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Justices of the Supreme Court of Ohio: 1787 - present
Judges of the Territorial Courts of the Northwest Territory, 1787-1802; Section 4 of the “Ordinance of 1787” provided that there should be “appointed a court to consist of three judges, and their commission shall continue in force during good behavior.” In accordance with this provision of the Ordinance, Congress elected three judges on October 16, 1787.
| Name of Justice | Term of Service | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| John Armstrong | Oct. 1787-Oct. 1787 | Declined the appointment. |
| Samuel Holden Parsons | Oct. 1787-Nov. 1789 | Deceased, November 1789. |
| James Mitchell Varnum | Oct. 1787-Feb. 1789 | Deceased, February 1789. |
| John Cleve Symmes | Feb. 1788-April 1803 | Appointed February 19, 1788, vice John Armstrong, who declined the appointment. |
| William Barton | Aug. 1789-Aug. 1789 | Appointed, vice Judge Varnum, deceased; but declined the appointment. |
| George Turner | Sept. 1789-1798 | Appointed, vice William Barton, who declined the appointment. Resigned 1798. |
| Rufus Putnam | Dec. 1789-1796 | Appointed vice Judge Parsons, deceased. Resigned 1796. |
| Joseph Gilman | 1796-April 1803 | Appointed 1796, vice Judge Putnam, resigned. |
| Return Jonathan Meigs Jr. | Feb. 1798-April 1803 | Appointed February 12, 1798, vice Judge Turner, resigned. |
The Constitution of 1802 provided for the election by the General Assembly of three judges for a term of office of seven years, and also vested in the General Assembly the power to authorize the selection of an additional judge at its discretion.
| Name of Justice | County | Term of Service | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Huntington | Trumbull | Apr. 1803-Dec. 1808 | Resigned Dec. 1808. |
| Return Jonathan Meigs Jr. | Washington | Apr. 1803-Dec. 1804 | Resigned Dec. 1804. |
| William Spriggs | Jefferson | Apr. 1803-Apr. 1806 | Resigned April, 1806. |
| Daniel Symmes | Hamilton | Jan. 1805-Jan. 1808 | Vice Judge Meigs-Resigned Jan. 8, 1808. |
| George Tod | Trumbull | Apr. 1806-1810 | Appointed, 1806, by Governor Tiffin, vice Judge Spriggs, and elected Jan. 1, 1807. |
| William Spriggs | Jefferson | Feb. 1808-1810 | Vice Judge Symmes, resigned. |
| Return Jonathan Meigs Jr. | Washington | Feb. 1808-Jan. 1809 | Additional Judge elected Feb. 13, 1808. Resigned Jan. 1809. |
| Thomas Scott | Ross | Feb. 1809-Feb. 1816 | Elected Jan. 17, 1809, vice Judge Huntington. Resigned Feb. 1816. |
| Thomas Morris | Clermont | Feb. 1809-1809 | Elected Feb. 17, 1809, vice Judge Meigs. However, Judge Morris failed to qualify and the General Assembly abolished the additional judgeship in 1810. |
| William W. Irwin | Fairfield | Feb. 1810-Feb. 1816 | Elected Feb. 10, 1810, and resigned Feb. 1816 |
| Ethan Allen Brown | Hamilton | Feb. 1810-Dec. 1818 | Elected Feb. 10, 1810, re-elected 1817, and resigned Dec. 1818. |
| Jessup N. Couch | Ross | Feb. 1816-1821 | Elected Feb. 17, 1816, vice Judge Scott. Died 1821. |
| John McLean | Warren | Feb. 1816-1822 | Elected Feb. 17, 1816, vice Judge Irwin. Resigned 1822. |
| Calvin Pease | Trumbull | Feb. 1816-Feb. 1830 | Additional judge elected Feb. 17, 1816. |
