Ohio Supreme Court Reporter Changing to PDF

The Portable Document Format continues its role as the reliable document format for the legal profession. Many electronic court filing systems require the use of encrypted PDF files, as we do here Hamilton County, Ohio.

Now the Supreme Court of Ohio's Reporter of Decisions is making the switch as well. There is nothing inherently wrong with the Microsoft Word format, although some may feel uncomfortable downloading a file that has a high risk of computer virus and worm infection. The use of PDFs for the official opinions will settle that concern. If you haven't used the latest version of the free Adobe Acrobat Reader, the search capabilities are getting better within a document, enabling the reader to do more than just print a nice copy!