# List of justices 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:
* List of Ohio politicians
* Ohio Supreme Court elections

## 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

denotes incumbent
| Name | Began active service | Ended active service | Political affiliation | Appointed by |
| Return J. Meigs Jr. | 1803 | 1804 | Democratic- Republican | Ohio General Assembly |
| William Sprigg | 1803 | 1806 | Democratic- Republican | Ohio General Assembly |
| Samuel Huntington | 1803 | 1808 | Democratic- Republican | Ohio General Assembly |
| Daniel Symmes | 1805 | 1808 | Democratic- Republican | Elected |
| George Tod | 1806 | 1810 | Democratic- Republican | Edward Tiffin |
| Thomas Scott | 1809 | 1815 | Democratic- Republican | Elected |
| Thomas Morris | 1809 | 1810 | Democratic- Republican | Ohio House |
| William W. Irvin | 1810 | 1816 | Jacksonian | Ohio General Assembly |
| Ethan Allen Brown | 1810 | 1818 | Democratic- Republican | Ohio General Assembly |
| Jessup Nash Couch | 1815 | 1821 | Democratic- Republican | Thomas Worthington |
| John McLean | 1816 | 1822 | Jacksonian | Ohio General Assembly |
| Calvin Pease | 1816 | 1830 | Democratic- Republican | Ohio General Assembly |
| Peter Hitchcock | 1819 1835 1845 | 1833 1842 1852 | Democratic- Republican | Ohio General Assembly |
| Jacob Burnet | 1821 | 1828 | National Republican Party | Ethan Allen Brown |
| Charles Robert Sherman | 1823 | 1829 | National Republican Party | Ohio General Assembly |
| Joshua Collett | 1829 | 1836 | National Republican Party | Ohio General Assembly |
| Elijah Hayward | 1830 | 1830 | Democratic | Ohio General Assembly |
| John M. Goodenow | 1830 | 1830 | Jacksonian | – |
| Henry Brush | 1830 | 1830 | Democratic- Republican | Allen Trimble |
| Gustavus Swan | 1830 | 1830 | National Republican Party | Allen Trimble |
| Ebenezer Lane | 1830 | 1845 | National Republican Party | Ohio General Assembly |
| John C. Wright | 1831 | 1835 | Democratic- Republican | Ohio General Assembly |
| Reuben Wood | 1833 | 1847 | Democratic | – |
| Frederick Grimke | 1836 | 1842 | Democratic | Ohio General Assembly |
| Matthew Birchard | 1842 | 1849 | Democratic | Ohio General Assembly |
| Nathaniel C. Reed | 1842 | 1849 | Democratic | Ohio General Assembly |
| Edward Avery | 1847 | 1851 | Whig | Ohio General Assembly |
| Rufus P. Spalding | 1849 | 1852 | Democratic | Ohio General Assembly |
| William B. Caldwell | 1849 | 1854 | Democratic | Ohio General Assembly |
| Rufus P. Ranney | 1851 1863 | 1857 1865 | Democratic | Ohio General Assembly |
| Thomas W. Bartley | 1852 | 1859 | Democratic | Elected |
| John A. Corwin | 1852 | 1854 | Democratic | Elected |
| Allen G. Thurman | 1852 | 1856 | Democratic | Elected |
| Robert B. Warden | 1854 | 1855 | Democratic | William Medill |
| William Kennon Sr. | 1854 | 1856 | Democratic | William Medill |
| Joseph Rockwell Swan | 1855 | 1859 | Republican | Elected |
| Charles Cleveland Convers | 1856 | 1856 | Republican | Elected |
| Jacob Brinkerhoff | 1856 | 1871 | Republican | Elected |
| Ozias Bowen | 1856 | 1858 | Republican | Salmon P. Chase |
| Josiah Scott | 1856 | 1872 | Republican | Salmon P. Chase |
| Milton Sutliff | 1858 | 1863 | Republican | Elected |
| William Virgil Peck | 1859 | 1864 | Republican | Elected |
| William Y. Gholson | 1859 | 1863 | Republican | Elected |
| Horace Wilder | 1863 | 1865 | Republican | David Tod |
| Hocking H. Hunter | 1864 | 1864 | Republican | Elected |
| William White | 1864 | 1883 | Republican | John Brough |
| Luther Day | 1865 | 1875 | Republican | Elected |
| John Welch | 1865 | 1878 | Republican | John Brough |
| George W. McIlvaine | 1871 | 1886 | Republican | Elected |
| William H. West | 1872 | 1873 | Republican | Elected |
| Walter F. Stone | 1873 | 1874 | Republican | Edward Follansbee Noyes |
