Constitutional courts are authorized by the Ohio Constitution and statutory courts by the Ohio Revised Code . The constitutional courts are the Ohio Supreme Court, the Courts of Appeals and the Courts of Common Pleas. The statutory courts are municipal courts, county courts, mayors' courts and the Court of Claims.
Civil cases involve torts, contracts, property rights, etc.
A person enforces another person's obligation, debt or right to him or her through civil action. Civil actions must be commenced within a specified period of time, called the statute of limitations. The county common pleas court is the major local government court in Ohio. It has jurisdiction over all civil and criminal cases, except for those within the purview of county or municipal courts. The county common pleas court system also includes the probate court, court of domestic relations and juvenile court divisions.