WHAT IS THE OHIO COURT OF APPEALS ?
The Ohio Court of Appeals is an intermediate level appellate court whose primary function is to hear appeals from the common pleas, municipal and county courts. Each case is heard and determined by a three judge panel. The state is divided into twelve appellate districts and each district is served by a court of appeals that sits in each of the counties within that district. The number of judges in each district, from three up to twelve, depends upon a variety of factors, among which are the case load and population. There are now sixty-eight appellate judges in Ohio. II.
