Courts of Ohio
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Courts of Ohio include:


State courts of Ohio
  • Supreme Court of Ohio
    Supreme Court of Ohio
    The Supreme Court of Ohio is the highest court in the U.S. state of Ohio, with final authority over interpretations of Ohio law and the Ohio Constitution. The court has seven members, a chief justice and six associate justices, each serving six-year terms...

    • Ohio District Courts of Appeal (12 districts)
      • Ohio Court of Claims
        Ohio Court of Claims
        The Ohio Court of Claims is a court of limited, state-wide jurisdiction. The court's jurisdiction extends to matters in which:#the State of Ohio is a party, and#the state has waived its sovereign immunity by statute....

      • Ohio Courts of Common Pleas
        Ohio Courts of Common Pleas
        The Ohio Courts of Common Pleas are the trial courts of the state court system of Ohio.The courts of common pleas are the trial courts of general jurisdiction in the state. They are the only trial courts created by the Ohio Constitution . The duties of the courts are outlined in Article IV, Section...

        • Ohio Municipal Courts
          Ohio Municipal Courts
          Ohio Municipal Courts are courts of limited jurisdiction that handle Cases involving traffic, non-traffic misdemeanors, evictions and small civil claims . These courts also conduct preliminary hearings in felony cases. Ohio's municipal and county courts are courts of limited jurisdiction and court...

        • Ohio County Courts
          • Ohio Mayor's Courts
            Ohio Mayor's Courts
            Ohio Mayor's Courts are state courts in Ohio created by some municipalities. The Mayor's Courts hear traffic cases and other misdemeanors. The presiding officer is a magistrate appointed by the mayor and paid by the city or village....



Federal courts located in this state
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
    United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
    The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:* Eastern District of Kentucky* Western District of Kentucky...

     (headquartered in Cincinnati
    Cincinnati, Ohio
    Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...

    , having jurisdiction over the United States District Courts of Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee)
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
    United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
    The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio is the federal trial court for the northern half of Ohio...

  • United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
    United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
    The United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio is one of two United States district courts in Ohio and includes forty-eight of the state's eighty-eight counties. Appeals from the court are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit at Cincinnati The...



Former federal courts of Ohio
  • United States District Court for the District of Ohio (extinct, subdivided)

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