List of justices of the Supreme Court of Ohio

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Seal of the Supreme Court of Ohio

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

Template:Color box denotes incumbent

Name Began active
service
Ended active
service
Political affiliation Appointed by
Template:Sortname 1803 1804 Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Democratic-
Republican
Ohio General Assembly
Template:Sortname 1803 1806 Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Democratic-
Republican
Ohio General Assembly
Template:Sortname 1803 1808 Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Democratic-
Republican
Ohio General Assembly
Template:Sortname 1805 1808 Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Democratic-
Republican
Elected
Template:Sortname 1806 1810 Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Democratic-
Republican
Edward Tiffin
Template:Sortname 1809 1815 Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Democratic-
Republican
Elected
Template:Sortname 1809 1810 Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Democratic-
Republican
Ohio House
Template:Sortname 1810 1816 Template:Party shading/Jacksonian | Jacksonian Ohio General Assembly
Template:Sortname 1810 1818 Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Democratic-
Republican
Ohio General Assembly
Template:Sortname 1815 1821 Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Democratic-
Republican
Thomas Worthington
Template:Sortname 1816 1822 Template:Party shading/Jacksonian | Jacksonian Ohio General Assembly
Template:Sortname 1816 1830 Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Democratic-
Republican
Ohio General Assembly
Template:Sortname 1819
1835
1845
1833
1842
1852
Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Democratic-
Republican
Ohio General Assembly
Template:Sortname 1821 1828 Template:Party shading/National Republican | National Republican Party Ethan Allen Brown
Template:Sortname 1823 1829 Template:Party shading/National Republican | National Republican Party Ohio General Assembly
Template:Sortname 1829 1836 Template:Party shading/National Republican | National Republican Party Ohio General Assembly
Template:Sortname 1830 1830 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Ohio General Assembly
Template:Sortname 1830 1830 Template:Party shading/Jacksonian | Jacksonian Template:Sort
Template:Sortname 1830 1830 Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Democratic-
Republican
Allen Trimble
Template:Sortname 1830 1830 Template:Party shading/National Republican | National Republican Party Allen Trimble
Template:Sortname 1830 1845 Template:Party shading/National Republican | National Republican Party Ohio General Assembly
Template:Sortname 1831 1835 Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Democratic-
Republican
Ohio General Assembly
Template:Sortname 1833 1847 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Template:Sort
Template:Sortname 1836 1842 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Ohio General Assembly
Template:Sortname 1842 1849 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Ohio General Assembly
Template:Sortname 1842 1849 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Ohio General Assembly
Template:Sortname 1847 1851 Template:Party shading/Whig | Whig Ohio General Assembly
Template:Sortname 1849 1852 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Ohio General Assembly
Template:Sortname 1849 1854 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Ohio General Assembly
Template:Sortname 1851
1863
1857
1865
Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Ohio General Assembly
Template:Sortname 1852 1859 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Elected
Template:Sortname 1852 1854 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Elected
Template:Sortname 1852 1856 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Elected
Template:Sortname 1854 1855 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic William Medill
Template:Sortname 1854 1856 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic William Medill
Template:Sortname 1855 1859 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Elected
Template:Sortname 1856 1856 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Elected
Template:Sortname 1856 1871 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Elected
Template:Sortname 1856 1858 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Salmon P. Chase
Template:Sortname 1856 1872 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Salmon P. Chase
Template:Sortname 1858 1863 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Elected
Template:Sortname 1859 1864 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Elected
Template:Sortname 1859 1863 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Elected
Template:Sortname 1863 1865 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican David Tod
Template:Sortname 1864 1864 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Elected
Template:Sortname 1864 1883 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican John Brough
Template:Sortname 1865 1875 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Elected
Template:Sortname 1865 1878 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican John Brough
Template:Sortname 1871 1886 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Elected
Template:Sortname 1872 1873 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Elected
Template:Sortname 1873 1874 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Edward Follansbee Noyes
Template:Sortname 1874 1877 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic William Allen
Template:Sortname 1875 1880 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Elected
Template:Sortname 1877 1881 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Elected
Template:Sortname 1878 1885 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Elected
Template:Sortname 1880 1886 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Elected
Template:Sortname 1881 1883 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Elected
Template:Sortname 1883 1883 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Charles Foster
Template:Sortname 1883 1883 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Charles Foster
Template:Sortname 1883 1887 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Elected
Template:Sortname 1883 1889 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Elected
Template:Sortname 1885 1885 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic George Hoadly
Template:Sortname 1885 1912 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Elected
Template:Sortname 1886 1902 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Elected
Template:Sortname 1886 1895 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Joseph B. Foraker
Template:Sortname 1887 1902 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Elected
Template:Sortname 1889 1902 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Elected
Template:Sortname 1883 1904 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Elected
Template:Sortname 1895 1914 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Elected
Template:Sortname 1900 1912 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Elected
Template:Sortname 1902 1912 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Elected
Template:Sortname 1902 1911 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican George K. Nash
Template:Sortname 1904 1911 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Elected
Template:Sortname 1911 1922 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Elected
Template:Sortname 1911 1919 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Elected
Template:Sortname 1912 1912 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Judson Harmon
Template:Sortname 1912 1914 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Elected
Template:Sortname 1913 1924 Progressive Party Elected
Template:Sortname 1913 1919 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Elected
Template:Sortname 1913 1920 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic James M. Cox
Template:Sortname 1915 1937 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Elected
Template:Sortname 1915 1953 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Elected