| Peter Hitchcock | Geauga | Feb. 1819-Feb.,1833 | Elected Jan. 30, 1819, vice Judge Brown, resigned. |
| Jacob Burnett | Hamilton | 1821-Dec. 1828 | Elected 1821, vice Judge Couch, deceased. Resigned Dec. 11, 1828. |
| Charles R. Sherman | Fairfield | Jan. 1823-1829 | Elected Jan. 11, 1823, vice Judge McLean. Died 1829. |
| Joshua Collett | Warren | Feb. 1829-Feb. 1836 | Elected Feb. 6, 1829, vice Judge Burnett, resigned. |
| Elijah Hayward | Hamilton | Feb. 1830-1830 | Elected Jan. 30, 1830, vice Judge Pease, whose term would expire Feb. 1830. Resigned 1830. |
| John Milton Goodenow | Jefferson | Feb. 1830-1830 | Elected Feb. 1, 1830, vice Judge Sherman, deceased. Resigned 1830. |
| Henry Brush | Ross | 1830-1831 | Appointed by the Governor, 1830, vice Judge Goodenow, resigned. |
| Gustave Swan | Franklin | 1830-1831 | Appointed by the Governor in 1830 to serve an unexpired term ending 1831. |
| Ebenezer Lane | Huron | Dec. 1830-Dec. 1844 | Elected Dec. 18, 1830, vice Judge Hayward, resigned, re-elected Dec. 18, 1837, for full term of seven years, and re-elected Dec. 5, 1844, but resigned Dec. 1844. |
| John C. Wright | Jefferson | 1831-Feb. 1835 | Elected Dec. 29, 1830 to succeed Judge Brush who was not a candidate before the General Assembly. Resigned Feb. 2, 1835. |
| Reuben Wood | Cuyahoga | Feb. 1833-Feb. 1847 | Elected Dec. 17, 1832, and re-elected Dec. 1839. |
| Peter Hitchcock | Geauga | Feb. 1835-Feb. 1842 | Elected Feb. 28, 1835, vice Judge Wright, resigned. |
| Frederick Grimke | Ross | Feb. 1836-1842 | Elected Jan. 30, 1836, vice Judge Collett, whose term would expire Feb. 1836. Resigned 1842. |
| Matthew Birchard | Trumbull | Feb. 1842-Feb. 1849 | Elected Jan. 15, 1842, vice Judge Hitchcock whose term would expire Feb. 15, 1842. |
| Nathaniel C. Reed | Hamilton | Mar. 1842-1849 | Elected Mar. 5, 1842, vice Judge Grimke. Resigned 1849. |
| Peter Hitchcock1 | Geauga | Dec. 1844-Feb. 1852 | Elected Dec. 27, 1844, vice Judge Lane, resigned. |
| Edward Avery | Wayne | Feb. 1847-1851 | Elected Jan. 15, 1847, vice Judge Wood, whose term would expire Feb. 1847. Resigned 1851. |
| Rufus P. Spalding1 | Summit | Mar. 1849-Feb. 1852 | Elected Feb. 22, 1849, vice Judge Reed, resigned. |
| William B. Caldwell1 | Hamilton | Mar. 1849-Feb. 1852 | Elected Feb. 22, 1849, vice Judge Birchard,whose term expired Feb. 1849. |
| Rufus P. Ranney1 | Trumbull | Mar. 1851-Feb. 1852 | Elected March 17, 1851, vice Judge Avery, resigned. |
| 1-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 | Term of one year determined by lot. |
| Thomas W. Bartley | Richland | Feb. 1852-Feb. 1854 | Term of two years determined by lot. |
| John A. Corwin | Champaign | Feb. 1852-Dec. 1854 | Term of three years determined by lot. Resigned Dec. 1854. |
| Robert B. Warden | Franklin | Dec. 1854-Feb. 1855 | Appointed, vice John A. Corwin, resigned. |
| Allen G. Thurman | Ross | Feb. 1852-Mar. 1856 | Term of four years determined by lot. Served until Mar. 1856. |
| Rufus P. Ranney | Trumbull | Feb. 1852-Feb. 1857 | Term of five years determined by lot. |
| William B. Caldwell | Hamilton | Feb. 1853-Dec. 1854 | Resigned Dec. 1854. |
| William Kennon | Belmont | Dec. 1854-Mar. 1856 | Appointed, vice William B. Caldwell, resigned. |
| Thomas W. Bartley | Richland | Feb. 1854-Feb. 1859 | |
