If the judges of the court of common pleas are absent from the county or are under a disability, the probate judge of the county may enter judgments by confession in cases pending in the court of common pleas of the judge's county.
Judgments by confession
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2101.34, under Chapter 2101 | Probate Court - Jurisdiction; Procedure.
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2101.34