NCJ Number
36645
Date Published
1976
Length
85 pages
Annotation
THIS REPORT CONTAINS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REVISIONS TO ARTICLE IV OF THE OHIO CONSTITUTION GOVERNING THE STRUCTURE, JURISDICTION, AND POWERS OF THE COURTS AS WELL AS CERTAIN MATTERS RELATING TO JUDGES.
Abstract
THE REPORT RECOMMENDS COMPLETE STATE FINANCING OF THE COURTS, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A FULL-TIME JUDICIARY, THE CREATION OF A NEW CLASS OF JUDICIAL OFFICERS WITHIN THE TRIAL COURTS, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COMMON PLEAS COURT AS THE SINGLE LEVEL OF TRIAL COURTS, AND THE ABOLITION OF ALL OTHER TRIAL COURTS.