Ohio District Courts of Appeals

The Ohio District Courts of Appeals are the intermediate appellate courts of the U.S. state of Ohio. The Ohio Constitution provides for courts of appeals that have jurisdiction to review final appealable orders. There are twelve appellate districts, each consisting of at least one county, and the number of judges in each district varies from four to twelve. Each case is heard by a three-judge panel. There are currently 69 courts of appeals judges as provided by statute. A court of appeals judge is an elected position, with a term of six years. The Ohio Supreme Court has the discretion to review cases from the courts of appeals, but generally the appeals process in Ohio ends with the decision of the court of appeals.

Judicial districts District Number of judges Counties in district (major urban centers, seat in boldCourts of Appeals website) Number of counties First district 6 Hamilton (Cincinnati) 1 Second district 5 Champaign, Clark (Springfield), Darke, Greene, Miami, and Montgomery (Dayton) 6 Third district 4 Allen (Lima), Auglaize, Crawford, Defiance, Hancock, Hardin, Henry, Logan, Marion, Mercer, Paulding, Putnam, Seneca, Shelby, Union, Van Wert, and Wyandot 17 Fourth district 4 Adams, Athens, Gallia, Highland, Hocking, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Pickaway, Pike, Ross (Chillicothe), Scioto, Vinton, and Washington 14 Fifth district 6 Ashland, Coshocton, Delaware, Fairfield, Guernsey, Holmes, Knox, Licking, Morgan, Morrow, Muskingum, Perry, Richland (Mansfield), Stark (Canton), and Tuscarawas 15 Sixth district 5 Erie, Fulton, Huron, Lucas (Toledo), Ottawa, Sandusky, Williams, and Wood 8 Seventh district 4 Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Harrison, Jefferson, Mahoning (Youngstown), Monroe, and Noble 8 Eighth district 12 Cuyahoga (Cleveland) 1 Ninth district 5 Lorain (Lorain), Medina, Summit (Akron), and Wayne 4 Tenth district 8 Franklin (Columbus) 1 Eleventh district 5 Ashtabula, Geauga, Lake, Portage, and Trumbull (Warren) 5 Twelfth district 5 Brown, Butler (Middletown), Clermont, Clinton, Fayette, Madison, Preble, and Warren 8 TOTALS 69 judges 88 counties

Judges First District Court of Appeals NameStartTerm ends (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

Second District Court of Appeals NameStartTerm ends (R) (R) (R) (R) (R)

Third District Court of Appeals NameStartTerm ends (R) (R) (R) (R)

Fourth District Court of Appeals NameStartTerm ends (R) (R) (R) (R)

Fifth District Court of Appeals NameStartTerm ends (R) (R) (R) (R) (R) (R)

Sixth District Court of Appeals NameStartTerm ends (D) (R) (R) (D) (R)

Seventh District Court of Appeals NameStartTerm ends (D) (R) (R) (R)

Eighth District Court of Appeals NameStartTerm ends (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

Ninth District Court of Appeals NameStartTerm ends (R) (R) (D) (R) (R)

Tenth District Court of Appeals NameStartTerm ends (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

Eleventh District Court of Appeals NameStartTerm ends (R) (R) (R) (R) (R)

Twelfth District Court of Appeals NameStartTerm ends (R) (R) (R) (R) (R)

See also List of Ohio politicians by state office

References

External links Homepage of the Ohio District Courts of Appeals