Title 28 › PART I — ORGANIZATION OF COURTS › CHAPTER 5 — DISTRICT COURTS › § 115
Ohio is split into two federal judicial districts: the Northern District and the Southern District. The Northern District has two divisions. The Eastern Division includes the counties of Ashland, Ashtabula, Carroll, Columbiana, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Holmes, Lake, Lorain, Mahoning, Medina, Portage, Richland, Stark, Summit, Trumbull, Tuscarawas, and Wayne. Courts for the Eastern Division are held at Cleveland, Youngstown, and Akron. The Western Division includes the counties of Allen, Auglaize, Defiance, Erie, Fulton, Hancock, Hardin, Henry, Huron, Lucas, Marion, Mercer, Ottawa, Paulding, Putnam, Sandusky, Seneca, Van Wert, Williams, Woods, and Wyandot. Courts for the Western Division are held at Lima and Toledo. The Southern District also has two divisions. The Western Division includes the counties of Adams, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Greene, Hamilton, Highland, Lawrence, Miami, Montgomery, Preble, Scioto, Shelby, and Warren. Courts for the Western Division are held at Cincinnati and Dayton. The Eastern Division includes the counties of Athens, Belmont, Coshocton, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Gallia, Guernsey, Harrison, Hocking, Jackson, Jefferson, Knox, Licking, Logan, Madison, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Morrow, Muskingum, Noble, Perry, Pickaway, Pike, Ross, Union, Vinton, and Washington. Courts for the Eastern Division are held at Columbus, St. Clairsville, and Steubenville.
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28 U.S.C. § 115
Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
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Sep 23, 2026
Release point: 119-110