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OFFICE OF COURT SECURITY
The Office of Court Security is responsible for security at the Ohio
Judicial Center, as well as for providing security assessments at local
courts and providing security consulting services for judges throughout
the state. The office manages a grant program allocating available
funds to assist local courts for bailiff training, physical security audits
and deployable security equipment for short-term loans.
The Building Security Section is responsible for the safety and
security of all employees and visitors to the Ohio Judicial Center, as
well as round-the-clock physical security of the facility. Court security
officers conducted more than 61,000 security screenings of visitors to
the Ohio Judicial Center in 2007.
Further, the Court’s marshal, in addition to his ceremonial duties in
the Courtroom, is responsible for the personal security of the Justices
while they are on official business within the state. The marshal also
manages the Inappropriate Communications Program to coordinate
and centralize the Court’s knowledge of all forms of inappropriate
communications throughout the Court.
Finally, under the leadership of Justice O’Connor, the Advisory
Committee on Court Security & Emergency Preparedness met
throughout 2007 and began drafting a report and recommendations,
which will be released in 2008.
Advisory Committee
on Court Security
& Emergency
Preparedness
James P. Cappelli,
Staff Liaison
Frederick D. Benton Jr.
Walter Brown
Tom Chidester
Donald W. Colby
Kurt Douglass
James W. Dwertman
Peter J. Elliott
Ron Ferrell
Nancy McClatchy
Hon. Matthew W.
McFarland
Hon. Deborah J. Nicastro
Hon. Maureen O’Connor,
chair
Hon. Mike Powell
Hon. Dana S. Preisse
Ken Roll
George A. Romanoski
Dottie Tuttle
James M. Wahlrab
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