As used in Sup.R. 36.01 through 36.019:
(A) Assigned by lot(1) "Assigned by lot" means the assignment of a case to a judge that meets each of the following requirements: (a) The assignment is made by drawing from a pool of judges using paper, balls, or other objects as lots or counters or a computer;(b) The assignment is arbitrated by chance with the determination fortuitous and wholly uncontrolled;(c) The assignment is made using the entire base of the number of judges in the court or division, as applicable.(2) "Assigned by lot" does not include an assignment of cases to judges in an established order of rotation, even if the order of rotation is altered periodically.(B) Individual assignment system "Individual assignment system" means the system in which, upon the filing in or transfer to a court or a division of the court, a case immediately is assigned by lot to a judge of the court or division, as applicable, who becomes primarily responsible for the determination of every issue and proceeding in the case until its termination.(C) Particular session of court"Particular session of court" means the system in which cases are assigned by subject category rather than by the individual assignment system.Ohio. R. Superi. Ct. 36.01
Amended September 26, 2017; effective 1/1/2018.Commentary (July 1, 2002)
Sup. R. 36.1 requires appellate courts to make available to the parties the names of judges who will serve on three-judge appellate panels. This information must be made available at least fourteen days before either the date of oral argument or the date the case is submitted if no oral argument is held. The court may make this information available by notifying the parties, publishing the information on the court's web site, or publishing the information in a legal newspaper serving the most populous county in the district.