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Megan E. Shanahan (born 1972 or 1973) [1] is an American lawyer who has served as a justice of the Ohio Supreme Court since 2025. She served as a judge of the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas from 2015 to 2024.
First Jewish American male (Supreme Court of Ohio): Gilbert Bettman (c. 1942) [7] First African American male (common pleas): Charles W. White in 1955 [8] First African American male elected (common pleas): Robert V. Franklin, Jr. in 1968 [9] First African American male (Ohio Supreme Court): Robert Morton Duncan (1952) in 1969 [10]
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 (in Article IV, Section 1). The duties of the courts are outlined in Article IV, Section 4. Each of Ohio's 88 counties has a court of common pleas. The Ohio General Assembly (the state legislature ...
Washington C. H." was added to maps and postal guides, and the de facto use of "Washington Court House" persisted over time. [6] The name was made official when the city adopted a new charter in the early 2000s. [a] "Washington Court House" is the longest city name in the state of Ohio. [8]
The intermediate-level courts are the Ohio district courts of appeals. [3] Twelve courts of appeals exist, each retaining jurisdiction over appeals from common pleas, municipal, and county courts in a set geographical area. [4] A case heard in this system is decided by a three-judge panel, and each judge is elected. [4]
The clerk of courts office keeps records for the common pleas, municipal, appeals and domestic relations courts. The juvenile and probate courts, which have the same judge, have their own clerk.
Marybeth Kuznik, the director of the Fayette County Bureau of Elections, is asking the Fayette County Common Pleas Court to order Washington Township Judge of Elections Vincent Manetta to turn ...
If Jamison were to win a seat on the high court, she would be the third Black woman to serve on the Ohio Supreme Court. Of the 163 justices that have served since 1803 , four have been Black and ...