Administrative Director
Steven C. Hollon, Esq.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SUPREME COURT OF OHIO
Administrative Director (1999 - present)
- Serves as the chief operating officer of the highest court in Ohio
- Responsible for establishing the long-term vision, values and direction of the Court, in collaboration with the Chief Justice and Justices of the Court
- Acts as the chief liaison between the Justices and the administrative staff of the Court, overseeing the daily operation of the Court's eight divisions, including 15 offices and sections, and more than 260 employees
- Responsible for preparing and implementing the $130 million annual Judiciary/Supreme Court budget, including the operational budget of the Supreme Court, the salaries of more than 700 judges, 88 elected clerks of court, and 275 courts of appeals employees in the state
- Serves as the chief liaison between the Supreme Court and its numerous constituencies, including six judges' associations, the Ohio Judicial Conference, leaders of the Ohio General Assembly and various state and local bar associations
- Presents final analysis and recommendations to the Court regarding rules of practice and procedure in Ohio courts, including the Rules of Superintendence for Ohio Courts
COURT OF APPEALS OF OHIO
SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT
Administrator/Staff Counsel (1995 - 1999)
- Responsible for the daily operation of one of 12 appellate courts in the state
- Served as special master on matters requiring findings of fact and conclusions of law
- Reviewed original actions filed with the court and prepared decisions and entries
- Responsible for reviewing all decisions for content and legal analysis prior to release
- Responsible for hiring and supervision of all staff, including 11 attorneys and eight clerical employees
- Served as spokesman for the court with representatives from news organizations
PARRISH, FRYMAN & MARCUM CO., LPA
Attorney/Partner (1990 - 1995)
- Engaged in private practice of law with AV rated firm, primarily in general civil and transactional matters, including representing financial institutions in real estate, banking regulation, secured transaction, collection, and creditor bankruptcy matters, and private clients in probate and estate planning matters
- Served as primary administrative attorney for the firm, including rewriting employee manual, supervising personnel, hiring staff, and serving as the liaison with the firm's accountants, and reviewing monthly budgets and payroll
COURT OF APPEALS OF OHIO
TWELFTH APPELLATE DISTRICT
Administrator/Staff Counsel (1983 - 1990)
- Responsible for similar duties as listed for the Court of Appeals of Ohio, Second Appellate District
- Organized and lectured at annual judicial/appellate conference for more than 250 participants from eight county districts from 1984-1990
Judicial Law Clerk (1981 - 1983)
- Responsible for legal research and drafting memoranda and opinions for the court
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Joint Committee to Study Court Costs and Filing Fees (2007 - 2008)
- Co-chair of joint Ohio General Assembly/Ohio Supreme Court committee to review the use of court costs and filing fees to fund programs within the executive and judicial branches of Ohio government
Privacy and Public Access Study Committee (2006 - 2007)
- Member of statewide committee appointed by the Ohio General Assembly to review issue of balancing privacy interests and the use of personal information in public records against open access to public documents under the Ohio Public Records Law.
Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government (2006)
- Completed weeklong executive education course on "Innovations in Governance"
United States Access Board (2004 - 2006)
- Member of Courthouse Access Advisory Committee to review ADA compliance issues for state courts resulting in report examining access difficulties titled Justice for All: Designing Accessible Courthouses
Conference of State Court Administrators
- President-elect (2008 - 2009)
- Serve on Board of Directors for the conference that consists of the chief state court administrators of each state (2004 - present)
- Serve as co-chair of the joint technology committee organized by the Conference of State Court Administrators and the National Association for Court Management
- Past chair of Access to and Fairness in the Courts Committee
Ukraine-Ohio Rule of Law Project (1995)
- Co-presented three-day series of lectures in Kiev, Ukraine, on judicial administration
Board of Commissioners on Grievances & Discipline (1988 - 1995)
- Appointed to three terms as one of 17 attorneys on Supreme Court disciplinary board, serving as vice-chairman in 1994 and 1995
- Responsible for chairing hearing panels and preparing written reports to the Court on ethical actions filed against judges and attorneys throughout the state
- Served as master commissioner, after term limits ended tenure on the board, by conducting hearings in judicial campaign cases and pretrial hearings in complex cases
SELECT CHARITABLE AND CIVIC ACTIVITIES
OHIO UNITED WAY
- Board of Directors (2001 - present)
- Chair (2009)
CINCINNATI UNITED WAY
- Board of Directors (1999 - 2001)
MIDDLETOWN UNITED WAY
- Chairman, Board of Trustees (1999 - 2001)
- Executive Committee (1996 - 1999)
- Chairman, Funds Distribution Committee (1993)
LEBANON COUNTRYSIDE YMCA
- Board of Directors (1993 - 2004)
- Executive Committee (1996 - 1999)
MIAMI UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
- President/Chairman of the Board (1995 - 1996)
- Board of Directors (1992 - 1996)
EDUCATION
Ohio Northern University, J.D. (1981)
Miami University, M.S. (1978)
Muskingum College, B.A. (1976)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Member, Ohio State Bar Foundation Fellows Class (2003)
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio (1991)
Admitted to Ohio Bar (1981)
Member, Ohio State Bar Association
Member, National Association for Court Management