Rule 16.03 - Terms and Vacancies(A) Initial terms Initial terms for members of the Commission on Dispute Resolution shall be as follows:
(1) One of the members who is a sitting or retired judge, the member who is a judge of a court of common pleas with general jurisdiction nominated by the President of the Ohio Common Pleas Judges Association, the member who is a judge of a court of common pleas with juvenile jurisdiction nominated by the President of the Ohio Association of Juvenile Court Judges, the member who is a judge of a municipal or county court nominated by the President of the Association of Municipal and County Court Judges of Ohio, one of the members nominated by the President of the County Commissioners' Association of Ohio, one of the members nominated by the President of the Ohio Municipal League, and the member nominated by the President of the Ohio Mediation Association shall be appointed to a term that ends on December 31, 2012;(2) One of the members who is a sitting or retired judge, the member who is a judge of a court of common pleas with probate jurisdiction nominated by the President of the Ohio Association of Probate Judges, the member who is a judge of a court of common pleas with domestic relations jurisdiction nominated by the President of the Ohio Association of Domestic Relations Judges, one of the members who is a full-time magistrate with an Ohio court nominated by the President of the Ohio Association of Magistrates, the member nominated by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, one of the members nominated by the President of the County Commissioners' Association of Ohio, one of the members nominated by the President of the Ohio Council of County Officials, and the member nominated by the President of the Ohio State Bar Association shall be appointed to a term that ends on December 31, 2013;(3) One of the members who is a sitting or retired judge, the member who is a judge of a court of appeals nominated by the Chief Justice of the Court of Appeals, one of the members who is a full-time magistrate with an Ohio court nominated by the President of the Ohio Association of Magistrates, one of the members nominated by the president of the Ohio Council of County Officials, one of the members nominated by the President of the Ohio Municipal League, and the at-large member shall be appointed to a term that ends on December 31, 2014.(B) Subsequent terms and reappointment Except as provided in division (A) of this rule, the term of a commission member shall be for three years. A commission member shall be eligible for reappointment, but shall not serve more than three consecutive full terms. A commission member shall be eligible for reappointment after serving three consecutive full terms, but only upon at least a one-year break in service. Abbreviated initial terms and appointments to fill a vacancy shall not constitute a full term.
(C) Judge, magistrate, and attorney vacancies(1) If a commission member who is a judge involuntarily leaves office by reason other than Article IV, Section 6(C) of the Ohio Constitution, the member shall be disqualified and a vacancy shall occur. (2) If a commission member who is a magistrate ceases to serve as a full-time magistrate with an Ohio court, the member shall be disqualified and a vacancy shall occur. (3) If a commission member who is an attorney no longer practices in Ohio, the member shall be disqualified and a vacancy shall occur.(D) Filling of vacancies Vacancies on the commission shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments. A commission member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which the member's predecessor was appointed shall hold the position for the remainder of that term.
Ohio. R. Superi. Ct. 16.03
Effective:2/1/2012; amended effective 7/1/2014; amended September 10, 2019, effective 1/1/2020; amended February 9, 2023, effective 4/1/2023.