| Joseph R. Swan | Franklin | Feb. 1855-Nov. 1859 | Resigned Nov. 1859. |
| William Y. Gholson | Hamilton | Nov. 1859-Feb. 1860 | Appointed, vice Joseph R. Swan, resigned. |
| Jacob Brinkerhoff | Richland | Mar. 1856-Feb. 1861 | Took office Mar. 1856. |
| Charles C. Convers | Muskingum | Mar. 1856-May, 1856 | Took office Mar. 1856, and resigned May 1856. |
| Ozias Bowen | Marion | May, 1856-Feb. 1858 | Appointed, vice Charles C. Convers, resigned. |
| Milton Sutliff | Trumbull | Feb. 1858-Feb. 1861 | Elected Oct. 1857, vice Judge Bowen, who was appointed vice Charles C. Convers, resigned. |
| Josiah Scott | Butler | Feb. 1857-Feb. 1862 | |
| William V. Peck | Scioto | Feb. 1859-Feb. 1864 | |
| William Y. Gholson | Hamilton | Feb. 1860-Dec. 1863 | Resigned Dec. 1863. |
| Horace Wilder | Ashtabula | Dec. 1863-Feb. 1865 | Appointed, vice William Y. Gholson, resigned. |
| Jacob Brinkerhoff | Richland | Feb. 1861-Feb. 1866 | |
| Josiah Scott | Butler | Feb. 1862-Feb. 1867 | |
| Rufus P. Ranney | Trumbull | Feb. 1863-Feb. 1865 | Resigned Feb. 1865. |
| John Welch | Athens | Feb. 1865-Feb. 1868 | Appointed, vice Rufus P. Rainey, resigned. |
| Hocking Hunter | Fairfield | Feb. 1864-Feb. 1864 | Took his seat Feb. 9, 1864, and resigned the same day. |
| William White | Clark | Feb. 1864-Feb. 1869 | Appointed vice Hocking Hunter, resigned. |
| Luther Day | Portage | Feb. 1865-Feb. 1870 | |
| Jacob Brinkerhoff | Richland | Feb. 1866-Feb. 1871 | |
| Josiah Scott | Butler | Feb. 1867-Feb. 1872 | |
| John Welch | Athens | Feb. 1868-Feb. 1873 | |
| William White | Clark | Feb. 1869-Feb. 1874 | |
| Luther Day | Portage | Feb. 1870-Feb. 1875 | |
| George W. McIlvaine | Tuscarawas | Feb. 1871-Feb. 1876 | |
| William H. West | Logan | Feb. 1872-1873 | Resigned 1873. |
| Walter F. Stone | Erie | 1873-Sept. 1874 | Appointed vice Wm. H. West resigned, Sept. 1874. |
| George Rex | Wayne | Sept. 1874-Feb. 1877 | Appointed vice Walter F. Stone, who was appointed vice Wm. H. West, resigned. |
| John Welch | Athens | Feb. 1873-Feb. 1878 | |
| William White | Clark | Feb. 1874-Feb. 1879 | |
| William J. Gilmore | Preble | Feb. 1875-Feb. 1880 | |
| George W. McIlvaine | Tuscarawas | Feb. 1876-Feb. 1881 | |
| W.W. Boynton | Lorain | Feb. 1877-Nov. 1881 | Resigned Nov. 1881. |
| Nicholas Longworth | Hamilton | Nov. 1881-Feb. 1882 | Appointed, vice W.W. Boynton, resigned. |
| John W. Okey | Hamilton | Feb. 1878-Feb. 1883 | |
| William White | Clark | Feb. 1879-Mar. 1883 | Deceased March 1883. |
| William H. Upson | Summit | Mar. 1883-Dec. 1883 | Appointed vice William White, deceased. |
| Selwyn N. Owen | Williams | Dec. 1881-Feb. 1884 | Elected vice William H. Upson, who was appointed vice, William White, deceased. |
| William W. Johnson | Lawrence | Feb. 1880-Feb. 1885 | |
| George W. McIlvaine | Tuscarawas | Feb. 1881-Feb. 1886 | |
| Nicholas Longworth | Hamilton | Feb. 1882-Mar. 1883 | Resigned March, 1883. |
| John H. Doyle | Lucas | Mar. 1883-Dec. 1883 | Appointed vice Nicholas Longworth, resigned. |
| Martin D. Follett | Washington | Dec. 1883-Feb. 1887 | Elected vice John H. Doyle, who was appointed, vice Nicholas Longworth, resigned. |
| John W. Okey | Hamilton | Feb. 1883-July, 1885 | Deceased July 25, 1885. |
