Local court leaders gather in Columbus for one of several roundtables hosted by the Supreme Court of Ohio.

Local court leaders gather in Columbus for one of several roundtables hosted by the Supreme Court of Ohio.

Court administrators from around Ohio gathered in Columbus for candid conversations about issues facing their courts and to learn from each other about how their peers are tackling challenges.

The Supreme Court of Ohio’s Office of Court Services is hosting a series of court of roundtables for court professionals. This week, administrators, and staff members from general division of common pleas courts met face-to-face at the Thomas J. Moyer Ohio Judicial Center to discuss numerous topics selected by the local court personnel.

Chris Geocaris, manager of the Case Management Section of the Office of Court Services, kicked off the session, expressing that the roundtables are a great experience for the office to learn about the issues the local courts are dealing with on a day-to-day basis. Court Services members joined the conversation and emphasized their role in assisting and supporting local courts.

Roundtables are scheduled to address the concerns of numerous court professionals. Upcoming sessions will bring together a wide variety of court officers, including eviction mediators, domestic relations and probate court administrators, specialized docket managers, juvenile court magistrates, and more.

All roundtable agenda items are solicited from participants and the discussion is an open forum. The meetings are held at the Moyer Ohio Judicial Center unless otherwise indicated. Registration is required for the roundtables through the online program OhioCourtEDU. Here is the full schedule and registration information.