The United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio (in case citations, S.D. Ohio) is the federal trial court for the southern half of Ohio. The district holds court in Columbus, Cincinnati, and Dayton. The district includes 48 of the state's 88 counties—everything from the Columbus area southward.
Appeals from this court are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit). The United States Attorney's Office of the Southern District of Ohio represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. , the United States attorney is Dominick Gerace II.
Divisions
The court is divided into two divisions.
Eastern Division
The Eastern Division, which sits in the Joseph P. Kinneary United States Courthouse at Columbus, serves the counties of Athens, Belmont, Coshocton, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Gallia, Guernsey, Harrison, Hocking, Jackson, Jefferson, Knox, Licking, Logan, Madison, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Morrow, Muskingum, Noble, Perry, Pickaway, Pike, Ross, Union, Vinton, and Washington.
Western Division
The Western Division sits at both Cincinnati and Dayton. Cases from the counties of Adams, Brown, Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton, Highland, Lawrence, Scioto, and Warren are heard at Cincinnati in the Potter Stewart United States Courthouse. Cases from the counties of Champaign, Clark, Darke, Greene, Miami, Montgomery, Preble, and Shelby are heard at Dayton.
History
The United States District Court for the District of Ohio was established on February 19, 1803, by . The act of authorized one judgeship for the court. The district court in Ohio, not being assigned to a judicial circuit, was granted the same jurisdiction as U.S. circuit courts, except in appeals and writs of error, which were the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.
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See also
- Courts of Ohio
- List of current United States district judges
- List of United States federal courthouses in Ohio
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
- United States federal judicial district
Notes
External links
- The court's official site
- U.S. Attorney's site, with map of district