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Supreme Court Administrative Operations
The administrative operations of the Supreme Court are completed by dedicated
employees working in offices, sections, programs and work groups that are formed into
eight divisions — Administrative, Clerk, Legal Resources, Attorney Services, Judicial &
Court Services, Fiscal & Management Resources, Information Technology and Facilities
Management. The Court also has four affiliated offices with a quasi-independent status
because of the nature of their work. They are the Office of Disciplinary Counsel, the
Board of Commissioners on Grievances & Discipline, the Clients’ Security Fund and the
Ohio Criminal Sentencing Commission.
The Court also is fortunate to rely on the volunteer services of dozens of committed
judges, attorneys, clerks, court administrators and private citizens who serve on
the many boards, commissions, advisory committees and task forces that the Court
maintains. These bodies help the Court provide oversight to the courts of Ohio,
regulate the practice of law, and provide efficient services to the judicial branch of Ohio
government. For a complete listing of these bodies and the nature of their structure,
refer to www.supremecourtofohio.gov.
The table of organization displayed on the preceding page provides a visual
representation of the Court’s structure in 2007.
Steven C. Hollon is the administrative director of the Supreme Court
of Ohio. The administrative director is a constitutional position in Ohio
government and serves at the pleasure of the Court. As the senior nonelected
officer of the Court, the administrative director, in conjunction with
the Chief Justice, the Justices of the Court, the Ohio Judicial Conference, and
the judges of the state, is responsible for developing and communicating the
long-term vision, values and direction of the Court and the judicial branch
of Ohio.
In addition, the administrative director is responsible for providing oversight
to all divisions within the Court, which consists of 270 employees, and
administering a judiciary/Supreme Court budget of more than $134 million.
The administrative director assists in the development of emerging issues,
including providing support for special projects, initiatives and task forces.
He also develops and maintains relationships with the General Assembly,
monitors legislative activity on matters of interest to the Court and the judicial
branch, and oversees staff assistance to the Commission on the Rules of
Superintendence, the Commission on Rules of Practice & Procedure, and
follow-up monitoring to the Ohio Courts Futures Commission and the Ohio
Commission on Racial Fairness.
Hollon is an attorney who began his career as a judicial law clerk with the
Ohio 12 th District Court of Appeals and later became that court’s administrator.
He then engaged in the private practice of law in Hamilton, Ohio, before
becoming the administrator and senior staff attorney of the Ohio 2 nd District
Court of Appeals in Dayton, where he served until he assumed his current
duties. He also served on the Supreme Court’s Board of Commissioners
on Grievances & Discipline, and has lectured at multiple judge association
meetings, including a week-long seminar on judicial administration and legal
ethics to the Ukrainian Supreme Court in Kiev in 1995. Hollon currently serves
on the Boards of Directors of the Conference of State Court Administrators and
the National Center for State Courts in Williamsburg, Va.
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