Ohio Rules of Superintendence

Current through July 1, 2025

Part 1 · General Provisions

1 Applicability; Authority; Citation
2 Definitions
3 Designation or Election of Presiding Judge Deadlines
3.01 Powers and Duties of Presiding Judge
3.02 Presiding Judge Service as Administrative Judge
4 Designation or Election of Administrative Judge Deadlines
4.01 Powers and Duties of Administrative Judge
4.02 Modification or Vacation of Administrative Judge Actions
4.03 Administrative Judge Relief From Case or Trial Duties
4.04 Administrative Judge Service as Presiding Judge
5 Local Rules Deadlines
5.01 Local Child Restraint Rule
6 Attorney or Pro Hac Vice Registration Number
6.01 Appearance Pro Hac Vice
7 Filing of Judgment Entries Deadlines
8 Court Appointments Deadlines
9 Court Security Plans
10 Notification Regarding Criminal or Civil Protection Orders Deadlines
10.01 Standard Civil Protection Order Forms -- Domestic Relations Division Deadlines
10.02 Standard Domestic Violence Criminal Temporary Protection Order Forms Deadlines
10.03 Standard Criminal Protection Order Forms, and Standard Civil Stalking Protection Order or Civil Sexually Oriented Offense Protection Order Forms Deadlines
10.04 Standard Notice Concerning Possession or Purchase of a Firearm
10.05 Standard Civil Protection Order Forms - Juvenile Division Deadlines
10.06 Inter-Court Communication in Domestic Violence and Related Cases
11 Recording of Proceedings
12 Recording, Broadcasting, and Photographing Court Proceedings
13 Deposition Testimony and Evidence Deadlines
14 Declaration of Judicial Emergency Deadlines
14.01 Authority of Chief Justice During Judicial Emergency
14.02 Consultation with Affected Court or Division and Notification of Justices During Judicial Emergency
15 Arbitration Deadlines
16 Creation of Commission on Dispute Resolution
16.01 Duties and Authority
16.02 Membership
16.03 Terms and Vacancies Deadlines
16.04 Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson Deadlines
16.05 Secretary
16.06 Meetings
16.07 Subcommittees
16.08 Code of Ethics
16.09 Annual Report
16.10 Work Product
16.11 Budget
16.12 Compensation
16.13 Reimbursement of Expenses
16.14 Definitions
16.20 Application
16.21 Local Mediation Rule
16.22 Responsibilities of Mediator
16.23 Mediator Education and Training Deadlines
16.24 Responsibilities of Court
16.25 Public Access
16.30 Civil Stalking Protection Order Mediation
16.31 Process for Offering Mediation
16.32 General
16.40 Government Conflict Resolution Services Program
16.41 Privilege
16.42 Confidentiality. (A) General
16.43 Public Access to Information
16.50 Application
16.51 Local Neutral Evaluation Rule
16.52 Responsibilities of Evaluator
16.53 Neutral Evaluator Education and Training Deadlines
16.54 Responsibilities of Court
16.55 Public Access
16.60 Application
16.61 Local Parenting Coordination Rule
16.62 Ordering of Parenting Coordination
16.63 Responsibilities of Parenting Coordinator
16.64 Parenting Coordinator Education and Training Deadlines
16.65 Responsibilities of Court
16.66 Public Access
17 Assignment of Judges--Municipal and County Courts
18 Minor Misdemeanors: Violations Bureau--Municipal and County Courts
19 Magistrates Deadlines
19.1 Magistrates - Municipal Court
23 Complaint for Abortion without Parental Notification Pursuant to R.C. 2151.85 Deadlines
23.1 Application for Authorization to Consent to an Abortion or for Judicial Consent to an Abortion Pursuant to R.C. 2919.121 Deadlines
24 Notifying Physicians of Affidavits Alleging Abuse Pursuant to R.C. 2919.12 Deadlines
25 Procedure on Appeals Pursuant to R.C. 2151.85, 2919.121, and 2505.073 Deadlines
26 Court Records Management and Retention
26.01 Retention Schedule for the Administrative Documents of the Courts Deadlines
26.02 Courts of Appeal — Records Retention Schedule Deadlines
26.03 General, Domestic Relations, and Juvenile Divisions of the Courts of Common Pleas Records Retention Schedule Deadlines
26.04 Retention schedule for Court of Common Pleas — Probate Jurisdiction Case Files Deadlines
26.05 Municipal and County Courts — Records Retention Schedule Deadlines
26.06 Destruction of Court Records Deadlines
34 Electronic Case Management System Connectivity to the Ohio Courts Network
35 Case Management Section
36 Designation of Trial Attorney
36.01 Definitions
36.011 Individual Assignment System Deadlines
36.012 Assignment of Commercial Docket Eligible Cases
36.013 Assignment of Capital Cases
36.014 Assignment to Individual Judge or Particular Session
36.016 Case Management of Individual Judge Docket
36.017 Assignment of Refiled Cases Deadlines
36.019 Assignment of Cases Following Disqualification
36.02 Creation of Commission on Specialized Dockets
36.020 Assignment of Appellate Court Cases
36.03 Duties and Authority
36.04 Membership
36.05 Terms and Vacancies Deadlines
36.06 Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson Deadlines
36.08 Meetings
36.09 Subcommittees
36.10 Code of Ethics
36.11 Annual Report
36.12 Work Product
36.13 Budget
