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The Supreme Court of Ohio is established by Article IV, Section 1, of the Ohio Constitution. Article IV, Section 2, of the Ohio Constitution sets the size of the Court at seven – a chief justice and six justices, who are elected to six-year terms. Two justices are chosen at the general election in even-numbered years.
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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 ...
NameBegan Active ServiceEnded Active ServicePolitical Affiliation2023present2021present2019present2019present1-Served until “the second Monday in February 1852” when the terms of the judges elected under the Constitution of 1851 commenced. (The Constitution of 1851 provided for the election by the people of five judges of the Supreme Court of Ohio for a term of office of five years.) William B. Caldwell: Hamilton: Feb. 1852-Feb. 1853
Name Of JusticeCountyTerm Of ServiceJoseph T. DetersJanuary 7, 2023-CurrentAppointed to Sharon Kennedy's seatSharon L. Kennedy, Chief JusticeButlerElected Chief Justice Nov. 2022Jennifer BrunnerFranklinJanuary 2, 2021-CurrentMelody J. StewartCuyahogaJanuary 2, 2019-CurrentHowever, candidates for the Supreme Court run on partisan ballots during the Ohio primary election. (Ohio is the only state to elect all of its judges via such a “hybrid” election system.) The following chart indicates each Supreme Court term since the modern position of chief justice was created with the appointment of Chief Justice Hugh L. Nichols on Sept. 22, 1913.
The Supreme Court of the State of Ohio is the highest court in the U.S. state of Ohio, with final authority over interpretations of Ohio law and the Ohio Constitution. The court has seven members, a chief justice and six associate justices, who are elected at large by the voters of Ohio for six-year terms. The court has a total of 1,550 other ...
As of January 2023, there were four Republican and three Democratic judges on the court. The Ohio Supreme Court meets in the Thomas J. Moyer Ohio Judicial Center in Columbus. The court hears oral arguments on a biweekly basis from September to June. In Ohio, state supreme court justices are elected in partisan elections.
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The Supreme Court hosted multi-disciplinary representation teams from six Ohio counties that are piloting innovative approaches to problems facing families in the court system. Chief Justice Sharon L. Kennedy congratulated the class of 2024 Court Management Program graduates who completed three years of education to earn the Institute for Court Management Certified Court Executive credential.