Fairfield County, Ohio (Judicial)

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Fairfield County is located within the Fifth District Court of Appeals.

The people of Fairfield County are served by a Court of Common Pleas and a Municipal Court.

The United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio has jurisdiction in Fairfield County. Appeals from the Southern District go to the United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit.

Judges

Fairfield County, Ohio

Court of Common Pleas

Fairfield County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio

General Division

Magistrates

Domestic Relations Division

Magistrates

Juvenile and Probate Division

Magistrates


Municipal Court

Fairfield County Municipal Court, Ohio


Office Name Date assumed office Date term ends
Fairfield County Municipal Court Clerk Valeda Slone 2015 December 31, 2027
Fairfield County Municipal Court Judge James Fields April 30, 2015 December 31, 2029
Fairfield County Municipal Court Judge Randall Ullom January 1, 2022 December 31, 2027


Elections

See also: Ohio judicial elections

Ohio is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in Ohio, click here.

Election rules

Primary election

In Ohio, primary elections serve to nominate a candidate of a political party for election to an office. The winners of each party's primary go on to face each other in the general election. Primaries are held "on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in May of each year except in years in which a presidential primary election is held."[4]


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