| Gibson Atherton | Licking | Aug. 1885-Dec. 1885 | Appointed vice John W. Okey, deceased. |
| William T. Spear | Trumbull | Dec. 1885-Feb. 1888 | Elected vice Gibson Atherton, who was appointed vice John W. Okey, deceased. |
| Selwyn N. Owen | Williams | Feb. 1884-Feb. 1889 | |
| William W. Johnson | Lawrence | Feb. 1885-Nov. 1886 | Resigned Nov. 1886. |
| Franklin J. Dickman | Cuyahoga | Nov. 1886-Feb. 1890 | Vice William W. Johnson, resigned. |
| Thaddeus A. Minshall | Ross | Feb. 1886-Feb. 1891 | |
| Marshall J. Williams | Fayette | Feb. 1887-Feb. 1892 | |
| William T. Spear | Trumbull | Feb. 1888-Feb. 1893 | |
| Joseph P. Bradbury | Gallia | Feb. 1889-Feb. 1894 | |
| (In 1892, under a new law, the membership of the Court was increased from five to six members, and the term of office changed from five to six years.) | |||
| Franklin J. Dickman | Cuyahoga | Feb. 1890-Feb. 1895 | |
| Thaddeus A. Minshall | Ross | Feb. 1891-Feb. 1896 | |
| Marshall J. Williams | Fayette | Feb. 1892-Feb. 1897 | |
| Jacob F. Burnett | Hancock | Feb. 1893-Feb. 1898 | Elected for term of five years. |
| William T. Spear | Trumbull | Feb. 1893-Feb. 1899 | |
| Joseph P. Bradbury | Gallia | Feb. 1894-Jan. 1900 | Resigned Jan. 1900. |
| William Z. Davis | Marion | Jan. 1900-Feb. 1900 | Appointed, vice Joseph P. Bradbury, resigned. |
| John A. Shauck | Montgomery | Feb. 1895-Feb. 1901 | |
| Thaddeus A. Minshall | Ross | Feb. 1896-Feb. 1902 | |
| Marshall J. Williams | Fayette | Feb. 1897-July, 1902 | Died July 7, 1902. |
| William B. Crew | Morgan | July, 1902-Feb. 1903 | Appointed, July 1902, and elected Nov. 1902, vice Marshall J. Williams, deceased. |
| Jacob F. Burnett | Hancock | Feb. 1898-Feb. 1904 | |
| William T. Spear | Trumbull | Feb. 1899-Feb. 1905 | |
| William Z. Davis | Marion | Feb. 1900-Feb. 1906 | |
| John A. Shauck | Montgomery | Feb. 1901-Jan. 1909 | |
| James L. Price | Allen | Feb. 1902-Jan. 1909 | |
| William B. Crew | Morgan | Feb. 1903-Jan. 1911 | Term extended by Act of April 2, 1906 |
| Augustus N. Summers | Clark | Feb. 1904-Jan. 1911 | |
| William T. Spear | Trumbull | Feb. 1905-Jan. 1913 | |
| William Z. Davis | Marion | Feb. 1906-Jan. 1913 | |
| John A. Shauck | Montgomery | Jan. 1909-Dec. 1914 | |
| James L. Price | Allen | Jan. 1909-Mar. 1912 | Died March 11, 1912. |
| Joseph W. O’Hara | Hamilton | Apr. 1912-Nov. 1912 | Appointed April 1912, vice James L. Price deceased. |
| J. Foster Wilkin | Tuscarawas | Nov. 1912-Dec. 1914 | Elected Nov. 1912, vice Joseph W. O’Hara who was appointed vice James L. Price, deceased. |
| Maurice H. Donahue | Perry | Jan. 1911-Dec. 1916 | |
| James G. Johnson | Clark | Jan. 1911-Dec. 1916 | |
| Oscar W. Newman | Scioto | Jan. 1913-Dec. 1918 | |
| R.M. Wanamaker | Summit | Jan. 1913-Dec. 1918 | |
| (A law of 1913 provided for the election by the people at the election of November 1914, of a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court for a term of six years.) | |||
| Hugh L. Nicholas, Chief Justice | Clermont | Jan. 1915-Dec. 1920 | |
| Thomas A. Jones | Jackson | Jan. 1915-Dec. 1920 | |
| Edward S. Matthias | Van Wert | Jan. 1915-Dec. 1920 | |
| Maurice H. Donahue | Perry | Jan. 1917-Nov. 1919 | Resigned Nov. 11, 1919. |
