Ohio Legal Overview: Youngstown-Warren The Youngstown-Warren metropolitan area covers Mercer County in Pennsylvania and Mahoning and Trumbull counties in Ohio. It is officially known as the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA MSA. The general division of the Mahoning County Court of Common Pleas, located in Youngstown, is the county’s main trial court with general jurisdiction over all felonies and civil cases exceeding $15,000. The court of common pleas additionally has three separate divisions for probate, domestic relations, and juvenile cases. The main Ohio cities and towns in the Youngstown-Warren metro area are listed below.
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1. Apart from the court of common pleas, Mahoning County also has four county courts and three municipal courts of limited jurisdiction. The municipal courts in Youngstown, Struthers and Campbell have limited jurisdiction over misdemeanors, traffic violations, civil claims not exceeding $15,000, and small claims not exceeding $3,000. The county courts are in Boardman, Sebring, Austintown and Canfield. Appeals against all trial court verdicts in Mahoning County are heard by the Seventh District Court of Appeals. Appeals from Trumbull County go to the 11th District.
Trending Legal Topics: The Ohio Supreme Court is the highest court in the state and may agree to hear an appeal against the intermediate appellate court’s ruling. Federal cases in both Mahoning and Trumbull counties must be filed with the Youngstown Division of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Bankruptcy filings will likewise have to be filed with the Youngstown Division of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Federal court appeals in Ohio go to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. |