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Ohio Appt.Coun.R. 2.04
Terms and Vacancies
(A) Initial terms
Initial terms for members of the Commission on Appointment of Counsel in Capital
Cases are as follows:
(1) The member who is the judge of a court of common pleas with general
jurisdiction and nominated by the President of the Ohio Common Pleas Judges
Association shall be appointed to a term that ends on December 31, 2017;
(2) The member who is engaged in the practice of law as a public defender
and nominated by the Ohio Public Defender shall be appointed to a term that ends
on December 31, 2018;
(3) The member who is engaged in the practice of law by representing persons
charged with criminal offenses and nominated by the President of the Ohio State
Bar Association shall be appointed to a term that ends on December 31, 2019;
(4) The member who is engaged in the practice of law by representing persons
charged with criminal offenses and nominated by the President of the Ohio
Metropolitan Bar Association Consortium shall be appointed to a term that ends
on December 31, 2020;
(5) The member who is engaged in the practice of law by representing persons
charged with criminal offenses and nominated by the President of the Ohio
Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers shall be appointed to a term that ends
on December 31, 2021.
(B) Subsequent terms and reappointment
Except as provided in division (A) of this rule, the term of a commission member is three
years. A commission member is eligible for reappointment, but shall not serve more than
three consecutive full terms. A commission member is eligible for reappointment after
serving three consecutive full terms, but only upon at least a one-year break in service.
(C) Change of position, employment, affiliation, or status
Each commission member appointed because of the member’s elected position, official
position, employment, organizational affiliation, or other status cease s to be a member at
such time the member no longer holds that position, employment, affiliation, or status.
(D) Filling of vacancies
Vacancies on the commission shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments.
A commission member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the
term for which the member’s predecessor was appointed holds office for the remainder of
that term.
History
Effective Date: February 1, 2015
Provenance
- Source
- supremecourt.ohio.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-14
- Edition
- 2026-09-14
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