THE REPORT IS BASED ON A REVIEW OF OHIO'S CONSTITUTION, STATUTES, COURT RULES, ANNUAL COURT REPORTS, AND ADMINISTRATIVE MANUALS. AN OVERVIEW SUMMARIZES INFORMATION ON THE FOLLOWING: COURT STRUCTURE (APPELLATE AND TRIAL COURTS); JUDGES (QUALIFICATIONS, SELECTION, TERM, DISCIPLINE, REMOVAL, COMPENSATION, RETIREMENT AGE, CONTINUING EDUCATION, PARAJUDICIAL OFFICERS); ADMINISTRATION AND PROCEDURE (ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY, STATE AND COURT LEVEL ADMINISTRATION, POLICYMAKING AND RULEMAKING AUTHORITY, NONJUDICIAL PERSONNEL); FINANCE AND BUDGET (FUNDING, FINES AND FEES, BUDGET PROCEDURES); AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS (RECORDKEEPING, STATISTICS, DATA PROCESSING). THE DEGREE TO WHICH EACH ASPECT OF THE COURT SYSTEM COMPLIES WITH ABA STANDARDS IS NOTED. CHARTS DEPICT ROUTES OF APPEAL, ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE, JURISDICTIONS, AND COURT FUNDING SOURCES. ELEVEN SEPARATE PROFILES PRESENT DETAILED INFORMATION ON EACH ASPECT OF COURT OPERATIONS COVERED IN THE OVERVIEW. KEYED TO THE PROFILES IS A CHART INDICATING THE DEGREE OF SIMILARITY BETWEEN OHIO'S COURTS AND EACH ABA STANDARD. SOURCE DOCUMENTS ARE LISTED. (LKM)