| George Rex | 1874 | 1877 | Democratic | William Allen |
| William J. Gilmore | 1875 | 1880 | Democratic | Elected |
| Washington W. Boynton | 1877 | 1881 | Republican | Elected |
| John W. Okey | 1878 | 1885 | Democratic | Elected |
| William Wartenbee Johnson | 1880 | 1886 | Republican | Elected |
| Nicholas Longworth II | 1881 | 1883 | Republican | Elected |
| William H. Upson | 1883 | 1883 | Republican | Charles Foster |
| John H. Doyle | 1883 | 1883 | Republican | Charles Foster |
| Martin Dewey Follett | 1883 | 1887 | Democratic | Elected |
| Selwyn N. Owen | 1883 | 1889 | Democratic | Elected |
| Gibson Atherton | 1885 | 1885 | Democratic | George Hoadly |
| William T. Spear | 1885 | 1912 | Republican | Elected |
| Thaddeus A. Minshall | 1886 | 1902 | Republican | Elected |
| Franklin J. Dickman | 1886 | 1895 | Republican | Joseph B. Foraker |
| Marshall Jay Williams | 1887 | 1902 | Republican | Elected |
| Joseph Perry Bradbury | 1889 | 1902 | Republican | Elected |
| Jacob F. Burket | 1883 | 1904 | Republican | Elected |
| John Allen Shauck | 1895 | 1914 | Republican | Elected |
| William Z. Davis | 1900 | 1912 | Republican | Elected |
| James Latimer Price | 1902 | 1912 | Republican | Elected |
| William B. Crew | 1902 | 1911 | Republican | George K. Nash |
| Augustus N. Summers | 1904 | 1911 | Republican | Elected |
| James G. Johnson | 1911 | 1922 | Democratic | Elected |
| Maurice H. Donahue | 1911 | 1919 | Democratic | Elected |
| Joseph W. O'Hara | 1912 | 1912 | Democratic | Judson Harmon |
| J. Foster Wilkin | 1912 | 1914 | Democratic | Elected |
| R. M. Wanamaker | 1913 | 1924 | Progressive Party | Elected |
| Oscar W. Newman | 1913 | 1919 | Democratic | Elected |
| Hugh L. Nichols | 1913 | 1920 | Democratic | James M. Cox |
| Thomas A. Jones | 1915 | 1937 | Republican | Elected |
| Edward S. Matthias | 1915 | 1953 | Republican | Elected |
| James E. Robinson | 1919 | 1932 | Republican | Elected |
| Stanley W. Merrell | 1919 | 1920 | Democratic | James M. Cox |
| Coleman W. Avery | 1920 | 1920 | Democratic | James M. Cox |
| Benson W. Hough | 1920 | 1922 | Republican | Elected |
| Carrington T. Marshall | 1921 | 1932 | Republican | Elected |
| George H. Clark | 1922 | 1922 | Republican | Harry L. Davis |
| Robert H. Day | 1923 | 1933 | Republican | Elected |
| Florence E. Allen | 1923 | 1934 | Democratic | Elected |
| Harry L. Conn | 1924 | 1924 | Democratic | Vic Donahey |
| Reynolds R. Kinkade | 1925 | 1933 | Republican | Elected |
| Will P. Stephenson | 1932 | 1936 | Democratic | George White |
| Carl V. Weygandt | 1933 | 1962 | Democratic | Elected |
| Howard Landis Bevis | 1933 | 1934 | Democratic | George White |
| Charles B. Zimmerman | 1933 1935 | 1934 1969 | Democratic | George White (first term) |
| Robert Nugen Wilkin | 1934 | 1934 | Democratic | George White |
| William L. Hart | 1934 1934 | 1934 1957 | Republican | – |
| W. F. Garver | 1934 | 1934 | Democratic | Elected |
| Roy Hughes Williams | 1934 | 1946 | Republican | Elected |
| Arthur H. Day | 1935 | 1940 | Republican | Elected |
| George S. Myers | 1937 | 1940 | Democratic | Elected |
| Robert N. Gorman | 1937 | 1938 | Democratic | Martin L. Davey |
| William C. Dixon | 1938 | 1939 | Democratic | Elected |
| Edward C. Turner | 1940 | 1950 | Republican | John W. Bricker |
| Gilbert Bettman | 1941 | 1942 | Republican | Elected |
| Charles S. Bell | 1942 | 1947 | Republican | Elected |
| Robert M. Sohngen | 1947 | 1948 | Democratic | Frank Lausche |
| James Garfield Stewart | 1947 | 1959 | Republican | Thomas J. Herbert |
| Kingsley A. Taft | 1949 | 1962 | Republican | Elected |
| Howard E. Faught | 1950 | 1950 | Democratic | Frank Lausche |
| Henry A. Middleton | 1950 | 1954 | Republican | Elected |
| John H. Lamneck | 1953 | 1954 | Democratic | Frank Lausche |
