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Supreme Court Administrative Operations
Supreme Court employees work in offices, sections, programs and work groups
comprising eight divisions: Administrative, Clerk’s, Legal Resources, Attorney Services,
Judicial & Court Services, Fiscal & Management Resources, Information Technology and
Facilities Management. The Court also has four affiliated offices with a quasi-independent
status because of the nature of their work. They are the Office of Disciplinary Counsel, the
Board of Commissioners on Grievances & Discipline, the Clients’ Security Fund and the
Ohio Criminal Sentencing Commission.
In addition, the Court relies upon the volunteer services of dozens of committed judges,
attorneys, clerks, court administrators and private citizens who serve on the Supreme
Court’s many boards, commissions, advisory committees and task forces. These bodies help
the Court provide oversight to the courts of Ohio, regulate the practice of law, and provide
efficient and helpful services to the judicial branch of Ohio government. For a complete
listing of these bodies and the nature of their work, refer to the Supreme Court Web site at
supremecourt.ohio.gov.
The table of organization on page 26 (left) provides a visual representation of the Court
structure in 2008.
Steven C. Hollon, Esq.
Steven C. Hollon joined the Supreme Court as administrative
director in March 1999. The administrative director is a
constitutional position serving at the pleasure of the Court. As the
Court’s senior non-elected officer, Hollon, in conjunction with the
Chief Justice and Justices, and the Ohio Judicial Conference and
Ohio judges, develops and communicates the long-term vision, values
and direction of the Court and the judicial branch. In addition, he
provides oversight to all eight divisions and more than 250 employees
of the Supreme Court, and administers a budget of more than $145
million for the Supreme Court and Ohio judiciary.
Hollon began his legal career as a judicial law clerk with the
Hollon at the Ohio
Ohio 12 th District Court of Appeals, where he later became court Summit on Children.
administrator. He engaged in private practice in Hamilton, Ohio,
before becoming the administrator and senior staff attorney of the 2 nd District Court of
Appeals in Dayton. He was appointed to the Butler County Court of Common Pleas, but
declined the appointment to assume his current duties.
Hollon’s background also includes service on the Supreme Court Board of
Commissioners on Grievances & Discipline. He has lectured at numerous judge association
meetings, including a week-long seminar on judicial administration and legal ethics to the
Ukrainian Supreme Court in Kiev.
Hollon is on the board of directors of the National Center for State Courts in
Williamsburg, Va.; is the president-elect of the Conference of State Court Administrators; is
a fellow in the Ohio State Bar Foundation; and is the 2009 chairman of Ohio United Way.
2008 Annual Report • The Supreme Court of Ohio
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Clerk's division
Office of the Clerk
Case Mediation Section