The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio (in case citations, N.D. Ohio) is the federal trial court for the northern half of Ohio. The district holds court in Cleveland, Akron, Toledo, and Youngstown. The district includes 40 of the state's 88 counties.
Appeals from this court are heard by the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit). The United States Attorney's Office of the Northern District of Ohio represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. The United States Attorney, the district's chief prosecutor, is David M. Toepfer.
History The United States District Court for the District of Ohio was established on February 19, 1803, by .Asbury Dickens, A Synoptical Index to the Laws and Treaties of the United States of America (1852), p. 392.U.S. District Courts of Ohio, Legislative history, Federal Judicial Center. The District was subdivided into Northern and Southern Districts on February 10, 1855, by .
Divisions The Northern District comprises two divisions.
Eastern Division The Eastern Division comprises the counties of Ashland, Ashtabula, Carroll, Columbiana, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Holmes, Lake, Lorain, Mahoning, Medina, Portage, Richland, Stark, Summit, Trumbull, Tuscarawas and Wayne.
Court for the Eastern Division can be held in Akron, Cleveland and Youngstown.
Western Division The Western Division comprises the counties of Allen, Auglaize, Defiance, Erie, Fulton, Hancock, Hardin, Henry, Huron, Lucas, Marion, Mercer, Ottawa, Paulding, Putnam, Sandusky, Seneca, Van Wert, Williams, Wood and Wyandot.
Court for the Western Division can be held in Toledo.
Current judges
Former judges
Chief judges
Succession of seats
See also
Courts of Ohio List of current United States district judges List of United States federal courthouses in Ohio
References
External links United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio