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Welcome to the U.S. District Court

Welcome to the U.S. District Court. Northern District of Ohio. CONSTITUTION.

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Welcome to the U.S. District Court

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  1. Welcome to the U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio

  2. CONSTITUTION Over 200 years ago, our Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution. It is a basic design for how our government should work. It divides the government into three branches of government: Judicial, Legislative, and Executive. Each branch has its own responsibility to make sure our country runs smoothly.

  3. Judicial Branch The Judicial Branch is made up of courts that interpret the meaning of a law. It was established in Article III of the Constitution.

  4. FederalCourts • The Federal Courts are established by the U.S. Government. They hear cases involving: • the U.S. Constitution • laws passed by Congress • cases in which the United States is a party • cases involving foreign diplomats • bankruptcy • some cases involving state laws but involve parties from different states

  5. FederalCourts There are fewer than 1,700 federal judges and magistrates who hear about two million cases a year. Federal District Courts are trial courts. Cases are tried, witnesses testify, and juries serve. They are divided into 94 federal judicial districts.

  6. State Courts • The State Courts are established by the state or by a county or city within the state. They hear cases involving: • laws passed by the state • traffic and parking violations • family disputes • petty offenses • small civil cases • probate matters There are almost 30,000 judges who hear about 50 million cases a year.

  7. Court of Appeals If you lose a trial in a district court, you can appeal the case in the Court of Appeals. The Court will review the case to see if the judge applied the law correctly. They are grouped in 12 regional circuits, plus a 13th federal circuit covering the entire country.

  8. U.S. Supreme Court The Supreme Court hears cases from the court of appeals in each circuit and from the state supreme courts. It does not hear all cases and it agrees to hear only a small percentage of the cases it is asked to review. It is located in Washington, D.C.

  9. The Northern District of Ohio is in the Sixth Circuit

  10. Ohio is broken into two districts: Northern District of Ohio Southern District of Ohio

  11. The Northern District of Ohio has four locations: Cleveland, Akron, Youngstown, and Toledo. Currently, there are 16 district judges and nine magistrate judges.

  12. Judges Youngstown Judge Peter Economus Magistrate Judge George Limbert Akron Judge John Adams Judge Sara Lioi Judge David Dowd, Jr. Magistrate Judge Benita Pearson

  13. Judges Toledo Chief Judge James Carr Judge Jack Zouhary Judge David Katz Magistrate Judge Vernelis Armstrong

  14. Judges Cleveland Judge Solomon Oliver, Jr. Judge Kathleen O’Malley Judge Donald Nugent Judge Patricia Gaughan Judge Dan Polster Judge James Gwin Judge Christopher Boyko Judge Ann Aldrich Judge Lesley Wells Magistrate Judge Nancy Vecchiarelli Magistrate Judge William Baughman, Jr. Magistrate Judge Kenneth McHargh Magistrate Judge Greg White Magistrate Judge David Perelman Magistrate Judge James Gallas

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