Ohio
Ohio Supreme Court By The Numbers:
Justice
Former prosecutor
- 7 Total seats
- 0 Current vacancies
- 3 Prosecutors
- 0 Public Defenders (or other indigent defense experience)
- 0 Civil Rights Lawyers
How Members of the Ohio Supreme Court are Selected:
Elections (Partisan Primary, