or election of an administrative judge in certain municipal courts.
Before the amendment, the current rule addressed the designation or election of an administrative judge in a single-judge or multi-judge municipal court. However, the rule did not recognize or address the designation or election of an administrative judge in a single-judge or multi-judge division of a municipal court — for example, a housing or environmental division.
The amendment revises Sup.R. 4 to treat multi-division municipal courts the same as multi-division courts of common pleas. Specifically, under the amendment, the judge of a single division of a municipal court would automatically serve as the administrative judge of that division. In a multi-judge division of a municipal court, the judges of that division would elect an administrative judge for the division.
This amendment addresses the courts: Cleveland Municipal Court, Franklin County Municipal Court, and Toledo Municipal Court.