News & Announcements

Local Rule Amendments
The Second District Court of Appeals recently adopted amendments to its local rules, specifically Local Appellate Rules 1, 2.2, 9 & 11.  The rules became effective on September 1, 2024.

Please pay special attention to the amendment to Loc.App.R. 9, Cited Authority.  Beginning September 1, 2024, opinions and other authorities shall be cited in accordance with the Supreme Court of Ohio Writing Manual, Third Edition (Part I.  Manual of Citations). 

 The writing manual is available on the Supreme Court’s website (Writing Manual).  For easy reference, the Supreme Court has included examples of the most commonly used citation forms, i.e., Citations at a Glance.  Click here for Citations at a Glance.  

Clerks' Holiday Hours
In addition to Christmas Day, December 25, 2024, and New Year’s Day, January 1, 2025, the clerks of the courts of appeals will be closed for the holidays as follows:

• Champaign County:  closing at noon on December 24, 2024;
• Clark County:  closing all day on December 24, 2024 and December 31, 2024;
• Darke County:  closing all day on December 24, 2024 and December 31, 2024;
• Greene County:  closing all day on December 24, 2024.  The clerk will only accept new cases up to 1:00 pm on December 31, 2024.
• Miami County:  closing at noon on December 24, 2024;
• Montgomery County:  no additional closings.

Filing deadlines affected by these closures will be extended to the next day which is not a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday.  See App.R. 14(A) and Civ.R. 6(A).