State ex rel. Heeter v. Mullenhour

The issue in the instant cause is whether, in a Muncipal Court composed of two judges (wherein one judge serves as the administrative judge and the other as presiding judge), the administrative judge may, by journal entry; direct the city auditor to make certain payment's of salaries to probation officers and deputy bailiffs employed by the court.

With respect to the issue of whether the administrative judge may determine salaries for probation officers, R. C. 1901.33 provides: “The judge or judges of a Municipal Court may appoint * * * one or more probation officers * * * each of whom shall…