Template:Sortname 1919 1932 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Elected
Template:Sortname 1919 1920 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic James M. Cox
Template:Sortname 1920 1920 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic James M. Cox
Template:Sortname 1920 1922 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Elected
Template:Sortname 1921 1932 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Elected
Template:Sortname 1922 1922 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Harry L. Davis
Template:Sortname 1923 1933 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Elected
Template:Sortname 1923 1934 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Elected
Template:Sortname 1924 1924 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Vic Donahey
Template:Sortname 1925 1933 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Elected
Template:Sortname 1932 1936 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic George White
Template:Sortname 1933 1962 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Elected
Template:Sortname 1933 1934 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic George White
Template:Sortname 1933
1935
1934
1969
Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic George White (first term)
Template:Sortname 1934 1934 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic George White
Template:Sortname 1934
1934
1934
1957
Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Template:Sort
Template:Sortname 1934 1934 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Elected
Template:Sortname 1934 1946 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Elected
Template:Sortname 1935 1940 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Elected
Template:Sortname 1937 1940 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Elected
Template:Sortname 1937 1938 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Martin L. Davey
Template:Sortname 1938 1939 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Elected
Template:Sortname 1940 1950 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican John W. Bricker
Template:Sortname 1941 1942 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Elected
Template:Sortname 1942 1947 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Elected
Template:Sortname 1947 1948 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Frank Lausche
Template:Sortname 1947 1959 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Thomas J. Herbert
Template:Sortname 1949 1962 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Elected
Template:Sortname 1950 1950 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Frank Lausche
Template:Sortname 1950 1954 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Elected
Template:Sortname 1953 1954 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Frank Lausche
Template:Sortname 1954 1970 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Elected
Template:Sortname 1955 1962 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Elected
Template:Sortname 1957 1963 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Elected
Template:Sortname 1959 1960 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Michael DiSalle
Template:Sortname 1960 1978 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Elected
Template:Sortname 1962 1964 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Michael DiSalle
Template:Sortname 1963 1964 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Michael DiSalle
Template:Sortname 1963 1968 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Elected
Template:Sortname 1964 1972 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Elected
Template:Sortname 1964
1973
1968
1981
Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Jim Rhodes (first term)
Template:Sortname 1969 1971 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Jim Rhodes
Template:Sortname 1969 1980 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Elected
Template:Sortname 1969 1976 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Jim Rhodes
Template:Sortname 1970 1977 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Jim Rhodes
Template:Sortname 1970 1978 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Jim Rhodes
Template:Sortname 1971 1973 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic John J. Gilligan
Template:Sortname 1972 1978 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Elected
Template:Sortname 1973 1984 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Elected
Template:Sortname 1977 1994 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Elected
Template:Sortname 1977 1989 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Elected
Template:Sortname 1978 1982 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Jim Rhodes
Template:Sortname 1980 1981 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Jim Rhodes
Template:Sortname 1981 1987 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Elected
Template:Sortname 1981 1983 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Jim Rhodes
Template:Sortname 1983 1985 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Elected
Template:Sortname 1985 2002 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Elected
Template:Sortname 1985 1996 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Elected
Template:Sortname 1987 2010 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Elected
Template:Sortname 1987 1993 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Elected
Template:Sortname 1989 2007 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Elected
Template:Sortname 1993 2004 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Elected
Template:Sortname 1993 2017 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Elected
Template:Sortname 1995 2003 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Elected
Template:Sortname 1996 2012 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican George Voinovich
Template:Sortname 2003 2022 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Elected
Template:Sortname 2003 2018 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Bob Taft
Template:Sortname 2005 2016 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Elected
Template:Sortname 2007 2013 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Elected
Template:Sortname 2010 2010 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Ted Strickland
Template:Sortname 2011 2012 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Ted Strickland
Template:Sortname 2012 present Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Elected
Template:Sortname 2013 2021 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican John Kasich
Template:Sortname 2013 2018 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Elected
Template:Sortname 2017 present Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Elected
Template:Sortname 2017 present Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Elected
Template:Sortname 2018 2019 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican John Kasich
Template:Sortname 2019 present Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Elected
Template:Sortname 2019 present Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Elected
Template:Sortname 2021 present Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Elected
Template:Sortname 2023 present Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Mike DeWine/Elected
Template:Sortname 2025 present Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Elected
Template:Sortname 2025 present Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Elected

Supreme Court Commission

In 1875, the Constitution of Ohio was amended to provide for the Supreme Court Commission.<ref>See Article IV, section 21 at Template:Cite web</ref> 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."<ref>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.</ref>

Commission of 1876

On February 2, 1876, Ohio Governor Rutherford B. Hayes appointed the following six members:<ref name=husted>Template:Cite web</ref>Template:Sfn

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.<ref name=husted/>Template:Sfn

References

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Further reading

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