The number of, and the time for election of, judges of the following municipal courts and the beginning of their terms shall be as follows:
In the Akron municipal court, two full-time judges shall be elected in 1951, two full-time judges shall be elected in 1953, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1967, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1975.
In the Alliance municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1953.
In the Ashland municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1951.
In the Ashtabula municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1953.
In the Athens county municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1967.
In the Auglaize county municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1975.
In the Avon Lake municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 2017. On and after the effective date of this amendment, the part-time judge of the Avon Lake municipal court who was elected in 2011 shall serve as a full-time judge of the court until the end of that judge's term on December 31, 2017.
In the Barberton municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1969, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1971.
In the Bedford municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1975, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1979.
In the Bellefontaine municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1993.
In the Bellevue municipal court, one part-time judge shall be elected in 1951.
In the Berea municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 2005.
In the Bowling Green municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1983.
In the Brown county municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 2005. Beginning February 9, 2003, the part-time judge of the Brown county county court that existed prior to that date whose term commenced on January 2, 2001, shall serve as the full-time judge of the Brown county municipal court until December 31, 2005.
In the Bryan municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1965.
In the Cambridge municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1951.
In the Campbell municipal court, one part-time judge shall be elected in 1963.
In the Canton municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1951, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1969, and two full-time judges shall be elected in 1977.
In the Carroll county municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 2009. Beginning January 1, 2007, the judge elected in 2006 to the part-time judgeship of the Carroll county county court that existed prior to that date shall serve as the full-time judge of the Carroll county municipal court until December 31, 2009.
In the Celina municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1957.
In the Champaign county municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 2001.
In the Chardon municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1963.
In the Chillicothe municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1977.
In the Circleville municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1953.
In the Clark county municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1989, and two full-time judges shall be elected in 1991. The full-time judges of the Springfield municipal court who were elected in 1983 and 1985 shall serve as the judges of the Clark county municipal court from January 1, 1988, until the end of their respective terms.
In the Clermont county municipal court, two full-time judges shall be elected in 1991, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1999.
In the Cleveland municipal court, six full-time judges shall be elected in 1975, three full-time judges shall be elected in 1953, and four full-time judges shall be elected in 1955.
In the Cleveland Heights municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1957.
In the Clinton county municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1997. The full-time judge of the Wilmington municipal court who was elected in 1991 shall serve as the judge of the Clinton county municipal court from July 1, 1992, until the end of that judge's term on December 31, 1997.
In the Columbiana county municipal court, two full-time judges shall be elected in 2001.
In the Conneaut municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1953.
In the Coshocton municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1951.
In the Crawford county municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1977.
In the Cuyahoga Falls municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1953, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1967. Effective December 31, 2008, the Cuyahoga Falls municipal court shall cease to exist; however, the judges of the Cuyahoga Falls municipal court who were elected pursuant to this section in 2003 and 2007 for terms beginning on January 1, 2004, and January 1, 2008, respectively, shall serve as full-time judges of the Stow municipal court until December 31, 2009, and December 31, 2013, respectively.
In the Darke county municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 2005. Beginning January 1, 2005, the part-time judge of the Darke county county court that existed prior to that date whose term began on January 1, 2001, shall serve as the full-time judge of the Darke county municipal court until December 31, 2005.
In the Dayton municipal court, three full-time judges shall be elected in 1987, their terms to commence on successive days beginning on the first day of January next after their election, and two full-time judges shall be elected in 1955, their terms to commence on successive days beginning on the second day of January next after their election.
In the Defiance municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1957.
In the Delaware municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1953, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 2007.
In the East Cleveland municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1957.
In the East Liverpool municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1953.
In the Eaton municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1973.
In the Elyria municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1955, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1973.
In the Erie county municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 2007.
In the Euclid municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1951.
In the Fairborn municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1977.
In the Fairfield county municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 2003, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 2005.
In the Fairfield municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1989.
In the Findlay municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1955, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1993.
In the Franklin municipal court, one part-time judge shall be elected in 1951.
In the Franklin county municipal court, two full-time judges shall be elected in 1969, three full-time judges shall be elected in 1971, seven full-time judges shall be elected in 1967, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1975, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1991, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1997.
In the Fremont municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1975.
In the Gallipolis municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1981.
In the Garfield Heights municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1981.
In the Girard municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1963.
In the Hamilton municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1953.
In the Hamilton county municipal court, five full-time judges shall be elected in 1967, five full-time judges shall be elected in 1971, two full-time judges shall be elected in 1981, and two full-time judges shall be elected in 1983. All terms of judges of the Hamilton county municipal court shall commence on the first day of January next after their election, except that the terms of the additional judges to be elected in 1981 shall commence on January 2, 1982, and January 3, 1982, and that the terms of the additional judges to be elected in 1983 shall commence on January 4, 1984, and January 5, 1984.
