The Ohio Court of Claims is a court of limited, statewide jurisdiction. The court's jurisdiction extends to cases: #Against the State of

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, in which the state has waived

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#Connected to suits against the State of

where Plaintiffs are asking for

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#Involving denial of access to public records by the State or any county, city, or agency. The court also hears appeals from decisions made by the Ohio Attorney General on claims allowed under the Victims of Crime Act. The judges of the Court of Claims sit by assignment by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio. Currently, the assigned judges and magistrates are: * Judge Dale A. Crawford * Magistrate Holly T. Shaver * Magistrate Robert Van Schoyck * Magistrate Gary W. Peterson * Magistrate Scott Sheets A Special Master hears claims for violations of access to public records. Jeffery W. Clark serves as the court's Special Master. Appeals from the Court of Claims are heard by the Tenth District Court of Appeals in

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. The court is located in the

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in Columbus. The clerk of the court is Anderson Renick.

History

The Ohio Court of Claims was created in 1975 by the passage of the Court of Claims Act. The Court was created to replace the Sundry Claims Board which existed from 1917 through 1975. The Board was considered inadequate for hearing claims against the state for a number of reasons, including that the Attorney General both sat on the Board and had the job of representing the State of Ohio before the Board.

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* Ohio state courts 1975 establishments in Ohio Courts and tribunals established in 1975 {{US-law-stub