Magistrates
The Court's nine Magistrates are experienced attorneys who are employed by the Court on a full-time basis to perform a variety of civil and criminal judicial functions on behalf of the Court's seventeen Judges.
Pursuant to Ohio Civil Rule 53 and Local Rule 99, the Magistrates preside over:
- Damages hearings
- Discovery hearings
- Jury trials
- Jury-waived trials
- Mediation conferences
- Motion hearings
- Pre-trial and status conferences
- A variety of proceedings in aid of execution of judgment
Pursuant to Ohio Criminal Rule 19, the Magistrates conduct felony arraignments and, in that process, set bond and appoint counsel to represent indigent defendants.
Pamela Broer Browning Magistrate 614.525.3117 Assigned to Judges | Magistrate 614.525.5995 Assigned to Judges | Magistrate 614.525.4282 Civil Stalking Protection Orders (CSPO) or Civil Sexually Oriented Offense Protection Orders (CSOOPO) |
Magistrate 614.525.4692 Assigned to Judges | Magistrate 614.525.5558 Assigned to Judges | Magistrate 614.525.6286 Assigned to Judges |
Magistrate 614.525.4281 Assigned to Judges | Magistrate 614.525.5320 Assigned to Judges | Magistrate 614.525.4283 Assigned to Judges |
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Courtroom 2B - Duty Magistrate
Physical Address
345 S High Street
2nd Floor, Courtroom 2B
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614.525.3118Fax: 614.525.3012