Ohio Code § 2501.02

§ 2501.02.

(A) Each judge of a court of appeals shall have been admitted to practice as an attorney

at law in this state for at least one year preceding the judge's appointment or commencement

of the judge's term and, for a total of six years preceding the judge's appointment

or commencement of the judge's term, shall have either served as a judge of a court

of record in any jurisdiction in the United States or done any of the following: (1) Engaged in the practice of law in this state; (2) Practiced in a federal court in this state, regardless of whether at the time of

that practice the person was admitted to practice as an attorney at law in this state

or practiced in the courts of this state; (3) Engaged in the authorized practice of law as in-house counsel for a business in this

state or as an attorney for a government entity in this state, regardless of whether

at the time of that practice the person was admitted to practice as an attorney at

law in this state or practiced in the courts of this state. (B) One judge shall be chosen in each court of appeals district every two years, and

shall hold office for six years, beginning on the ninth day of February next after

the judge's election. (C) In addition to the original jurisdiction conferred by Section 3 of Article IV, Ohio Constitution , the court of appeals shall have jurisdiction upon an appeal upon questions of law

to review, affirm, modify, set aside, or reverse judgments or final orders of courts

of record inferior to the court of appeals within the district, including the finding,

order, or judgment of a juvenile court that a child is delinquent, neglected, abused,

or dependent, for prejudicial error committed by such lower court. The court of appeals, on good cause shown, may issue writs of supersedeas in any case,

and all other writs, not specially provided for or prohibited by statute, necessary

to enforce the administration of justice.