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Ohio Legal Research Links

Compiled by Ron Jones, Electronic Resource & Services Librarian

State of Ohio Webpage http://www.state.oh.us/

Legislative Branch

Ohio General Assembly http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/

Ohio Legislative Process (how a bill becomes a law) http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/process.cfm
Bills (1997- present)- by number, primary sponsor, key words http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/search.cfm
Bill Analysis (1997- present) http://www.lsc.state.oh.us/analyses.html
Status Report for Legislation (1997- present) http://www.lsc.state.oh.us/statusreport.html

Ohio Constitution http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/constitution.cfm
Ohio Revised Code http://codes.ohio.gov/orc
Ohio Session Laws http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/search.cfm
Ohio House of Representatives http://www.house.state.oh.us/
Ohio Senate http://www.senate.state.oh.us/
Ohio Legislative Service Commission http://www.lsc.state.oh.us/
Ohio Legislative Agencies http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/agencies.cfm

Judicial Branch

Federal

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit http://www.ca6.uscourts.gov/

Local Rules http://pacer.ca6.uscourts.gov/rules/rules.pdf,
Court Information http://pacer.ca6.uscourts.gov/courtinfo/main.php,
Forms http://pacer.ca6.uscourts.gov/notices/main.php
Opinions from 1994 to present http://pacer.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions/main.php

Findlaw's Sixth Circuit database http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/courts/6th.html
- Searchable database with cases since January 1995. to present

Emory's Sixth Circuit database http://www.law.emory.edu/6circuit/index.html
- Searchable database with cases since January 1995 to June 1999.

U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio http://www.ohnd.uscourts.gov/

U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Ohio, http://www.ohnb.uscourts.gov/
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio http://www.ohsd.uscourts.gov/

Rules http://www.ohsd.uscourts.gov/locrules.htm
Forms http://www.ohsd.uscourts.gov/forms.htm
Opinions http://www.ohsd.uscourts.gov/opinions.htm

U.S. Bankruptcy Court , Southern District of Ohio, http://www.ohsb.uscourts.gov/

State

Supreme Court of Ohio http://www.sconet.state.oh.us/

Ohio Rules of Court http://www.sconet.state.oh.us/Rules/
Anderson's Ohio Court Rules http://onlinedocs.andersonpublishing.com/rules/
District Court of Appeals http://www.sconet.state.oh.us/District_Courts/
County Courts http://www.sconet.state.oh.us/Web_Sites/courts/

Local Courts (Hamilton County)

First Appellate District of Ohio http://www.hamilton-co.org/appealscourt/

Hamilton County Clerk of Courts http://www.courtclerk.org/

Document Inquiry http://www.courtclerk.org/document.htm
Case Inquiry http://www.courtclerk.org/case.htm

Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas http://www.hamilton-co.org/common_pleas/

Hamilton County Court of Domestic Relations
http://www.hamilton-co.org/domestic/default.asp?Nav/Bar=10

Hamilton County Juvenile Court http://www.hamilton-co.org/juvenileCourt/
Hamilton County Municipal Court http://www.hamilton-co.org/MunicipalCourt/

Hamilton County Probate Court http://www.probatect.org/
Small Claims Court http://www.courtclerk.org/cociw015.htm#SCG

Ohio Executive & Administrative Branch

Ohio Administrative Code http://codes.ohio.gov/oac
Ohio Governor http://www.state.oh.us/gov/
Ohio Lieutenant Governor http://www.state.oh.us/LtGov/
Ohio Secretary of State http://www.state.oh.us/sos/
Ohio Treasurer of State http://www.ohiotreasurer.org/
Ohio Attorney General http://www.ag.state.oh.us/

Opinions (1994-present) http://www.ag.state.oh.us/opinions/agopinio.htm

Ohio Auditor of State http://www.auditor.state.oh.us/
Ohio State Agencies http://ohio.gov/agencies.stm
State Library of Ohio http://winslo.state.oh.us

Local Information

City of Cincinnati http://www.rcc.org

Municipal Code http://www.rcc.org/muncode.html

Hamilton County http://www.hamilton-co.org/

Related Ohio Legal Resources

Marx Law Library Guide to Cincinnati City Government and Local and State Courts http://www.law.uc.edu/library/research/cincilaw/index.html
Ohio Capital Connection http://www.rotundacollection.com/DesktopDefault.aspx
Ohio Historical Society http://www.ohiohistory.org/

Ohio History (Journal of the Ohio Historical Society) http://publications.ohiohistory.org/ohstemplate.cfm?action=intro/

Ohio State Bar Association http://www.ohiobar.org
Ohio State Resources Page http://www.romingerlegal.com/state/ohio.html

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