| Stanley W. Merrill | Hamilton | Nov. 1919-June, 1920 | Appointed Nov. 1919, vice Maurice H. Donahue, resigned. |
| Coleman Avery | Hamilton | June, 1920-Nov. 1920 | Appointed June 1920, vice Stanley W. Merrill, resigned, who was appointed, vice Maurice H. Donahue. |
| Benson W. Hough | Delaware | Nov. 1920-Dec. 1922 | Elected Nov. 1920, vice Coleman Avery, vice Stanley W. Merrill, vice Maurice H. Donahue. |
| James G. Johnson | Clark | Jan. 1917-Aug. 1922 | Resigned Aug. 3, 1922. |
| George H. Clark | Stark | Aug. 1922-Dec. 1922 | Appointed Aug. 1922, and elected Nov. 1922, vice James G. Johnson. |
| James E. Robinson | Union | Jan. 1919-Dec. 1924 | |
| R.M. Wanamaker | Summit | Jan. 1919-June 1, 1924 | Deceased June 18, 1924. |
| Harry L. Conn | Van Wert | June 1924-Dec. 2, 1924 | Appointed June 1924, and elected Nov. 1924, vice R.M. Wanamaker, deceased. |
| Carrington T. Marshall, Chief Justice | Muskingum | Jan. 1921-Dec. 1926 | |
| Thomas A. Jones | Jackson | Jan. 1921-Dec. 1926 | |
| Edward S. Matthias | Van Wert | Jan. 1921-Dec. 1926 | |
| Florence E. Allen | Cuyahoga | Jan. 1923-Dec. 1928 | |
| Robert H. Day | Stark | Jan. 1923-Dec. 1928 | |
| Reynolds R. Kinkade | Lucas | Jan. 1925-Dec. 1930 | |
| James E. Robinson | Union | Jan. 1925-Dec. 1930 | |
| Carrington T. Marshall, Chief Justice | Muskingum | Jan. 1927-Dec. 1932 | |
| Thomas A. Jones | Jackson | Jan. 1927-Dec. 1932 | |
| Edward S. Matthias | Van Wert | Jan. 1927-Dec. 1932 | |
| Florence E. Allen | Cuyahoga | Jan. 1929-Apr. 1934 | Resigned April, 1934. |
| Robert N. Wilkin | Tuscarawas | Apr. 1934-Dec. 1934 | Appointed April 1934, vice Florence E. Allen, resigned. |
| William L. Hart | Stark | Nov. 1934-Dec. 1934 | Elected Nov. 1934, vice Robert N. Wilkin, who was appointed vice Florence E. Allen. |
| Robert H. Day | Stark | Jan. 1929-Sept. 1933 | Died, Sept. 1933. |
| Charles B. Zimmerman | Clark | Oct. 1933-Nov. 1934 | Appointed Oct. 1933, vice Robert H. Day, deceased. |
| W.F. Garver | Holmes | Nov. 1934-Dec. 1934 | Elected Nov. 1934, vice Charles B. Zimmerman, who was appointed vice Robert H. Day. |
| James E. Robinson | Union | Jan. 1931-Jan. 1932 | Died Jan. 27, 1932. |
| Will P. Stephenson | Adams | Jan. 1932-Dec. 1936 | Appointed Jan. 1932, and elected Nov. 1932, vice James E. Robinson, deceased. |
| Reynolds R. Kinkade | Lucas | Jan. 1931-May, 1933 | Resigned May 15, 1933. |
| Howard L. Bevis | Hamilton | May, 1933-Nov. 1934 | Appointed May 1933 vice Reynolds R. Kinkade, resigned. |
| Roy H. Williams | Erie | Nov. 1934-Dec. 1936 | Elected Nov. 1934, vice Howard L. Bevis, who was appointed, vice Reynolds R. Kinkade. |
| Carl V. Weygandt, Chief Justice | Cuyahoga | Jan. 1933-Dec. 1938 | |
| Thomas A. Jones | Jackson | Jan. 1933-Aug. 1937 | Died August 1937. |
| Robert N. Gorman | Hamilton | Sept. 1937-Nov. 1938 | Appointed Sept. 1937, vice Thomas A. Jones, deceased. |
| William C. Dixon | Cuyahoga | Nov. 1938-Dec. 1938 | Elected Nov. 1938, vice Robert N. Gorman who was appointed, vice Thomas A. Jones. |
| Edward S. Matthias | Van Wert | Jan. 1933-Dec. 1938 | |
| Arthur H. Day | Cuyahoga | Jan. 1935-Dec. 1940 | |
| Charles B. Zimmerman | Clark | Jan. 1935-Dec. 1940 | |
| George S. Myers | Cuyahoga | Jan. 1937-May, 1940 | Deceased May 1940. |
