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Recent Decisions From the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

Cooper v. Longwood Forest Products, Inc. et al
Date: November 10, 2022
Docket Number: 2:2020cv03332

Mzozoyana v. Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Date: November 10, 2022
Docket Number: 3:2019cv00091

Ward v. Warden, Pickaway Correctional
Date: November 10, 2022
Docket Number: 2:2021cv05040

Williams v. Moyer et al
Date: November 10, 2022
Docket Number: 2:2022cv03933

Horejs et al v. Kitchin et al
Date: November 10, 2022
Docket Number: 1:2019cv00855

Williams v. Williams et al
Date: November 10, 2022
Docket Number: 3:2022cv00257

United States Of America v. Travis et al
Date: November 10, 2022
Docket Number: 2:2022cv00098

Smith v. Silvernail et al
Date: November 10, 2022
Docket Number: 2:2022cv00045

Williams v. Cheif of Police et al
Date: November 10, 2022
Docket Number: 2:2022cv03931

Hall v. Commissioner of Social Security
Date: November 10, 2022
Docket Number: 3:2020cv00426

Newberry v. Commissioner of Social Security
Date: November 9, 2022
Docket Number: 1:2022cv00531

Straight v. LG Chem Ltd. et al
Date: November 9, 2022
Docket Number: 2:2020cv06551

Long v. Commissioner of Social Security
Date: November 8, 2022
Docket Number: 2:2022cv02051

Williams v. Moyer et al
Date: November 7, 2022
Docket Number: 2:2022cv03827

Southern District of Ohio
Sixth Circuit
Federal district court southern district of ohio
Judgeships
Posts: 8
Judges: 7
Vacancies: 1
Judges
Chief: Algenon Marbley
Active judges: Douglas Cole, Algenon Marbley, Matthew McFarland, Sarah Daggett Morrison, Michael J. Newman, Edmund Sargus, Michael Watson

Senior judges:
Michael Barrett, Sandra Beckwith, Timothy S. Black, Susan Dlott, James Graham, Walter Rice, Thomas Rose, Herman Weber

The United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio is one of 94 United States district courts. When decisions of the court are appealed, they are appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit based in downtown Cincinnati at the Potter A. Stewart Federal Courthouse and Building.

Vacancies

See also: Current federal judicial vacancies

There is one current vacancy on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, out of the court's eight judicial positions.

Pending nominations

JudgeAppointed ByAssumed OfficeBachelorsLaw

Jeffery P. Hopkins

Joe Biden (D)

Bowdoin College, 1982

Ohio State University, 1985

Active judges

Article III judges

JudgeAppointed ByAssumed OfficeBachelorsLaw

Edmund Sargus

Bill Clinton (D)

August 1, 1996 -

Brown University, 1975

Case Western Reserve University School of Law, 1978

Algenon Marbley

Bill Clinton (D)

November 7, 1997 -

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1976

Northwestern University School of Law, 1979

Michael Watson

George W. Bush (R)

September 10, 2004 -

Ohio State University, 1983

Capital University School of Law, 1987

Sarah Daggett Morrison

Donald Trump (R)

June 14, 2019 -

Ohio State University

Capital University School of Law

Douglas Cole

Donald Trump (R)

December 5, 2019 -

Ripon College, 1988

University of Chicago Law School, 1993

Matthew McFarland

Donald Trump (R)

December 31, 2019 -

Capital University, 1989

Capital University Law School, 1992

Michael J. Newman

Donald Trump (R)

November 10, 2020 -

New York University, 1982

American University, Washington College of Law, 1989

Active Article III judges by appointing political party

The list below displays the number of active judges by the party of the appointing president. It does not reflect how a judge may rule on specific cases or their own political preferences.

