Provides traffic court both civil and criminal; original jurisdiction over any civil action within service area up to $15,000; total jurisdiction over the commission of misdemeanors within its service area; jurisdiction over felonies up to preliminary hearing stage; small claims court (citizen-filed claims under $3,000); and performance of marriages.

Serves as a court of general jurisdiction, handling both criminal and civil cases. Each of the 10 judges of the General Division presides over more than 1,600 cases per year including the following matters: - Civil Cases. - Foreclosures. - Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution. - Felony Criminal Matters. - Probation. · Administrative Appeals.

Hears and decides judgment on civil cases up to $15,000, small claims up to $3,000 on monies owed, and criminal and traffic cases. Provides jury selection for the Rocky River Municipal Court.

Handles traffic and parking violations cases, and occasionally handles criminal cases. Maintains court records.

Hears and decides traffic and some criminal cases that are under the jurisdiction of the Parma Heights Mayor's Court.

Provides passport photos, hunting and fishing permits, auto, truck, and boat titles. Also is the administrative entity for the Courts of Common Pleas.

Provides a municipal court for the City of Vermilion, Vermilion Township, Florence Township, and Brownhelm Township.

Holds exclusive original criminal jurisdiction of felonies and jurisdiction in all civil cases where the amount is greater than $500.

Holds jurisdiction in misdemeanor criminal cases where the maximum sentence is one (1) year in jail and a fine of not more than $2,500. Oversees the initial stages of felony proceedings prior to trial. Note: In civil matters this jurisdiction is limited to cases where the monetary claim requested by either party is not more than $15,000.

Provides court services in misdemeanor (maximum jail sentence is less than a year.) criminal cases brought by the state or the city of Cleveland Heights. Includes housing court and traffic court. Provides records of all cases heard and jury selection where appropriate.

Hears cases which involve damages resulting from automobile collisions, unlawful detainers, promissory notes, collection of accounts, and other similar actions so long as the amount involved is $15,000 or less. Oversees criminal proceedings for misdemeanor offenses, traffic and civil cases within its jurisdiction. Works to resolve landlord and tenant disputes. Maintains and provides court records.

Provides prompt, fair and just resolution of litigation in civil and criminal cases.

Handles civil disputes (complaints) and felony criminal cases.

Hears cases involving traffic violations and other misdemeanors.

Perry County Municipal Court includes all of Perry County. The Court consists of the criminal division and the civil division. The criminal division handles traffic cases and misdemeanor criminal cases. The civil division handles complaints up to $15,000, small claims up to $6,000 and eviction cases.

Presides over Common Pleas Court, General and Domestic Relations Division, for Ashland County.

State trial courts of general jurisdiction that handle civil cases which involve personal injury, property damage or liability, medical or dental malpractice, real estate actions, equity suits such as injunction proceedings, specific performance contract disputes, administration of trusts and foreclosure on mortgages; and, in jurisdictions where there are no specialized courts, adoptions, probate, family law and psychiatric cases. In some states, a distinction is made between municipal civil courts which hear cases involving monetary claims lower than an established amount and superior civil courts which hear all other civil cases. The type of cases handled by civil trial courts varies by state. State trial courts that handle infractions punishable by a fine; misdemeanor cases such as petty theft, prostitution, intoxication and vandalism punishable by a fine with a maximum level (usually $1000) and maximum amount of time in county jail (usually a year or less); and felony cases such as murder, possession of dangerous drugs for sale, robbery and rape that are punishable by a state prison term or, in states where capital punishment is legal, by death. In some states a distinction is made between municipal criminal courts which handle infractions, misdemeanors and preliminary hearings for felony cases; and superior criminal courts which try felony cases and misdemeanor cases for which other provisions have not been made. The type of cases handled by criminal trial courts varies by state.

Holds exclusive original criminal jurisdiction of felonies and jurisdiction in all civil cases where the amount is greater than $500. Also adjudicates divorce, dissolution, support, parenting time, domestic violence and related issues.

The Franklin County Court of Common Pleas - General Division has original jurisdictional authority over all felony cases and all civil cases in which the sum or matter in dispute exceeds $15,000.

Court for the City of Lakewood. Hears civil cases up to $15,000, small claims up to $6,000, traffic, and criminal cases. Also enforces eviction and housing violations.

Presides over Common Pleas Court #2 for Richland County. Hears cases that are felony criminal and civil case over $3000.