| Edward C. Turner | Franklin | Oct. 1940-Jan. 1, 1943 | Appointed Oct. 1940, and elected Nov. 1940, vice George S. Myers, deceased. |
| Roy H. Williams | Erie | Jan. 1937-Dec. 1942 | |
| Carl V. Weygandt, Chief Justice | Cuyahoga | Jan. 1939-Dec. 1944 | |
| Edward S. Matthias | Van Wert | Jan. 1, 1939-Dec. 1944 | |
| William L. Hart | Stark | Jan. 2, 1939-Jan. 1945 | |
| Charles B. Zimmerman | Clark | Jan. 1, 1941-Dec. 1946 | |
| Gilbert Bettman | Hamilton | Jan. 2, 1941-July, 1942 | Died July 17, 1942. |
| Charles S. Bell | Hamilton | Nov. 1942-Jan. 1, 1947 | Elected Nov. 1942, for unexpired term ending Jan. 1, 1947, vice Gilbert Bettman, deceased. |
| Roy H. Williams | Erie | Jan. 1, 1943-Dec. 1946 | Died Dec. 1946 |
| Robert M. Sohngen | Butler | Dec. 1946-Dec. 1948 | Appointed Dec. 1946, for unexpired term ending Dec. 31, 1948. |
| Edward C. Turner | Franklin | Jan. 2, 1943-Jan. 1949 | |
| Carl V. Weygandt, Chief Justice | Cuyahoga | Jan. 1, 1945-Dec. 1950 | |
| Edward S. Matthias | Van Wert | Jan. 1, 1945-Dec. 1950 | |
| William L. Hart | Stark | Jan. 2, 1945-Jan. 1, 1951 | |
| Charles B. Zimmerman | Clark | Jan. 1, 1941-Dec. 1946 | |
| Charles S. Bell | Hamilton | Jan. 2, 1947-Mar. 1, 1947 | Resigned, effective March 1, 1947 |
| James Garfield Stewart | Hamilton | Mar. 1, 1947-Jan. 1, 1953 | Appointed, effective March 1, 1947, and elected Nov. 1948, vice Charles S. Bell, resigned. |
| Edward C. Turner | Franklin | Jan. 1, 1949-Oct. 1950 | Died Oct. 1950. |
| Howard E. Fought | Guernsey | Oct. 1950-Nov. 1950 | Appointed Oct. 1950, vice Edward C. Turner, deceased. |
| Henry A. Middletown | Lucas | Nov. 1950-1954 | Elected Nov. 1950, vice Howard E. Fought who was appointed, vice Edward C. Turner, deceased. |
| Kingsley A. Taft | Cuyahoga | Jan. 2, 1949-Jan. 1, 1955 | |
| Carl V. Weygandt, Chief Justice | Cuyahoga | Jan. 1, 1951-Dec. 31, 1956 | |
| Edward S. Matthias | Franklin | Jan. 1, 1951-Nov. 1953 | Died Nov. 1953 |
| John H. Lamneck | Tuscarawas | Nov. 1953-Nov. 1954 | Appointed Nov. 1953, vice Edward S. Matthias, deceased. |
| John M. Matthias | Franklin | Nov. 1954-Dec. 31, 1956 | Elected Nov. 1954, vice John H. Lamneck who was appointed vice Edward S. Matthias, deceased. |
| William L. Hart | Stark | Jan. 2, 1951-Jan. 1, 1957 | |
| Charles B. Zimmerman | Clark | Jan. 1, 1953-Dec. 31, 1959 | |
| James Garfield Stewart | Hamilton | Jan. 2, 1953-Jan. 1, 1959 | |
| James F. Bell | Madison | Jan. 1, 1955-Dec. 31, 1960 | |
| Kingsley A. Taft | Cuyahoga | Jan. 2, 1955-Jan. 1, 1961 | |
| Carl V. Weygandt, Chief Justice | Cuyahoga | Jan. 1, 1957-Dec. 31, 1962 | |
| John M. Matthias | Franklin | Jan. 1, 1957-Dec. 31, 1962 | |
| Thomas J. Herbert | Cuyahoga | Jan. 2, 1957-Jan. 1, 1963 | |
| Charles B. Zimmerman | Clark | Jan. 1, 1959-Dec. 31, 1964 | |
| James Garfield Stewart | Hamilton | Jan. 2, 1959-Apr. 3, 1959 | Died April 3, 1959. |
| John W. Peck | Hamilton | Apr. 23, 1959-Nov. 30, 1960 | Appointed, vice James Garfield Stewart, deceased. |
| C. William O’Neill | Washington | Nov. 30, 1960-Jan. 1, 1965 | Elected Nov. 1960, vice John W. Peck, who was appointed vice James Garfield Stewart, deceased. |
| James F. Bell | Madison | Jan. 1, 1961-Oct. 9, 1962 | Resigned. |
