List of justices of the Supreme Court of Ohio
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Bold indicates chief judge or chief justice. The Ohio Supreme Court was created by the Ohio Constitution of 1802 with three judges, and had three or four through 1851. In 1851, the number of judges was increased to five. In 1892, the number of judges was increased to six. In 1912, the office of chief justice was created and the total number of judges was increased to seven (including the chief justice). In 1968, all the supreme court judges were re-titled as justice.
See also:
Chief justices
Chief judges (1803–1845)
| Name | Party | Term |
|---|---|---|
| Return Jonathan Meigs Jr. | Democratic-Republican | 1803–1804 |
| Samuel Huntington | Democratic-Republican | 1804–1808 |
| William Sprigg | Democratic-Republican | 1808–1810 |
| Thomas Scott | Democratic-Republican | 1810–1815 |
| Ethan A. Brown | Democratic-Republican | 1815–1819 |
| Jessup Nash Couch | Democratic-Republican | 1819–1821 |
| Calvin Pease | Democratic-Republican | 1821–1829 |
| Peter Hitchcock | 1829–1833 | |
| Joshua Collett | 1833–1835 | |
| Ebenezer Lane | 1835–1845 |
Chief justices (since 1913)
| Name | Party | Term |
|---|---|---|
| Hugh L. Nichols | Democratic | 1913–1920 |
| Carrington T. Marshall | Republican | 1921–1932 |
| Carl V. Weygandt | Democratic | 1933–1962 |
| Kingsley A. Taft | Republican | 1963–1970 |
| C. William O'Neill | Republican | 1970–1978 |
| Robert E. Leach | Republican | 1978 |
| Frank D. Celebrezze Sr. | Democratic | 1978–1986 |
| Thomas J. Moyer | Republican | 1987–2010 |
| Eric Brown | Democratic | 2010 |
| Maureen O'Connor | Republican | 2011–2022 |
| Sharon L. Kennedy | Republican | 2023– |
List of justices
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| Name | Began active service |
Ended active service |
Political affiliation | Appointed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1803 | 1804 | Democratic- Republican |
Ohio General Assembly |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1803 | 1806 | Democratic- Republican |
Ohio General Assembly |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1803 | 1808 | Democratic- Republican |
Ohio General Assembly |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1805 | 1808 | Democratic- Republican |
Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1806 | 1810 | Democratic- Republican |
Edward Tiffin |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1809 | 1815 | Democratic- Republican |
Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1809 | 1810 | Democratic- Republican |
Ohio House |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1810 | 1816 | style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Jacksonian | Ohio General Assembly |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1810 | 1818 | Democratic- Republican |
Ohio General Assembly |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1815 | 1821 | Democratic- Republican |
Thomas Worthington |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1816 | 1822 | style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Jacksonian | Ohio General Assembly |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1816 | 1830 | Democratic- Republican |
Ohio General Assembly |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1819 1835 1845 |
1833 1842 1852 |
Democratic- Republican |
Ohio General Assembly |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1821 | 1828 | National Republican Party | Ethan Allen Brown |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1823 | 1829 | National Republican Party | Ohio General Assembly |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1829 | 1836 | National Republican Party | Ohio General Assembly |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1830 | 1830 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Ohio General Assembly |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1830 | 1830 | style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Jacksonian | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1830 | 1830 | Democratic- Republican |
Allen Trimble |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1830 | 1830 | National Republican Party | Allen Trimble |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1830 | 1845 | National Republican Party | Ohio General Assembly |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1831 | 1835 | Democratic- Republican |
Ohio General Assembly |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1833 | 1847 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1836 | 1842 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Ohio General Assembly |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1842 | 1849 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Ohio General Assembly |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1842 | 1849 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Ohio General Assembly |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1847 | 1851 | style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Whig | Ohio General Assembly |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1849 | 1852 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Ohio General Assembly |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1849 | 1854 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Ohio General Assembly |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1851 1863 |
1857 1865 |
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Ohio General Assembly |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1852 | 1859 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1852 | 1854 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1852 | 1856 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1854 | 1855 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | William Medill |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1854 | 1856 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | William Medill |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1855 | 1859 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1856 | 1856 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1856 | 1871 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1856 | 1858 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Salmon P. Chase |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1856 | 1872 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Salmon P. Chase |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1858 | 1863 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1859 | 1864 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1859 | 1863 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1863 | 1865 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | David Tod |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1864 | 1864 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1864 | 1883 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | John Brough |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1865 | 1875 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1865 | 1878 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | John Brough |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1871 | 1886 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1872 | 1873 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1873 | 1874 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Edward Follansbee Noyes |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1874 | 1877 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | William Allen |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1875 | 1880 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1877 | 1881 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1878 | 1885 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1880 | 1886 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1881 | 1883 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1883 | 1883 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Charles Foster |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1883 | 1883 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Charles Foster |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1883 | 1887 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1883 | 1889 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1885 | 1885 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | George Hoadly |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1885 | 1912 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1886 | 1902 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1886 | 1895 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Joseph B. Foraker |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1887 | 1902 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1889 | 1902 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1883 | 1904 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1895 | 1914 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1900 | 1912 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1902 | 1912 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1902 | 1911 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | George K. Nash |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1904 | 1911 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1911 | 1922 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1911 | 1919 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1912 | 1912 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Judson Harmon |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1912 | 1914 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1913 | 1924 | Progressive Party | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1913 | 1919 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1913 | 1920 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | James M. Cox |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1915 | 1937 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1915 | 1953 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1919 | 1932 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1919 | 1920 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | James M. Cox |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1920 | 1920 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | James M. Cox |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1920 | 1922 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1921 | 1932 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1922 | 1922 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Harry L. Davis |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1923 | 1933 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1923 | 1934 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1924 | 1924 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Vic Donahey |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1925 | 1933 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1932 | 1936 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | George White |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1933 | 1962 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1933 | 1934 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | George White |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1933 1935 |