  • Democrat appointed: 2
  • Republican appointed: 5

Senior judges

JudgeAppointed ByAssumed OfficeBachelorsLaw

Herman Weber

Ronald Reagan (R)

January 1, 2002 -

Otterbein College, 1949

The Ohio State University, Moritz School of Law, 1952

James Graham

Ronald Reagan (R)

August 31, 2004 -

Ohio State University, 1962

The Ohio State University, Moritz School of Law, 1962

Walter Rice

Jimmy Carter (D)

November 30, 2004 -

Northwestern University, 1958

Columbia Law School, 1962

Sandra Beckwith

George H.W. Bush (R)

January 1, 2009 -

University of Cincinnati, 1965

University of Cincinnati College of Law, 1968

Thomas Rose

George H.W. Bush (R)

June 30, 2017 -

Ohio University, 1970

University of Cincinnati College of Law, 1973

Susan Dlott

Bill Clinton (D)

May 31, 2018 -

University of Pennsylvania, 1970

Boston University School of Law, 1973

Michael Barrett

George W. Bush (R)

February 15, 2019 -

University of Cincinnati, 1974

University of Cincinnati College of Law, 1977

Timothy S. Black

Barack Obama (D)

May 18, 2022 -

Harvard University, 1975

Northern Kentucky University, 1983

Senior judges by appointing political party

The list below displays the number of senior judges by the party of the appointing president. It does not reflect how a judge may rule on specific cases or their own political preferences.

  • Democrat appointed: 3
  • Republican appointed: 5

Magistrate judges

Federal magistrate judges are federal judges who serve in United States district courts, but they are not appointed by the president and they do not serve life terms. Magistrate judges are assigned duties by the district judges in the district in which they serve. They may preside over most phases of federal proceedings, except for criminal felony trials. The specific duties of a magistrate judge vary from district to district, but the responsibilities always include handling matters that would otherwise be on the dockets of the district judges. Full-time magistrate judges serve for renewable terms of eight years. Some federal district courts have part-time magistrate judges, who serve for renewable terms of four years.[1]

JudgeAppointed ByAssumed OfficeBachelorsLaw

Elizabeth Preston Deavers

United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

March 15, 2010 -

Ohio State University, 1989

Capital University Law School, 1994

Karen L. Litkovitz

United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

October 14, 2010 -

Bowling Green State University

University of Cincinnati College of Law, 1984

Stephanie Bowman

United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

October 29, 2010 -

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1997

DePaul University College of Law, 2000

Kimberly Jolson

United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

February 10, 2016 -

Ohio State University, 2001

University of Texas School of Law, 2006

Chelsey Vascura

United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

July 1, 2017 -

Peter B. Silvain Jr.

United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

May 10, 2021 -

Mount Saint Mary's College

Washington and Lee University School of Law

Caroline Helen Gentry

United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

February 7, 2022 -

Kalamazoo College, 1992

Yale Law School

Former chief judges

In order to qualify for the office of chief judge in an Article III circuit or district court, or on the United States Court of International Trade, a judge must be in active service and hold seniority over the court's commissioned judges who are 64 years of age or under, have served one year or more, and have not previously served as chief judge.[2]

In the event that no judge on the court meets those qualifications, the youngest judge in regular active service aged 65 years or more and who has served as a judge for one year or more shall become chief judge. If no judge meets those qualifications, the judge holding seniority in active service who has not served as chief before shall become the chief judge.[3][4][5]

The chief judge serves for a term of seven years until another judge becomes eligible to serve in the position. No judge is permitted to serve as chief judge after reaching the age of 70 years unless no other judge is qualified to serve.[3][4][5]

Unlike the chief justice of the United States, a chief judge returns to active service after the expiration of their term and does not create a vacancy on the court by the fact of their promotion.[2][3][4][5]

On the United States Court of Federal Claims, the chief judge is selected by the President of the United States. The judge must be less than 70 years of age. A chief may serve until they reach age 70 or until another judge is designated by the president as the new chief judge. If the president selects a new chief judge, the former chief judge may continue active service on the court for the remainder of their appointed term.[6]

