Office of the Chief Legal Counsel

The Office of the Chief Legal Counsel is responsible for assisting the court and the Office of the Administrative Director with legal, government relations, and policy matters. The Chief Legal Counsel provides advice on general legal matters affecting the administrative operation of the Supreme Court and the judges and courts of Ohio. The office develops and maintains relationships with the General Assembly, and monitors legislative activity on matters of interest to the court and the judicial branch.

The office also provides staff assistance to the Commission on the Rules of Superintendence, the Commission on Rules of Practice and Procedure, and follow-up monitoring to the Ohio Courts Futures Commission and the Ohio Commission on Racial Fairness.

Finally, the office administers the judicial-assignment program of the Chief Justice, who is authorized by the state constitution to assign sitting and retired judges to temporarily preside in Ohio courts.

Ohio Judges' Liability Self-Insurance Program

Commission on the Rules of Superintendence

Commission on Rules of Practice & Procedure

Judicial Assignment Program