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Ohio Sup.R. 14.21
Restricted Access to Offices
To ensure safe and secure work areas and to protect against inappropriate interaction between
judges and participants in the judicial process, an effective secondary security perimeter should be
utilized at the entrance to the office space housing judges and court personnel.
History
Effective Date: October 17, 1994 Amended: March 1, 2009 Commentary The security of the office space housing judges and court personnel must be maintained. Unlimited access to these areas is dangerous and unnecessary. The general public should not be permitted to wander through these areas for any reason. However, attorneys should have controlled access to the areas. Persons having business with a judge or court personnel should be encouraged to make appointments. Steps which may be taken to facilitate this standard include a main receptionist checkpoint, passive or active electromagnetic hall locks, and cardreader door locks. Also, the judges' chambers, as differentiated from the staff offices, and judges' parking spaces should not be designated by "Judge" signage. Finally, parking spaces should be located as close as possible to an entrance. Commentary (July 1, 2026) Appendix C, Standard 11 was renumbered to Rule 14.21 as part of the 2026 restructuring of the Rules of Superintendence.
Provenance
- Source
- supremecourt.ohio.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-14
- Edition
- 2026-09-14
- Content hash
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