  • Edmund Sargus - (2015-2019)
  • Susan Dlott - (2009-2015)
  • Sandra Beckwith - (2004 - 2009)
  • James Graham - (2003 - 2004)
  • Walter Rice - (1996-2003)
  • John Holschuh - (1990 - 1996)
  • Carl Rubin - (1979 - 1990)
  • David S. Porter - (1977 - 1979)
  • Timothy Hogan - (1975 - 1977)
  • Joseph Kinneary - (1973 - 1975)
  • Carl Weinman - (1962 - 1973)
  • Mell Underwood - (1953 - 1962)
  • Robert Reasoner Nevin - (1948 - 1952)

Former judges

For more information on the judges of the Southern District of Ohio, see former federal judges of the Southern District of Ohio.

Jurisdiction

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The Counties of the Southern District of Ohio (click for larger map)

The Southern District of Ohio has original jurisdiction over cases filed within its jurisdiction. These cases can include civil and criminal matters that fall under federal law.

The geographic jurisdiction of the Southern District of Ohio consists of all the following counties in the southern part of the state of Ohio.

There are two court divisions, each covering the following counties:

The Eastern Division, covering Athens, Belmont, Coshocton, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Gallia, Guernsey, Harrison, Hocking, Jackson, Jefferson, Knox, Licking, Logan, Madison, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Morrow, Muskingum, Noble, Perry, Pickaway, Pike, Ross, Union, Vinton, and Washington counties.

The Western Division, covering Adams, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Greene, Hamilton, Highland, Lawrence, Miami, Montgomery, Preble, Scioto, Shelby, and Warren counties.

Caseloads

This section contains court management statistics dating back to 2010. It was last updated in May 2021. Click [show] below for more information on caseload terms and definitions.

Caseload statistics explanation
Term Explanation
Cases filed and terminated The number of civil and criminal lawsuits formally initiated or decided by the court in a calendar year. The chart below reflects the table columns Cases filed and Cases terminated.
Average time from filing to disposition The average amount of time, in months, from a case's date of filing to date of disposition (acquittal, sentencing, dismissal, etc.). The chart below reflects the table columns Median time (Criminal) and Median time (Civil).
Starting case load The number of cases pending from the previous calendar year.
Cases filed The number of civil and criminal lawsuits formally initiated in a calendar year.
Cases terminated The total number of civil and criminal lawsuits decided by the court in a calendar year.
Remaining cases The number of civil and criminal cases pending at the end of a given year.
Median time (Criminal) The average amount of time, in months, from a case's date of filing to the date of disposition. In criminal cases, the date of disposition occurs on the day of sentencing or acquittal/dismissal.
Median time (Civil) The average amount of time, in months, from a case's date of filing to the date of disposition.
Three-year civil cases The number and percent of civil cases that were filed more than three years before the end of the given calendar year.
Vacant posts The number of months during the year an authorized judgeship was vacant.
Trial/Post The number of trials completed divided by the number of authorized judgeships on the court. Trials include evidentiary trials, hearings on temporary restraining orders, and preliminary injunctions.

Source: United States Courts, "Explanation of the Judicial Caseload Profiles for United States District Courts," accessed September 25, 2018

United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio caseload stats, 2010-2019
Year Cases Filed Cases Terminated Cases Pending Number of Judgeships Vacant Judgeship Months Average Total Filings per Judgeship Trials Completed per Judgeship Median time from filing to disposition, criminal Median time from filing to disposition, civil Three-year civil cases (#) Three-year civil cases (%)
2010 3,591 3,686 3,740 8 4 449 23 8 11 193 7
2011 3,305 3,490 3,292 8 0 413 26 8 10 163 6
2012 3,566 3,572 3,498 8 0 446 23 8 10 160 6
2013 3,633 3,606 3,320 8 0 454 27 8 10 152 6
2014 5,152 3,534 4,934 8 0 644 26 8 9 157 4
2015 5,242 3,630 6,568 8 0 655 25 8 9 180 3
2016 3,632 3,309 6,883 8 8 454 23 9 9 242 4
2017 3,112 2,838 7,145 8 18 389 21 9 10 1,748 28
2018 4,023 6,700 4,618 8 31 503 31 9 42 268 7
2019 8,006 3,284 9,354 8 39 1,001 36 11 10 463 6
Average 4,326 3,765 5,335 8 10 541 26 9 13 373 8

History

Court history

On February 19, 1803, the state of Ohio was organized as a judicial district with one judgeship authorized for this U.S. district court. This district court was not yet assigned to a judicial circuit and was therefore granted the same jurisdiction as the United States circuit courts, excluding appeals and writs of error, which are the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.