| John M. Matthias | 1954 | 1970 | Republican | Elected |
| James F. Bell | 1955 | 1962 | Democratic | Elected |
| Thomas J. Herbert | 1957 | 1963 | Republican | Elected |
| John Weld Peck II | 1959 | 1960 | Democratic | Michael DiSalle |
| C. William O'Neill | 1960 | 1978 | Republican | Elected |
| Lynn B. Griffith | 1962 | 1964 | Democratic | Michael DiSalle |
| Rankin Gibson | 1963 | 1964 | Democratic | Michael DiSalle |
| Paul M. Herbert | 1963 | 1968 | Republican | Elected |
| Louis J. Schneider Jr. | 1964 | 1972 | Republican | Elected |
| Paul W. Brown | 1964 1973 | 1968 1981 | Republican | Jim Rhodes (first term) |
| Robert Morton Duncan | 1969 | 1971 | Republican | Jim Rhodes |
| Thomas M. Herbert | 1969 | 1980 | Republican | Elected |
| J. J. P. Corrigan | 1969 | 1976 | Republican | Jim Rhodes |
| Leonard J. Stern | 1970 | 1977 | Republican | Jim Rhodes |
| Robert E. Leach | 1970 | 1978 | Republican | Jim Rhodes |
| Lloyd O. Brown | 1971 | 1973 | Democratic | John J. Gilligan |
| Frank Celebrezze | 1972 | 1978 | Democratic | Elected |
| William B. Brown | 1973 | 1984 | Democratic | Elected |
| A. William Sweeney | 1977 | 1994 | Democratic | Elected |
| Ralph S. Locher | 1977 | 1989 | Democratic | Elected |
| Robert E. Holmes | 1978 | 1982 | Republican | Jim Rhodes |
| David Dudley Dowd Jr. | 1980 | 1981 | Republican | Jim Rhodes |
| Clifford F. Brown | 1981 | 1987 | Democratic | Elected |
| Blanche Krupansky | 1981 | 1983 | Republican | Jim Rhodes |
| James Celebrezze | 1983 | 1985 | Democratic | Elected |
| Andy Douglas | 1985 | 2002 | Republican | Elected |
| J. Craig Wright | 1985 | 1996 | Republican | Elected |
| Thomas J. Moyer | 1987 | 2010 | Republican | Elected |
| Herbert R. Brown | 1987 | 1993 | Democratic | Elected |
| Alice Robie Resnick | 1989 | 2007 | Democratic | Elected |
| Francis E. Sweeney | 1993 | 2004 | Democratic | Elected |
| Paul Pfeifer | 1993 | 2017 | Republican | Elected |
| Deborah L. Cook | 1995 | 2003 | Republican | Elected |
| Evelyn Lundberg Stratton | 1996 | 2012 | Republican | George Voinovich |
| Maureen O'Connor | 2003 | 2022 | Republican | Elected |
| Terrence O'Donnell | 2003 | 2018 | Republican | Bob Taft |
| Judith Ann Lanzinger | 2005 | 2016 | Republican | Elected |
| Robert R. Cupp | 2007 | 2013 | Republican | Elected |
| Eric Brown | 2010 | 2010 | Democratic | Ted Strickland |
| Yvette McGee Brown | 2011 | 2012 | Democratic | Ted Strickland |
| Sharon L. Kennedy | 2012 | present | Republican | Elected |
| Judith L. French | 2013 | 2021 | Republican | John Kasich |
| William O'Neill | 2013 | 2018 | Democratic | Elected |
| Patrick F. Fischer | 2017 | present | Republican | Elected |
| Pat DeWine | 2017 | present | Republican | Elected |
| Mary DeGenaro | 2018 | 2019 | Republican | John Kasich |
| Michael P. Donnelly | 2019 | present | Democratic | Elected |
| Melody J. Stewart | 2019 | present | Democratic | Elected |
| Jennifer Brunner | 2021 | present | Democratic | Elected |
| Joe Deters | 2023 | present | Republican | Mike DeWine/Elected |
| Megan E. Shanahan | 2025 | present | Republican | Elected |
| Daniel R. Hawkins | 2025 | present | Republican | Elected |

## Supreme Court Commission

In 1875, the Constitution of Ohio was amended to provide for the Supreme Court Commission. 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."

### Commission of 1876

On February 2, 1876, Ohio Governor Rutherford B. Hayes appointed the following six members:
* 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."

### Commission of 1883

Governor Charles Foster appointed another commission of four men, which served from April 17, 1883 to April 16, 1885.
* George K. Nash of Franklin County
* Franklin J. Dickman of Cuyahoga County
* Charles D. Martin of Fairfield County
* John McCauley of Seneca County