| Lynn B. Griffith | Trumbull | Oct. 9, 1962-Nov. 1964 | Appointed, vice James F. Bell, resigned. Lynn B. Griffith, who was appointed vice James F. Bell. |
| Louis J. Schneide Jr. | Hamilton | Nov. 1964-Dec. 31, 1966 | Elected Nov. 1964, vice Lynn B. Griffith, who was appointed vice James F. Bell. |
| Kingsley A. Taft | Cuyahoga | Jan. 2, 1961-Dec. 31, 1962 | Resigned. |
| Rankin Gibson | Franklin | Jan. 1, 1963-Nov. 1964 | Appointed, vice Kingsley A. Taft, resigned. |
| Paul W. Brown | Mahoning | Nov. 1964-Jan. 1, 1967 | Elected Nov. 1964, vice Rankin Gibson, who was appointed vice Kingsley A. Taft. |
| Kingsley A. Taft, Chief Justice | Cuyahoga | Jan. 1, 1963-Dec. 31, 1968 | |
| John M. Matthias | Franklin | Jan. 1, 1963-Dec. 31, 1968 | |
| Paul M. Herbert | Franklin | Jan. 2, 1963-Jan. 1, 1969 | |
| Charles B. Zimmerman | Clark | Jan. 1, 1965-June 5, 1969 | Deceased. |
| (With the passage of a Constitutional Amendment at the May 1968 Primary Election, the title of Judge of the Supreme Court was changed to Justice of the Supreme Court.) | |||
| J.J.P. Corrigan | Cuyahoga | Sep. 12, 1969-Dec. 31, 1970 | Appointed, vice Charles B. Zimmerman, deceased |
| C. William O’Neill | Franklin | Jan. 2, 1965-Apr. 4, 1970 | Resigned. |
| Leonard J. Stern | Franklin | Aug. 24, 1970-Jan. 1, 1971 | Appointed, vice C. William O’Neill, resigned. |
| Louis J. Schneider Jr. | Hamilton | Jan. 1, 1967-Dec. 31, 1972 | |
| Paul W. Brown | Franklin | Jan. 2, 1967-Dec. 31, 1968 | Resigned. |
| Robert M. Duncan | Franklin | Jan. 2, 1969-Nov. 26, 1971 | Appointed Dec. 1968, and elected Nov. 1970, vice Paul W. Brown resigned. |
| Lloyed O. Brown | Cuyahoga | Dec. 1971-Jan. 1, 1973 | Appointed, vice Robert W. Duncan, resigned. |
| Kingsley A. Taft, Chief Justice | Cuyahoga | Jan. 1, 1969-Mar. 28, 1970 | Deceased. |
| C. William O’Neill, Chief Justice | Franklin | Apr. 3, 1970-Dec. 31, 1974 | Appointed Apr. 1970, and elected Nov. 1970, vice Kingsley A. Taft, deceased. |
| John M. Matthias | Franklin | Jan. 1, 1969-Sep. 1970 | Resigned. |
| Robert E. Leach | Franklin | Sep. 25, 1970-Aug. 21, 1978 | Appointed, vice John M. Matthias, resigned. |
| Frank D. Celebrezze | Cuyahoga | Dec. 8, 1972-Dec. 31, 1974 | Elected Nov. 1972, vice Robert E. Leach, who was appointed vice John M. Matthias. |
| Thomas M. Herbert | Franklin | Jan. 2, 1969-Jan. 1, 1975 | |
| J.J.P. Corrigan | Cuyahoga | Jan. 1, 1971-Dec. 31, 1976 | |
| Leonard J. Stern | Franklin | Jan. 2, 1971-Jan. 1, 1977 | |
| William B. Brown | Ross | Jan. 1, 1973-Dec. 31, 1978 | |
| Paul W. Brown | Franklin | Jan. 2, 1973-Jan. 1, 1979 | |
| C. William O’Neill, Chief Justice | Franklin | Jan. 1, 1975-Aug. 20, 1978 | Deceased. |
| Robert E. Leach, Chief Justice | Franklin | Aug. 21, 1978-Dec. 10, 1978 | Appointed, vice C. William O’Neill, deceased. |
| Frank D. Celebrezze | Cuyahoga | Jan. 1, 1975-Dec. 10, 1978 | Resigned. |
| Frank D. Celebrezze, Chief Justice | Cuyahoga | Dec. 1, 1978-Dec. 31, 1980 | Elected Nov. 1978, vice Robert E. Leach, who was appointed, vice C. William O’Neill. |
| Robert E. Holmes | Franklin | Dec. 11, 1978-Dec. 31, 1980 | Appointed, vice Frank D. Celebrezze, who was elected Chief Justice. |
| Thomas M. Herbert | Franklin | Jan. 2, 1975-July 31, 1980 | Resigned. |
| David D. Dowd | Franklin | July 31, 1980-Jan. 1, 1981 | Appointed vice Thomas M. Herbert, resigned. |