On February 24, 1807, Statute 2 Stat. 420 repealed the authority of the district court in Ohio to exercise the jurisdiction of the U.S. circuit courts. The district of Ohio was reassigned to the newly organized Seventh Circuit and provided for a United States circuit court for the District of Ohio.

The State of Ohio divided into two judicial districts on February 10, 1855. These judicial districts were known as the Northern District of Ohio and the Southern District of Ohio. One judgeship was assigned to each of these districts, with the district judge serving the District of Ohio being reassigned to serve the Southern District of Ohio.

Congress went on to reorganize the circuits on July 23, 1866, and assigned the state of Ohio to the Sixth Circuit. Over time, seven additional judicial posts were added for a total of eight current posts.[7]

Judicial posts

The following table highlights the development of judicial posts for the Southern District of Ohio:[7]

Year Statute Total Seats
February 10, 1855 10 Stat. 604 1
February 25, 1907 34 Stat. 928 2(1 temporary)
February 24, 1910 36 Stat. 202 2
August 25, 1937 50 Stat. 805 3
May 19, 1961 75 Stat. 80 4
March 18, 1966 80 Stat. 75 4
June 2, 1970 84 Stat. 294 5
October 20, 1978 92 Stat. 1629 6
July 10, 1984 98 Stat. 347 7
December 1, 1990 104 Stat. 5089 8

Noteworthy cases

For a searchable list of opinions, please see Opinions of the Southern District of Ohio.

Federal courthouse

The Southern District of Ohio is served by three courthouses located in Cincinnati, Columbus, and Dayton.[8]

About United States District Courts

The United States district courts are the general trial courts of the United States federal courts. There are 94 such courts. Both civil and criminal cases are filed in the district court, which is a court of both law and equity.

There is a United States bankruptcy court and a number of bankruptcy judges associated with each United States district court. Each federal judicial district has at least one courthouse, and most districts have more than one.

There is at least one judicial district for each state, and one each for Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. District courts in three insular areas—the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands—exercise the same jurisdiction as U.S. district courts. Despite their name, these courts are technically not District Courts of the United States. Judges on these territorial courts do not enjoy the protections of Article III of the Constitution, and serve terms of 10 years rather than for life.

There are 677 U.S. District Court judgeships.[9][10]

The number of federal district judge positions is set by the U.S. Congress in Title 28 of the U.S. Code, Section 133, which authorizes a set number of judge positions, or judgeships, making changes and adjustments in these numbers from time to time.

In order to relieve the pressure of trying the hundreds of thousands of cases brought before the federal district courts each year, many trials are tried by juries, along with a presiding judge.[11]

Appointments by president

The chart below shows the number of district court judges confirmed by the U.S. Senate through November 1 of the second year of each president's term in office. At this point in the term, President Clinton had the most district court appointments with 107.

Judges by district

See also: Judicial vacancies in federal courts

The table below displays the number of judges in each district and indicates how many were appointed by presidents from each major political party. It also includes the number of vacancies in a district and how many pending nominations for that district are before the United States Senate. The table can be sorted by clicking the column headers above the line, and you can navigate through the pages by clicking the arrows at the top of the table. It is updated every Monday.

