State ex rel. Wallace v. City of Celina

This cause brings before the court the question of whether a Municipal Court judge is eligible to receive an increase in salary during his term of office.

Section 20, Article II of the Ohio Constitution, reads:

“The General Assembly, in cases not provided for in this Constitution, shall fix the term of office and the compensation of all offices: but no change therein shall affect the salary of any officer during his existing term, unless the office be abolished.”

It has been held that, under Section 20, Article II of the Ohio Constitution, the salary of a Municipal Court judge may not be…