| A. William Sweeney | Hamilton | Jan. 1, 1977-Dec. 31, 1994 | |
| Ralph S. Locher | Cuyahoga | Jan. 2, 1977-Dec. 31, 1986 | |
| William B. Brown | Franklin | Jan. 1, 1979-Dec. 31, 1984 | |
| Paul W. Brown | Franklin | Jan. 2, 1979-Sept. 1, 1981 | Resigned. |
| Blanche Krupansky | Franklin | Sept. 1, 1981-Dec. 1982 | Appointed, vice Paul W. Brown, resigned. |
| Frank D. Celebrezze, Chief Justice | Cuyahoga | Jan. 1, 1981-Dec. 31, 1986 | |
| Robert E. Holmes | Franklin | Jan. 1, 1981-Dec. 31, 1992 | |
| Clifford F. Brown | Huron | Jan. 2, 1981-Jan. 1, 1987 | |
| James P. Celebrezze | Cuyahoga | Jan. 1, 1983- Jan. 1 1985 | Elected Nov. 1982, for the unexpired term. |
| Andrew Douglas | Lucas | Jan. 1, 1985-Dec. 31, 2002 | |
| Craig Wright | Franklin | Jan. 2, 1985-March 6, 1996 | |
| Thomas J. Moyer, Chief Justice | Franklin | Jan. 1, 1987-April 2, 2010 | Deceased. |
| Herbert R. Brown | Franklin | Jan. 2, 1987-Jan. 1, 1993 | |
| Alice Robie Resnick | Lucas | Jan. 2, 1989-Jan. 1 2007 | |
| Paul E. Pfeifer | Crawford | Jan. 2, 1993- Current | |
| Francis E. Sweeney | Cuyahoga | Jan. 1, 1993-Dec. 31, 2004 | |
| Deborah Cook | Summit | Jan. 1, 1995-May 16, 2003 | |
| Evelyn Lundberg Stratton | Franklin | March 7, 1996-December 31, 2012 | Appointed, vice J. Craig, Wright, Retired |
| Maureen O’Connor | Summit | Jan. 1, 2003-December 31, 2010 | |
| Terrance O’Donnell | Cuyahoga | May 19, 2003- Current | Appointed, vice Deborah Cook, Resigned. |
| Judith Ann Lanzinger | Lucas | Jan. 1, 2005-December 31, 2016 | |
| Robert Cupp | Allen | Jan. 2, 2007- December 31, 2012 | |
| Maureen O’Connor, Chief Justice | Summit | January 1, 2011-Current | Elected Chief Justice in 2011. |
| Yvette McGee Brown | Franklin | Jan. 1, 2011- December 7, 2012 | Appointed, vice Maureen O’Connor, who was elected Chief Justice. |
| Judith L. French | Franklin | January 1, 2013- January 2, 2021 | |
| Sharon L. Kennedy | Butler | December 7, 2012- Current | |
| William M. O'Neill | Cuyahoga | January 2, 2013- January 28, 2018 | |
| Pat Fischer | Hamilton | January 1, 2017-Current | |
| Pat DeWine | Hamilton | January 2, 2017-Current | |
| Mary DeGenaro | Cuyahoga | January 28, 2018-January 1, 2019 | Appointed, vice William M. O'Neill, Retired |
| Michael P. Donnelly | Cuyahoga | January 1, 2019-Current | |
| Melody J. Stewart | Cuyahoga | January 2, 2019-Current | |
| Jennifer Brunner | Franklin | January 2, 2021-Current | |
The Supreme Court Commission of Ohio
(See Constitution of Ohio, Article IV, Section 21.)
Commission of 1876
(Appointed February 2, 1876, and served until February 2, 1879.)
Luther Day, of Portage County; Richard A. Harrison, of Franklin County; William W. Johnson, of Lawrence County; Josiah Scott, of Crawford County; Henry C. Whitman, of Hamilton County; and D. Thew Wright, of Hamilton County.
Richard A. Harrison refused to accept the appointment and Thomas Q. Ashburn, of Clermont County, was appointed in his place and took his seat on March 16, 1878.
Commission of 1883
(Appointed in 1883, and served from April 17, 1883, to April 16, 1885.)
Franklin J. Dickman, of Cuyahoga County; Charles D. Martin, of Fairfield County; John McCauley, of Seneca County; and George K. Nash, of Franklin County.