Off-Site Court Program
The Supreme Court of Ohio held oral arguments at Monroe Central High School on the morning of April 23, 2025, as part of its Off-Site Court Program. The program educates high school students and other Ohioans about the state’s judicial system.
Public, private, and home-schooled high school students from Monroe County were invited to participate. Students and their teachers were provided with curriculum material to study before the session, including summaries of the specific cases to be argued. Local attorneys teamed with educators to explain Ohio’s judicial system and review case materials.
At the Court session, students attended one of the three cases being heard that morning. After their assigned case was argued, each student group met with the case attorneys for a debriefing.
Established in 1987 by Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer, the Off-Site Court Program has taken the judiciary in person to local communities across Ohio for more than 30 years, enabling 43,949 Ohioans, 34,974 of them students, to personally observe the proceedings of the Supreme Court and interact with justices, attorneys, and court staff.
Off-Site Court Program Teacher Guide
| Date | City | County |
|---|---|---|
| 10/08/2025 | Defiance High School, Defiance | Defiance |
| 04/23/2025 | Monroe Central High School, Woodsfield | Monroe |
| 04/24/2024 | Jackson High School, Jackson | Jackson |
| 10/25/2023 | Buckeye Local High School, Rayland | Jefferson |
| 04/19/2023 | University of Cincinnati College of Law, Cincinnati | Hamilton |
| 04/27/2022 | Miami Trace High School, Washington Court House | Fayette |
| 10/27/2021 | University of Akron School of Law, Akron | Summit |
| 10/26/2021 | University of Akron School of Law, Akron | Summit |
| 10/23/2019 | Montpelier High School, Montpelier | Williams |
| 04/24/2019 | Geneva High School, Geneva | Ashtabula |
| 04/11/2018 | Ottawa-Glandorf High School, Ottawa | Putnam |
| 10/18/2017 | Marietta High School, Marietta | Washington |
| 04/06/2017 | Morgan High School, McConnelsville | Morgan |
| 04/20/2016 | Meigs High School, Pomeroy | Meigs |
| 09/16/2015 | Fremont Ross High School, Fremont | Sandusky |
| 03/25/2015 | Mansfield Senior High School, Mansfield | Richland |
| 09/24/2014 | Ravenna High School, Ravenna | Portage |
| 04/09/2014 | The University of Toledo College of Law | Lucas |
| 10/23/2013 | Bucyrus Secondary School, Bucyrus | Crawford |
| 04/24/2013 | Distance Learning Center, Bellefontaine | Logan |
| 09/26/2012 | 100th Anniversary of the Cuyahoga County Courthouse, Cleveland | Cuyahoga |
| 09/25/2012 | Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Cleveland | Cuyahoga |
| 04/25/2012 | Marion | Marion |
| 10/19/2011 | Hillsboro | Highland |
| 04/20/2011 | Cambridge | Guernsey |
| 09/29/2010 | Claude W. Pettit College of Law 125th Anniversary Celebration | Hardin |
| 04/21/2010 | Norwalk | Huron |
| 10/21/2009 | Paulding | Paulding |
| 04/22/2009 | Lisbon | Columbiana |
| 10/15/2008 | Sidney | Shelby |
| 05/07/2008 | Marysville | Union |
| 10/10/2007 | Greenville | Darke |
| 04/18/2007 | Mt. Vernon | Knox |
| 10/18/2006 | Delaware | Delaware |
| 04/26/2006 | Springfield | Clark |
| 10/26/2005 | Lebanon | Warren |
| 04/27/2005 | Cadiz | Harrison |
| 09/29/2004 | Mt. Gilead | Morrow |
| 04/28/2004 | Batavia | Clermont |
| 10/22/2003 | Wilmington | Clinton |
| 04/30/2003 | Chillicothe | Ross |
| 10/16/2002 | Newark | Licking |
| 04/24/2002 | New Lexington | Perry |
| 10/17/2001 | Xenia | Greene |
| 04/04/2001 | Ironton | Lawrence |
| 10/18/2000 | Lancaster | Fairfield |
| 04/12/2000 | Chardon | Geauga |
| 10/06/1999 | Circleville | Pickaway |
| 04/21/1999 | Claude W. Pettit College of Law | Hardin |
| 10/14/1998 | Celina | Mercer |
| 04/22/1998 | Tiffin | Seneca |
| 11/05/1997 | Cleveland-Marshall Law School | Cuyahoga |
| 10/22/1997 | Zanesville | Muskingum |
| 04/02/1997 | Athens | Athens |
| 11/13/1996 | Urbana | Champaign |
| 04/17/1996 | New Philadelphia | Tuscarawas |
| 10/25/1995 | Van Wert | Van Wert |
| 04/26/1995 | Wooster | Wayne |
| 10/26/1994 | Portsmouth | Scioto |
| 04/27/1994 | Findlay | Hancock |
| 10/20/1993 | Troy | Miami |
| 04/28/1993 | Medina | Medina |
| 10/14/1992 | Hamilton | Butler |
| 09/16/1992 | Napoleon | Henry |
| 04/29/1992 | Painesville | Lake |
| 03/18/1992 | Elyria | Lorain |
| 10/23/1991 | Bowling Green | Wood |
| 09/25/1991 | Eaton | Preble |
| 05/08/1991 | St. Clairsville | Belmont |
| 04/10/1991 | Sandusky | Erie |
| 10/24/1990 | Millersburg | Holmes |
| 09/19/1990 | Port Clinton | Ottawa |
| 05/09/1990 | Akron | Summit |
| 04/18/1990 | Gallipolis | Gallia |
| 10/18/1989 | Dayton | Montgomery |
| 09/20/1989 | Ashland | Ashland |
| 05/17/1989 | Wauseon | Fulton |
| 04/12/1989 | Canton | Stark |
| 10/26/1988 | Youngstown | Mahoning |
| 09/28/1988 | Lima | Allen |
| 05/11/1988 | Warren | Trumbull |
| 04/20/1988 | Cleveland | Cuyahoga |
| 03/02/1988 | Cincinnati | Hamilton |
| 11/19/1987 | Toledo | Lucas |
| 10/21/1987 | Marietta | Washington |
Contact Information
Supreme Court of Ohio
65 South Front Street, 1st Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215-3431