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Ohio Constitution, Article IV

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Article IV, Judicial

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Ohio Const. art. IV, § 1 Judicial power vested in court
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The judicial power of the state is vested in a supreme court, courts of appeals, courts of common pleas and divisions thereof, and such other courts inferior to the Supreme Court as may from time to time be established by law.
Ohio Const. art. IV, § 2 Organization and jurisdiction of Supreme Court
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(A) The Supreme Court shall, until otherwise provided by law, consist of seven judges, who shall be known as the chief justice and justices. In case of the absence or disability of the chief justice, the judge having the period of longest total service upon the court shall be the…
Ohio Const. art. IV, § 3 Organization and jurisdiction of court of appeals
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(A) The state shall be divided by law into compact appellate districts in each of which there shall be a court of appeals consisting of three judges. Laws may be passed increasing the number of judges in any district wherein the volume of business may require such additional judg…
Ohio Const. art. IV, § 4 Organization and jurisdiction of common pleas court
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(A) There shall be a court of common pleas and such divisions thereof as may be established by law serving each county of the state. Any judge of a court of common pleas or a division thereof may temporarily hold court in any county. In the interests of the fair, impartial, speed…

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Ohio Const. art. IV, § 5 Powers and duties of Supreme Court; rules

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(A)(1) In addition to all other powers vested by this article in the supreme court, the supreme court shall have general superintendence over all courts in the state. Such general superintending power shall be exercised by the chief justice in accordance with rules promulgated by…

Ohio Const. art. IV, § 6 Election of judges; compensation

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(A)(1) The chief justice and the justices of the Supreme Court shall be elected by the electors of the state at large, for terms of not less than six years. (2) The judges of the courts of appeals shall be elected by the electors of their respective appellate districts, for terms…

Ohio Const. art. IV, § 13 Vacancy in office of judge, how filled

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In case the office of any judge shall become vacant, before the expiration of the regular term for which he was elected, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the governor, until a successor is elected and has qualified; and such successor shall be elected for the unexpir…

Ohio Const. art. IV, § 15 Changing number of judges; establishing other courts

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Laws may be passed to increase or diminish the number of judges of the supreme court, to increase beyond one or diminish to one the number of judges of the court of common pleas in any county, and to establish other courts, whenever two-thirds of the members elected to each house…

Ohio Const. art. IV, § 17 Judges removable

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Judges may be removed from office, by concurrent resolution of both houses of the general assembly, if two-thirds of the members, elected to each house, concur therein; but, no such removal shall be made, except upon complaint, the substance of which shall be entered on the journ…

Ohio Const. art. IV, § 18 Powers and jurisdiction of judges

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The several judges of the Supreme Court, of the common pleas, and of such other courts as may be created, shall, respectively, have and exercise such power and jurisdiction, at chambers, or otherwise, as may be directed by law.

Ohio Const. art. IV, § 19 Courts of conciliation

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The General Assembly may establish courts of conciliation, and prescribe their powers and duties; but such courts shall not render final judgment in any case, except upon submission, by the parties, of the matter in dispute, and their agreement to abide such judgment.

Ohio Const. art. IV, § 20 Style of process, prosecution, and indictment

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The style of all process shall be, "The State of Ohio;" all prosecutions shall be carried on, in the name, and by the authority, of the State of Ohio; and all indictments shall conclude, "against the peace and dignity of the State of Ohio."

Ohio Const. art. IV, § 22 Supreme Court commission

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A commission, which shall consist of five members, shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, the members of which shall hold office for the term of three years from and after the first day of February, 1876, to dispose of such part of the busi…

Ohio Const. art. IV, § 23 Judges in less populous counties; service on more than one court

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Laws may be passed to provide that in any county having less than forty thousand population, as determined by the next preceding federal census, the board of county commissioners of such county, by a unanimous vote or ten per cent of the number of electors of such county voting f…