What is OJMA? The Ohio Jury Management Association (OJMA) developed from a Fellows Class project of the Ohio State Bar Foundation ("OSBF"). To reach their goal of improving the methods used by courts to manage jurors, the OSBF 1998 Fellows Class brought together speakers and experts from across the state and held the first Ohio Jury Conference in 1999. Following the incredibly successful conference, the participants decided to continue with their mission. In 2000, the Ohio Jury Management Association was created. Membership in OJMA is open to anyone interested in promoting and enhancing jury service through excellent jury management. The majority of our members are judges, jury commissioners, bailiffs, court administrators, and other court personnel. OJMA membership levels include Active and Organizational Members. (For more information click on the "Join Us" button on the left.) OJMA has completed several projects in past years. These projects include compiling a jury orientation video list for review by Ohio jury managers, distributing jury service pamphlets for the Ohio Judicial Conference, and annually updating the Ohio Jury Management Directory. OJMA is currently working on our largest projects to date; the creation of an Ohio Jury Management Manual, a step-by-step guide to the jury process for new and experienced jury managers; and creation of a Public Education DVD which can be used by courts, libraries, schools and court-related organizations throughout Ohio to educate citizens on jury service. Also, OJMA holds an annual conference. Past conference topics have included information on jurors in high profile cases, jury security, innovative jury trial procedures, and juror stress and crisis debriefing. Speakers and experts from across Ohio and the nation are brought together to discuss current issues affecting jury service and management. |
The next conference will be held Thursday, April 23- Friday, April 24, 2009 in Dublin, Ohio. Click on the "Conference News" button on the left for more detailed information!
OJMA Board of Trustees, 2008
E.J. Griffith President
Court Administrator
Greene County Common Pleas Court
45 N. Detroit Street
Xenia, Ohio 45385
egriffith@co.greene.oh.us
Victoria Robertson Sec/Treasurer
Butler County Common Pleas Court
315 High Street
Hamilton, OH 45011
mail@butlercountyclerk.org
Jean Atkin Past President
Lucas County Common Pleas Court
700 Adams Street
Toledo, OH 43624
jatkin@co.lucas.oh.us
Hon. J. Timothy Campbell, Trustee
Greene County Common Pleas Court
45 North Detroit Street
Xenia OH 45385
tcampbell@greene.co.oh.us
Tom Shields Trustee
Franklin County Municipal Court
375 South High Street, 9th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-4520
shieldst@fcmcclerk.com
Willie Steiner, Trustee
Administrative Assistant
Warren County Common Pleas Court
500 Justice Drive
Lebanon OH 45036
willie@co.warren.oh.us
Scott F. Sturges Trustee
McNamara & McNamara, L.L.P.
88 East Broad Street, Suite 1250
Columbus, OH 43215
sfsturges@mcnamaralaw.us