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