1934 1969 |
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | George White (first term) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1934 | 1934 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | George White |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1934 1934 |
1934 1957 |
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1934 | 1934 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1934 | 1946 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1935 | 1940 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1937 | 1940 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1937 | 1938 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Martin L. Davey |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1938 | 1939 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1940 | 1950 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | John W. Bricker |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1941 | 1942 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1942 | 1947 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1947 | 1948 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Frank Lausche |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1947 | 1959 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Thomas J. Herbert |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1949 | 1962 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1950 | 1950 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Frank Lausche |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1950 | 1954 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1953 | 1954 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Frank Lausche |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1954 | 1970 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1955 | 1962 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1957 | 1963 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1959 | 1960 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Michael DiSalle |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1960 | 1978 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1962 | 1964 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Michael DiSalle |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1963 | 1964 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Michael DiSalle |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1963 | 1968 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1964 | 1972 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1964 1973 |
1968 1981 |
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Jim Rhodes (first term) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1969 | 1971 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Jim Rhodes |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1969 | 1980 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1969 | 1976 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Jim Rhodes |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1970 | 1977 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Jim Rhodes |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1970 | 1978 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Jim Rhodes |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1971 | 1973 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | John J. Gilligan |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1972 | 1978 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1973 | 1984 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1977 | 1994 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1977 | 1989 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1978 | 1982 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Jim Rhodes |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1980 | 1981 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Jim Rhodes |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1981 | 1987 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1981 | 1983 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Jim Rhodes |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1983 | 1985 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1985 | 2002 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1985 | 1996 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1987 | 2010 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1987 | 1993 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1989 | 2007 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1993 | 2004 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1993 | 2017 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1995 | 2003 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1996 | 2012 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | George Voinovich |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 2003 | 2022 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 2003 | 2018 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Bob Taft |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 2005 | 2016 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 2007 | 2013 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 2010 | 2010 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Ted Strickland |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 2011 | 2012 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Ted Strickland |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 2012 | present | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 2013 | 2021 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | John Kasich |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 2013 | 2018 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 2017 | present | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 2017 | present | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 2018 | 2019 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | John Kasich |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 2019 | present | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 2019 | present | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 2021 | present | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 2023 | present | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Mike DeWine/Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 2025 | present | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Elected |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 2025 | present | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Elected |
Supreme Court Commission
In 1875, the Constitution of Ohio was amended to provide for the Supreme Court Commission.[1] The amendment reads in part: "A commission, which shall consist of five members, shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, the members of which shall hold office for the term of three years from and after the first day of February, 1876, to dispose of such part of the business then on the dockets of the Supreme Court, as shall, by arrangement between said commission and said court, be transferred to such commission; and said commission shall have like jurisdiction and power in respect to such business as are or may be vested in said court; and the members of said commission shall receive a like compensation for the time being, with the judges of said court."[2]
Commission of 1876
On February 2, 1876, Ohio Governor Rutherford B. Hayes appointed the following six members:[3]Template:Sfn
- Josiah Scott of Crawford County
- William Wartenbee Johnson of Lawrence County
- D. Thew Wright of Hamilton County
- Richard A. Harrison of Franklin County
- Henry C. Whitman of Hamilton County
- Luther Day of Portage County
Harrison refused the appointment, and Thomas Q. Ashburn of Clermont County was seated March 16, 1878. The commission sat until February 2, 1879, and "assisted in bringing up the docket which had fallen behind the reasonable time for trial."Template:Sfn
Commission of 1883
Governor Charles Foster appointed another commission of four men, which served from April 17, 1883 to April 16, 1885.[3]Template:Sfn
- George K. Nash of Franklin County
- Franklin J. Dickman of Cuyahoga County
- Charles D. Martin of Fairfield County
- John McCauley of Seneca County
References
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- ↑ Amendment called for five members. In 1876, six members were named. In 1883, four were named. Also, amendment called for "...a like commission with like powers, jurisdiction and duties; provided, that the term of any such commission shall not exceed two years, nor shall it be created oftener than once in ten years", though 1883 was not ten years from 1876. Apparently, the amendment is still in force.
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