Ohio § 2301.12

§ 2301.12.

The court of common pleas of a county may appoint: (A) A court interpreter, who shall take an oath of office, hold the position at the will

and under the direction of the court, interpret the testimony of witnesses, translate

any writing necessary to be translated in court, or in a cause therein, and perform

such other services as are required by the court.  The interpreter shall, without extra compensation, render such services in the court

of appeals and probate court as the judges of those courts require.  The interpreter shall receive for this service compensation fixed by the appointing

court, not to exceed twelve hundred dollars in any year, or such sum in each particular

case as the court deems just.  If a stipulated salary, such compensation shall be payable monthly from the county

treasury, upon the warrant of the county auditor;  in other cases, at the conclusion

of the interpreter's services, upon the certificate of the judge of the court in which

they were rendered. (B) A criminal bailiff, who shall be a deputy sheriff and hold the position at the will

of such court.  The criminal bailiff shall receive compensation to be fixed by such court at the

time of appointment, not to exceed the amount allowed court constables in the same

court, which shall be paid monthly from the county treasury upon the warrant of the

auditor. (C) In counties where there are four or more judges of the court of common pleas, the

judges of such court in joint session shall, instead of a criminal bailiff as provided

in division (B), appoint a chief court constable, who shall, in connection with the

court constables appointed by the several judges, have supervision over the jurors

regularly drawn for service as jurors, so that there may be at all times sufficient

jurors in attendance subject to the call of the several court constables when the

said jurors are required to fill the panel in any case upon trial.  Said chief court constable, who shall be a deputy sheriff, shall perform all the

duties required to be performed by a criminal bailiff, and perform such other duties

as the court directs.  Except as otherwise provided in section 3.061 of the Revised Code , the chief court constable shall give a bond required to be given by a criminal bailiff.  The chief court constable shall receive such compensation as the judges of the court

in joint session fix, not to exceed the sum of fifteen hundred dollars per annum,

which shall be paid monthly from the county treasury, upon the warrant of the auditor.  Said chief court constable shall hold the position during the pleasure of the judges

of the court and shall be subject to and under their direction. (D) In counties having a population in excess of three hundred thousand as ascertained

by the federal census, one or more psychiatrists, psychologists, or other examiners

or investigators, who shall take an oath of office, hold their positions at the will

of such judges, and receive compensation to be fixed by the judges appointing them,

not exceeding in the aggregate such amount as is appropriated therefor by the board

of county commissioners, which compensation shall be in place of all fees.  Such compensation so fixed shall be payable monthly from the county treasury upon

the warrant of the auditor. Such employees, whenever called upon by a judge of such court, in a criminal case,

shall perform the duties which are prescribed by section 2947.06 of the Revised Code respectively for psychiatrists or psychologists appointed in the particular case,

or for probation officers or departments. (E) In counties having a population in excess of three hundred thousand as ascertained

by the last preceding federal census, an administrative assistant, who shall take

an oath of office, hold the position at the will of the appointing judges, and under

the direction and supervision of the judges, assume such duties, other than judicial,

as may be delegated to the administrative assistant by the judges, and receive compensation

to be fixed by the judges appointing the administrative assistant sitting in joint

session, payable in equal monthly installments from the county treasury, upon the

warrant of the county auditor.