Judicial selection

The district courts are served by Article III federal judges who are appointed for life during "good behavior." They are usually first recommended by senators (or members of the House, occasionally). The President of the United States makes the appointments, which must then be confirmed by the U.S. Senate in accordance with Article III of the United States Constitution.[10]

Step
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Candidacy Proceeds
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Candidacy Halts
1. Recommendation made by Congress Member to the President President Nominates to Senate Judiciary Committee President Declines Nomination
2. Senate Judiciary Committee interviews Candidate Sends candidate to Senate for confirmation Returns candidate to President, who may re-nominate to Committee
3. Senate votes on candidate confirmation Candidate becomes federal judge Candidate does not receive judgeship

Magistrate judges

The district courts are also served by magistrate judges. Congress created the judicial office of federal magistrate in 1968. In 1990, the position title was changed to magistrate judge. The chief judge of each district appoints one or more magistrate judges, who discharge many of the ancillary duties of district judges so judges can handle more trials. There are both full-time and part-time magistrate judge positions, and these positions are assigned to the district courts according to caseload criteria (subject to funding by Congress). A full-time magistrate judge serves a term of eight years; a part-time magistrate judge's term of office is four years.[12]

See also

  • United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit
  • Eastern District of Kentucky
  • Western District of Kentucky
  • Eastern District of Michigan
  • Western District of Michigan
  • Northern District of Ohio
  • Eastern District of Tennessee
  • Middle District of Tennessee
  • Western District of Tennessee
  • Search Google News for this topic
  • Official Website of Southern District of Ohio Official
  • U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Ohio
  • Opinions of the Southern District of Ohio
  • Judges of the Southern District of Ohio
  • Sixth Circuit Blog, accessed June 6, 2014

Footnotes

  1. Federal Judicial Center, "Magistrate Judgeships," accessed April 29, 2021
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 United States Courts, "Frequently Asked Questions," accessed January 25, 2022
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute, "28 U.S. Code § 136 - Chief judges; precedence of district judges," accessed January 25, 2022
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute, "28 U.S. Code § 258 - Chief judges; precedence of judges," accessed January 25, 2022
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute, "28 U.S. Code § 45 - Chief judges; precedence of judges," accessed January 25, 2022
  6. Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute, "28 U.S. Code § 171 - Appointment and number of judges; character of court; designation of chief judge," accessed January 25, 2022
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Federal Judicial Center, "History of the Southern District of Ohio," accessed May 10, 2021
  8. Southern District of Ohio, "Court Locations," accessed May 10, 2021
  9. US Courts, "Federal Judgeships," accessed May 10, 2021 (archived)
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 U.S. Courts, "United States District Court Federal Judiciary Frequently Asked Questions," accessed May 10, 2021 (archived)
  11. United States District Courts, "District Courts," accessed May 10, 2021
  12. The 'Lectric Law Library, "Understanding the U.S. federal courts"

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U.S. Circuit Courts and District Courts
 

First Circuit

District of Maine • District of Massachusetts • District of New Hampshire • District of Puerto Rico • District of Rhode Island

 

Second Circuit

District of Connecticut • Eastern District of New York • Northern District of New York • Southern District of New York • Western District of New York • District of Vermont

 

Third Circuit

District of Delaware • District of New Jersey • Eastern District of Pennsylvania • Middle District of Pennsylvania • Western District of Pennsylvania

 

Fourth Circuit

District of Maryland • Eastern District of North Carolina • Middle District of North Carolina • Western District of North Carolina • District of South Carolina • Eastern District of Virginia • Western District of Virginia • Northern District of West Virginia • Southern District of West Virginia

 

Fifth Circuit

Eastern District of Louisiana • Middle District of Louisiana • Western District of Louisiana • Northern District of Mississippi • Southern District of Mississippi • Eastern District of Texas • Northern District of Texas • Southern District of Texas • Western District of Texas

 

Sixth Circuit

Eastern District of Kentucky • Western District of Kentucky • Eastern District of Michigan • Western District of Michigan • Northern District of Ohio • Southern District of Ohio • Eastern District of Tennessee • Middle District of Tennessee • Western District of Tennessee

 

