The Supreme Court Ohio Annual Report

Commission on
the Rules of
Superintendence
John S. VanNorman
staff liaison
Hon. Deborah A. Alspach
Hon. Craig Baldwin
Hon. Randall Basinger
Hon. Patricia A. Cosgrove
Hon. Theresa Dellick
Hon. Clair E. Dickinson
Hon. Charlotte Coleman
Eufinger
Hon. Gary W. Herman
Steven C. Hollon, ex officio
Hon. James M. Hughes
Hon. William A. Klatt
Hon. Judith Ann Lanzinger,
chair
Nancy G. McMillen
Robert G. Palmer
Hon. J. Bernie Quilter
Hon. Kenneth J. Spicer
Elizabeth W. Stephenson
Adrian D. Thompson
Hon. Jennifer P. Weiler
Hon. Mary Pat Zitter
• Crim R. 32 — To clarify that a judgment of conviction
must set forth the plea, verdict or findings upon which
the conviction is based, and the sentence.
• Juv. R. 25 — To clarify how depositions are to proceed
in juvenile courts.
These amendments became effective July 1, 2009.
The commission also began work on its proposals for the
2010 rule cycle. Included among the recommendations were
amendments to Crim. R. 16 regarding discovery in criminal
cases and several rules in the Rules of Appellate Procedure to
institute a process for en banc review in the courts of appeals.
These amendments were published for a first comment period
in October 2009 and await further action by the Court.
Commission on the Rules of Superintendence
The Commission on the Rules of Superintendence is a
19-member commission that makes recommendations to the
Court for adoption of new rules and amendments to the Rules
of Superintendence for the Courts of Ohio. The most notable
items from the past year include the following:
• Implementation of new Sup. R. 44 through 47 (Public
Access Rules) — On July 1, the newly adopted Public
Access Rules went into effect and govern public access
to all case and administrative records.
• New Sup. R. 81 through 87 — The rules, which were
proposed by the Supreme Court Advisory Committee
on Interpreter Services, establish a mechanism by
which the Supreme Court’s Interpreter Services
Program may screen, test and certify foreign language
and sign language interpreters. The certification
system will ensure that interpreters working in the
courts meet the minimum standards of language
fluency. The new rules were approved by the Court
Nov. 2, 2009, and went into effect Jan. 1, 2010.
• New and revised probate court forms 18.0, 18.2, 18.4,
21.5, 23.0, 23.1, 23.2, 23.3, 23.4, 23.6 and 23.7 — The
forms, which were recommended by the Ohio Probate
Judges Association, concern adoptions, change of
name proceedings and protection of incapacitated
adults. The forms were approved by the Court Nov. 2
and went into effect Jan. 1, 2010.
• Sup. R. 17 (Assignment of Judges—Municipal and
County Courts) — On Nov. 2, the Court approved
amendments, which went into effect Dec. 1, 2009. The
amendments, which were proposed by the Supreme
Court Case Management Section, increase the pool of
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