36.14 Compensation
36.15 Reimbursement of Expenses
36.20 Specialized Docket Certification. ( A) Procedure for certification
36.21 Submission of Certification Application
36.22 Initial Review of Certification Application Deadlines
36.23 Substantive Review of Certification Application Deadlines
36.24 Initial Certification Deadlines
36.25 Site Review Deadlines
36.26 Determination on Final Certification
36.27 Specialized Docket Title
36.28 Maintenance of Certification Deadlines
36.29 Requests for Technical Assistance
36.30 Requests for Extension of Time Deadlines
36.31 Decertification Process Deadlines
36.32 Voluntary Discontinuance of Certification
36.33 Magistrate Authority
37 Statistical Reports and Information Deadlines
37.01 Courts of Appeals Reports
37.02 Courts of Common Pleas Reports
37.03 Municipal and County Court Reports
37.04 Reporting Standards
37.06 Public Access to Submitted Reports and Information
37.07 Requests for Additional Information; Accuracy of Reports
38 Annual Case Inventory; New Judge Inventory Deadlines
39 Case Time Limits Deadlines
40 Review of Cases; Dismissal; Rulings on Motions and Submitted Cases Deadlines
41 Conflict of Trial Court Assignment Dates, Continuances and Engaged Counsel Deadlines
42 Complex Litigation--Court of Common Pleas Deadlines
43 Case Numbering--Municipal and County Court Deadlines
48 Application
48.01 Definitions Deadlines
48.02 Appointment of Guardian Ad Litem Deadlines
48.03 Responsibilities of Guardian Ad Litem
48.04 Pre-Service Education Deadlines
48.05 Continuing Education Deadlines
48.06 Guardian Ad Litem Reports Deadlines
48.07 Responsibilities of the Court
49 Definitions
49.01 Establishment of Commercial Docket
49.02 Designation or Assignment of Commercial Docket Judges Deadlines
49.03 Termination of Commercial Docket
49.04 Commercial Docket Judge Education Deadlines
49.05 Cases Eligible for the Commercial Docket
49.06 Cases Not Eligible for the Commercial Docket
49.07 Assignment of Case to the Commercial Docket Deadlines
49.08 Review of Transfer to the Commercial Docket Deadlines
49.09 Commercial Docket Judge Workload
49.10 Dispute Resolution
49.11 Rulings on Motions and Submitted Cases Deadlines
49.12 Commercial Docket Case Disposition Time Guideline Deadlines
50 Definitions
51 Standard Probate Forms
52 Specifications for Printing Probate Forms
53 Hours of the Court
54 Conduct in the Court
55 Examination of Probate Records
56 Continuances
57 Filings and Judgment Entries Deadlines
58 Deposit for Court Costs
59 Wills Deadlines
60 Application for Letters of Authority to Administer Estate and Notice of Appointment Deadlines
61 Appraisers
62 Claims Against Estate Deadlines
63 Application to Sell Personalty
64 Accounts
65 Land Sales - R.C. Chapter 2127 Deadlines
66 Guardianships
66.01 Definitions
66.02 Application of Rules. (A) General
66.03 Local Guardianship Rule
66.04 Establishment of Guardianship
66.05 Responsibilities of Court Establishing Guardianships Deadlines
66.06 Guardian Pre-Appointment Education Deadlines
66.07 Guardian Continuing Education Deadlines
66.08 General Responsibilities of Guardian Deadlines
66.09 Responsibilities of Guardian to Ward
67 Estates of Minors of Not More Than Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars Deadlines
68 Settlement of Injury Claims of Minors Deadlines
69 Settlement of Claims of or Against Adult Wards
70 Settlement of Wrongful Death and Survival Claims
71 Counsel Fees
72 Executor's and Administrator's Commissions
73 Guardian's Compensation
74 Trustee's Compensation
75 Local Rules
76 Exception to the Rules
77 Compliance
78 Probate Division of the Court of Common Pleas -- Case Management in Decedent's Estates, Guardianship, and Trusts Deadlines
79 Dispute Resolution Deadlines
79.01 Assisted Outpatient Treatment Programs
80 Definitions Deadlines
81 Supreme Court Certified Foreign Language Interpreters, and Provisionally Qualified Foreign Language Interpreters Deadlines
82 Certification for Sign Language Interpreters Deadlines
82.01 Registered Sign Language Interpreters Deadlines
83 Revocation of Supreme Court Credentials
84 Code of Professional Conduct for Court Interpreters and Translators
85 Continuing Education
86 Roster of Interpreters Deadlines
87 Use of Artificial Intelligence in Court Interpretation and Translation
88 Appointment of a Foreign Language Interpreter or Sign Language Interpreter Deadlines
89 Use of Communication Services in Ancillary Court Services
91.01 Definitions
91.02 Application of Rules
91.03 Local Custody Evaluator Rule
91.04 Custody Evaluation
91.05 Appointment of Custody Evaluator
91.06 Responsibilities and Authority of Custody Evaluator
91.07 Custody Evaluator Report Deadlines
91.08 Custody Evaluator Licensure and Pre-Appointment Education Requirements Deadlines
91.09 Custody Evaluator Continuing Education Deadlines
95 Notifying Law Enforcement Agencies of Mental Illness
96 Forms for Sealing or Expungement of or Restricting Public Access to Court Records
99 Effective Date Deadlines