(Top row from left) Licking County Domestic Relations Court Judge Craig R. Baldwin and Tuscarawas County Common Pleas Court Administrator Elizabeth W. Stephenson. (Bottom row from left) Mahoning County Domestic Relations Court Chief Magistrate Mark A. Huberman and Fifth District Court of Appeals Judge John W. Wise.

(Top row from left) Licking County Domestic Relations Court Judge Craig R. Baldwin and Tuscarawas County Common Pleas Court Administrator Elizabeth W. Stephenson. (Bottom row from left) Mahoning County Domestic Relations Court Chief Magistrate Mark A. Huberman and Fifth District Court of Appeals Judge John W. Wise.

The Ohio Supreme Court has appointed four people as chair and vice chairs of commissions that help meet the Supreme Court’s constitutional and statutory authority to regulate the practice of law and exercise general superintendence over all courts in the state.

The following appointees’ terms began January 1:

• Licking County Domestic Relations Court Judge Craig R. Baldwin and Tuscarawas County Common Pleas Court Administrator Elizabeth W. Stephenson were appointed chair and vice chair of the Commission on the Rules of Superintendence for Ohio Courts for one-year terms. The commission assists the Supreme Court in exercising its general powers of superintendence over the courts of Ohio granted by the constitution by making recommendations to the Supreme Court on the adoption of new superintendence rules and amendments.
• Mahoning County Domestic Relations Court Chief Magistrate Mark A. Huberman was appointed vice chair of the Commission on the Rules of Practice and Procedure in Ohio Courts for a two-year term. The commission reviews all rules governing practice and procedure in the courts of Ohio.
• Fifth District Court of Appeals Judge John W. Wise was appointed vice chair of the Commission on Technology and the Courts for a three-year term. The commission advises the Supreme Court on statewide technology issues.

Commissions are created by action of the court. They exercise quasi-ministerial authority on behalf of the court and operate under rules or regulations adopted by the court.

Commission members serve by appointment of the chief justice and justices or by virtue of holding a position within or upon nomination of a group, organization, or association. Commissions are composed of judges, attorneys, clerks of court, other court personnel, and private citizens from throughout Ohio.