The Supreme Court of Ohio released another round of jurisdictional decisions on March 3, 2026, declining review in 32 cases and accepting two criminal appeals. The latest discretionary docket update provides additional data for our 2026 year-to-date analysis of Ohio Supreme Court acceptance rates and jurisdictional trends. This announcement addresses 32 rejections and 2 targeted acceptances giving more data for our 2026 Year-to-Date (YTD) analytics but largely confirming the Feb. 21 statistics.

Continue Reading Inside the “black box:” Analyzing the March 3, 2026 jurisdictional announcements

Welcome back to OhioAppeals.com. For practitioners, the Ohio Supreme Court’s discretionary docket can often feel like a black box. By tracking every yes and no, we aim to provide a data-driven look at how the Supreme Court is shaping its calendar.

Continue Reading Inside the “black box:” Analyzing the Feb. 17, 2026 jurisdictional announcements