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Appellate Unit

Melanie Tobias, Director
375 South High Street
17th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215
614-645-6342

Appellate Unit personnel are responsible for the handling of appeals arising from the Criminal Division of the Columbus City Attorney’s Office. They also serve as legal advisors to the Trial Unit litigation staff. Additionally, the Appellate Unit houses ten law clerks that are responsible for the arraignment of most traffic offenders.

 If you have a question regarding a case on appeal or if you are a government agency seeking an informal opinion of law, please contact Melanie R. Tobias.

If you have a question regarding a traffic ticket you have not yet be arraigned for, please contact one of the Unit’s law clerks. The clerk’s cannot advise you regarding the Rule of Evidence, Rules of Criminal Procedure, or how to defend your case, but they can answer procedural questions and may be able to assist you. For more information on traffic arraignment, see our FAQ

Contacts for this Unit:

Melanie Tobias, Appellate Director645-8876mrtobias@columbus.gov
Orly Ahroni645-8086orahroni@columbus.gov
Joy Riley645-6342jariley@columbus.gov

Clerks

Joe Green-Church645-6698jogreen-church@columbus.gov
Matthew Cull645-6664mtcull@columbus.gov
Kristen Zatroch645-8178kkzatroch@columbus.gov
Zachary Huffman645-6761zrhuffman@columbus.gov
Benjamin Karrasch645-6676bwkarrasch@columbus.gov
Marianne Sharp645-6688mksharp@columbus.gov
Lincoln Fielding645-6763lefielding@columbus.gov
Shawnda Martin645-8894samartin@columbus.gov