In the Hardin county municipal court, one part-time judge shall be elected in 1989.
In the Hillsboro municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 2011. On and after December 30, 2008, the part-time judge of the Hillsboro municipal court who was elected in 2005 shall serve as a full-time judge of the court until the end of that judge's term on December 31, 2011.
In the Hocking county municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1977.
In the Holmes county municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 2007. Beginning January 1, 2007, the part-time judge of the Holmes county county court that existed prior to that date whose term commenced on January 1, 2007, shall serve as the full-time judge of the Holmes county municipal court until December 31, 2007.
In the Huron municipal court, one part-time judge shall be elected in 1967.
In the Ironton municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1951.
In the Jackson county municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 2001. On and after March 31, 1997, the part-time judge of the Jackson county municipal court who was elected in 1995 shall serve as a full-time judge of the court until the end of that judge's term on December 31, 2001.
In the Kettering municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1971, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1975.
In the Lakewood municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1955.
In the Lancaster municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1979. Beginning January 2, 2000, the full-time judges of the Lancaster municipal court who were elected in 1997 and 1999 shall serve as judges of the Fairfield county municipal court until the end of those judges' terms.
In the Lawrence county municipal court, one part-time judge shall be elected in 1981.
In the Lebanon municipal court, one part-time judge shall be elected in 1955.
In the Licking county municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1971.
In the Lima municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1967.
In the Lorain municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1953, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1973.
In the Lyndhurst municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1957.
In the Madison county municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1981.
In the Mansfield municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1969.
In the Marietta municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1957.
In the Marion municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1951.
In the Marysville municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 2011. On and after January 18, 2007, the part-time judge of the Marysville municipal court who was elected in 2005 shall serve as a full-time judge of the court until the end of that judge's term on December 31, 2011.
In the Mason municipal court, one part-time judge shall be elected in 1965.
In the Massillon municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1953, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1971.
In the Maumee municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1963.
In the Medina municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1957.
In the Mentor municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1971.
In the Miami county municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1975, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1979.
In the Miamisburg municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1951.
In the Middletown municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1953.
In the Montgomery county municipal court:
One judge shall be elected in 2011 to a part-time judgeship for a term to begin on January 1, 2012. If any one of the other judgeships of the court becomes vacant and is abolished after July 1, 2010, this judgeship shall become a full-time judgeship on that date. If only one other judgeship of the court becomes vacant and is abolished as of December 31, 2021, this judgeship shall be abolished as of that date. Beginning July 1, 2010, the part-time judge of the Montgomery county county court that existed before that date whose term commenced on January 1, 2005, shall serve as a part-time judge of the Montgomery county municipal court until December 31, 2011.
One judge shall be elected in 2011 to a full-time judgeship for a term to begin on January 2, 2012, and this judgeship shall be abolished on January 1, 2016. Beginning July 1, 2010, the part-time judge of the Montgomery county county court that existed before that date whose term commenced on January 2, 2005, shall serve as a full-time judge of the Montgomery county municipal court until January 1, 2012.
One judge shall be elected in 2013 to a full-time judgeship for a term to begin on January 2, 2014. Beginning July 1, 2010, the part-time judge of the Montgomery county county court that existed before that date whose term commenced on January 2, 2007, shall serve as a full-time judge of the Montgomery county municipal court until January 1, 2014.
One judge shall be elected in 2013 to a judgeship for a term to begin on January 1, 2014. If no other judgeship of the court becomes vacant and is abolished by January 1, 2014, this judgeship shall be a part-time judgeship. When one or more of the other judgeships of the court becomes vacant and is abolished after July 1, 2010, this judgeship shall become a full-time judgeship. Beginning July 1, 2010, the part-time judge of the Montgomery county county court that existed before that date whose term commenced on January 1, 2007, shall serve as this judge of the Montgomery county municipal court until December 31, 2013.
If any one of the judgeships of the court becomes vacant before December 31, 2021, that judgeship is abolished on the date that it becomes vacant, and the other judges of the court shall be or serve as full-time judges. The abolishment of judgeships for the Montgomery county municipal court shall cease when the court has two full-time judgeships.
In the Morrow county municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 2005. Beginning January 1, 2003, the part-time judge of the Morrow county county court that existed prior to that date shall serve as the full-time judge of the Morrow county municipal court until December 31, 2005.
In the Mount Vernon municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1951.
In the Napoleon municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 2005.
In the New Philadelphia municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1975.
In the Newton Falls municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1963.
In the Niles municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1951.
In the Norwalk municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1975.
