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Weddings Will Go On Despite Municipal Court Closure

Published on September 23, 2026

Weddings at the Franklin County Municipal Court scheduled for Sept. 24-25, 2026, will go on, despite the emergency Court closure. The weddings will be held in the same building complex a few steps away from the Municipal Courthouse.

Tagged as: , Court Procedures & Preparation

Emergency Court Maintenance

Published on September 22, 2026

The Franklin County Municipal Courthouse is closing due to emergency building maintenance.

Tagged as: , Public Safety & Legal Boundaries

CATCH Court Graduation

Published on September 16, 2026

Powerful stories behind the victims of human trafficking, prostitution, and sexual exploitation graduating from the Franklin County Municipal Court’s CATCH Court on Sept. 17

Tagged as: , Self-Help & Legal Aid

Case Sealing and Expungement Clinic Helped Hundreds

Published on August 29, 2026

Staff from the Court's Self Help Center, Legal Aid of Southeast and Central Ohio, Justice Bus, pro-bono attorneys, and others who assisted the 300+ pre-registrants and walk-ins who attended. Municipal Court and Common Pleas Judges were on hand with representatives from the Municipal and Common Pleas Clerk of Court offices, to assist those taking meaningful start.

Tagged as: , Self-Help & Legal Aid

News Articles Related to FCMC Building Conditions

Published on August 25, 2026

These articles supplement the Court's statement on the decision to cancel construction of a new courthouse.

Tagged as: , Public Safety & Legal Boundaries

Statement from the Municipal Court on Building Conditions

Published on August 12, 2026

The Franklin County Municipal Court is issuing this public statement regarding the City’s cancellation of the new courthouse construction. The statement addresses the longstanding deferred maintenance, deteriorating building systems, and ongoing safety and security issues that have affected the Court's daily operations for nearly twenty years.

Tagged as: , Public Safety & Legal Boundaries

Revised Court Schedule

Published on July 16, 2026

Several changes to the Franklin County Municipal Court Cost Schedule will go into effect this summer.

Tagged as: , Court Procedures & Preparation

Sealing/Expungement Clinic

Published on July 15, 2026

Pre-registration is Open for a Clinic Offering a Second Chance Post Conviction

Tagged as: , Self-Help & Legal Aid

Celebrating Rehabilitation and Recovery

Published on June 11, 2026

For 27 people, the tight grip of addiction led to repeated criminal violations until they found a path to recovery and new beginnings in an unlikely place: the very court that could have taken away their freedom.

Tagged as: , Public Safety & Legal Boundaries

Court Complex Traffic Changes

Published on April 03, 2026

A collective of courts and prosecutors aggregated traffic changes expected next week around the Franklin County Government Complex as the City of Columbus, Franklin County, and ODOT announced upcoming traffic and pedestrian walkway pattern changes around the Franklin County Municipal Courthouse.

Tagged as: , Public Safety & Legal Boundaries

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Media Releases

Weddings Will Go On Despite Municipal Court Closure

Emergency Court Maintenance

CATCH Court Graduation

Case Sealing and Expungement Clinic Helped Hundreds

News Articles Related to FCMC Building Conditions

Statement from the Municipal Court on Building Conditions

Revised Court Schedule

Sealing/Expungement Clinic

Celebrating Rehabilitation and Recovery

Court Complex Traffic Changes

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