Seventh Circuit

Central District of Illinois • Northern District of Illinois • Southern District of Illinois • Northern District of Indiana • Southern District of Indiana • Eastern District of Wisconsin • Western District of Wisconsin

 

Eighth Circuit

Eastern District of Arkansas • Western District of Arkansas • Northern District of Iowa • Southern District of Iowa • District of Minnesota • Eastern District of Missouri • Western District of Missouri • District of Nebraska • District of North Dakota • District of South Dakota

 

Ninth Circuit

District of Alaska • District of Arizona • Central District of California • Eastern District of California • Northern District of California • Southern District of California • District of Hawaii • District of Idaho • District of Montana • District of Nevada • District of Oregon • Eastern District of Washington • Western District of Washington

 

Tenth Circuit

District of Colorado • District of Kansas • District of New Mexico • Eastern District of Oklahoma • Northern District of Oklahoma • Western District of Oklahoma • District of Utah • District of Wyoming

 

Eleventh Circuit

Middle District of Alabama • Northern District of Alabama • Southern District of Alabama • Middle District of Florida • Northern District of Florida • Southern District of Florida • Middle District of Georgia • Northern District of Georgia • Southern District of Georgia

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Federal judges who have served the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
Active judges

Chief Judge: Algenon Marbley   •  Edmund Sargus  •  Michael Watson (Ohio)  •  Matthew McFarland  •  Michael Newman (Ohio)  •  Sarah Daggett Morrison  •  Douglas Cole

Senior judges

Sandra Beckwith  •  Herman Weber  •  James Graham (Ohio federal judge)  •  Walter Rice  •  Susan Dlott  •  Thomas Rose  •  Michael Barrett (Ohio)  •  Timothy S. Black  •  

Magistrate judges Karen L. Litkovitz  •  Caroline Helen Gentry  •  Elizabeth Preston Deavers  •  Stephanie Bowman (Ohio)  •  Kimberly Jolson  •  Chelsey Vascura  •  Peter Silvain  •  
Former Article III judges

S. Arthur Spiegel  •  John Holschuh  •  George Smith  •  Humphrey Howe Leavitt  •  Philip Bergen Swing  •  George Read Sage  •  Albert Clifton Thompson  •  John Elbert Sater  •  Howard Clark Hollister  •  John Weld Peck  •  Smith Hickenlooper  •  Benson Hough  •  Robert Reasoner Nevin  •  Mell Underwood  •  John Druffel  •  Lester Cecil  •  Robert Duncan (Ohio)  •  Timothy Hogan (Ohio)  •  Joseph Kinneary  •  John Peck II  •  David S. Porter  •  Carl Rubin  •  Carl Weinman  •  

Former Chief judges

Sandra Beckwith  •  John Holschuh  •  James Graham (Ohio federal judge)  •  Walter Rice  •  Robert Reasoner Nevin  •  Mell Underwood  •  Timothy Hogan (Ohio)  •  Joseph Kinneary  •  David S. Porter  •  Carl Rubin  •  Carl Weinman  •  

Where are the federal district courts for Ohio?

Court Locations.
Akron. John F. Seiberling Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse. 2 South Main Street. ... .
Cleveland. Carl B. Stokes U.S. Court House. 801 West Superior Avenue. ... .
Toledo. James M. Ashley and Thomas W. L. Ashley U.S. Courthouse. 1716 Spielbusch Avenue. ... .
Youngstown. Thomas D. Lambros Federal Building & US Courthouse..

How many federal district courts are in Ohio?

Ohio has two federal district courts, which are the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio. Judges on these courts must be nominated by the U.S. President and confirmed by the U.S. Senate.

What are the two federal district courts in Ohio?

The federal district courts in Ohio are the: Northern District of Ohio. Southern District of Ohio.

Is the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio a federal court?

The United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio (in case citations, S.D. Ohio) is one of two United States district courts in Ohio and includes forty-eight of the state's eighty-eight counties–everything from the Columbus area southward.