Franklin County, Ohio

Courts, legal aid, and legal guides in Franklin County.

Franklin County is Ohio's most populous county and home to Columbus — Ohio's state capital and largest city. The Franklin County Court of Common Pleas handles civil, criminal, and general matters. Columbus hosts the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio (Columbus Division), the Ohio Supreme Court, the Ohio Court of Appeals Tenth District, the Ohio General Assembly, and The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law and Capital University Law School. The economy combines state government, higher education (Ohio State), insurance (Nationwide HQ, Huntington Bancshares HQ, Cardinal Health HQ), healthcare, and technology.