In the Oakwood municipal court, one part-time judge shall be elected in 1953.
In the Oberlin municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1989.
In the Oregon municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1963.
In the Ottawa county municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1995, and the full-time judge of the Port Clinton municipal court who is elected in 1989 shall serve as the judge of the Ottawa county municipal court from February 4, 1994, until the end of that judge's term.
In the Painesville municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1951.
In the Parma municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1951, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1967, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1971.
In the Perrysburg municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1977.
In the Portage county municipal court, two full-time judges shall be elected in 1979, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1971.
In the Port Clinton municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1953. The full-time judge of the Port Clinton municipal court who is elected in 1989 shall serve as the judge of the Ottawa county municipal court from February 4, 1994, until the end of that judge's term.
In the Portsmouth municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1985.
In the Putnam county municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 2011. Beginning January 1, 2011, the part-time judge of the Putnam county county court that existed prior to that date whose term commenced on January 1, 2007, shall serve as the full-time judge of the Putnam county municipal court until December 31, 2011.
In the Rocky River municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1957, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1971.
In the Sandusky municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1953.
In the Sandusky county municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 2013. Beginning on January 1, 2013, the two part-time judges of the Sandusky county county court that existed prior to that date shall serve as part-time judges of the Sandusky county municipal court until December 31, 2013. If either judgeship becomes vacant before January 1, 2014, that judgeship is abolished on the date it becomes vacant, and the person who holds the other judgeship shall serve as the full-time judge of the Sandusky county municipal court until December 31, 2013.
In the Shaker Heights municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1957.
In the Shelby municipal court, one part-time judge shall be elected in 1957.
In the Sidney municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1995.
In the South Euclid municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1999. The part-time judge elected in 1993, whose term commenced on January 1, 1994, shall serve until December 31, 1999, and the office of that judge is abolished on January 1, 2000.
In the Springfield municipal court, two full-time judges shall be elected in 1985, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1983, all of whom shall serve as the judges of the Springfield municipal court through December 31, 1987, and as the judges of the Clark county municipal court from January 1, 1988, until the end of their respective terms.
In the Steubenville municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1953.
In the Stow municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 2009, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 2013. Beginning January 1, 2009, the judge of the Cuyahoga Falls municipal court that existed prior to that date whose term commenced on January 1, 2008, shall serve as a full-time judge of the Stow municipal court until December 31, 2013. Beginning January 1, 2009, the judge of the Cuyahoga Falls municipal court that existed prior to that date whose term commenced on January 1, 2004, shall serve as a full-time judge of the Stow municipal court until December 31, 2009.
In the Struthers municipal court, one part-time judge shall be elected in 1963.
In the Sylvania municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1963.
In the Tiffin-Fostoria municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 2013.
In the Toledo municipal court, two full-time judges shall be elected in 1971, four full-time judges shall be elected in 1975, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1973.
In the Upper Sandusky municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 2011. The part-time judge elected in 2005, whose term commenced on January 1, 2006, shall serve as a full-time judge on and after January 1, 2008, until the expiration of that judge's term on December 31, 2011, and the office of that judge is abolished on January 1, 2012.
In the Vandalia municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1959.
In the Van Wert municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1957.
In the Vermilion municipal court, one part-time judge shall be elected in 1965.
In the Wadsworth municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1981.
In the Warren municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1971.
In the Washington Court House municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1999. The part-time judge elected in 1993, whose term commenced on January 1, 1994, shall serve until December 31, 1999, and the office of that judge is abolished on January 1, 2000.
In the Wayne county municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1975, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1979.
In the Willoughby municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1951.
In the Wilmington municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1991, who shall serve as the judge of the Wilmington municipal court through June 30, 1992, and as the judge of the Clinton county municipal court from July 1, 1992, until the end of that judge's term on December 31, 1997.
In the Xenia municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1977.
In the Youngstown municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 2013.
In the Zanesville municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1953.
Amended by 130th General Assembly File No. TBD, HB 483, §101.01, eff. 9/15/2014.
Amended by 130th General Assembly File No. 24, HB 141, §1, eff. 6/27/2013.
Amended by 129th General AssemblyFile No.183, HB 606, §1, eff. 3/22/2013.
Amended by 129th General AssemblyFile No.141, HB 509, §1, eff. 9/28/2012.
Amended by 128th General AssemblyFile No.52, HB 338, §1, eff. 1/1/2011.
Amended by 128th General AssemblyFile No.37, HB 238, §1, eff. 1/1/2011.
Effective Date: 12-18-2002; 06-17-2004; 05-18-2005; 2006 HB336 01-01-2007; 2006 SB 171 01-02-2007; 01-18-2007; 2007 HB155 12-21-2007; 2008 HB420 12-30-2008
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