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This website was designed to share information with the citizens of Coshocton County about their Court and its functions.  We continue to strive to offer effective services to all Coshocton County citizens and appreciate your continued support of the Court and Court Staff.  Our mission is to provide just and fair decisions in a timely manner to all persons who come before the Court.

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2020 Annual Report

ROBERT J. BATCHELOR, JUDGE

COURT DESCRIPTION

CIVIL AND CRIMINAL CASES:

The General Division of the Coshocton County Common Pleas Court is a trial court of general jurisdiction that provides prompt, fair, and just resolution of litigation in civil and criminal cases. The Judge presides over bench and jury trials involving complex civil litigation as well as criminal cases where offenders can receive imprisonment for as little as six months or up to the remainder of their lives or, in the event of a capital murder case, may even receive the death penalty.


DOMESTIC RELATIONS:

The Domestic Relations Court is the division of Common Pleas responsible for hearing all divorce, dissolution, legal separation, annulment and civil domestic violence cases for residents of Coshocton County. Parties may also return to the Court for post-decree resolution of matters including child or spousal support, allocation of parental rights and responsibilities (“custody”), parenting time (“visitation”), among other matters.  A Magistrate is appointed by the Court to assist with domestic relations cases.  The Magistrate has almost the same authority as the Judge.  The Magistrate’s decisions can be appealed directly to the...Read More

03-23-2020

The Judge's Notes - March, 2020

IN THE COMMON PLEAS COURT OF COSHOCTON COUNTY, OHIO


IN RE:

COURT OPERATIONS  :  

MISC. CASE NO. 2020MISC0010

DURING THE COVID-19

PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY  :  JOURNAL ENTRY

  (EMERGENCY ORDER)

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12-20-2019

The Judge's Notes - December, 2019

CHANGING TIMES AT THE COURTHOUSE

  Impeachment of a President, an impending constitutional crisis, coming trade wars, climate change fears, and a drug addiction epidemic. Citizens facing their own daily challenges are also carrying a full information overload of troubling news. In the

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