NCJ Number
168851
Date Published
1997
Length
51 pages
Annotation
This report profiles the significant events and accomplishments of Ohio's Supreme Court for 1996 and presents caseload statistics.
Abstract
There was a record 2,888 cases filed in the Ohio Supreme Court in 1996. In addition to the number of cases filed, statistics presented address final dispositions, discretionary appeals and claimed appeals of right allowed, cases pending, and cases filed relating to the practice of law and their final dispositions. The Court announced the creation of the Ohio Courts Futures Commission. This commission will define objectives for Ohio courts for the next 25 years, recommend strategies for achieving them, and develop an implementation plan. A report from the Domestic Violence Task Force recommends changes in the law, court procedures, and law enforcement to increase the safety of actual and potential domestic violence victims. A report from the Records Management Task Force recommends new Rules of Superintendence regarding management, maintenance, and retention of court records. There was continued support for efforts to create drug courts and establish local court-community action plans as part of a multidisciplinary effort by the Ohio Conference on Substance Abuse and the Courts. Survey results show that 87 percent of Ohio courts have automated case management system as of 1996. There has been continued progress in the Court's efforts to secure State and Federal grant funds to maximize the use of general revenue funds, as the Court has administered more than $2 million in Federal and State grants each of the past 3 years. Brief reports are provided for each of the Court's offices, committees, commissions, and programs.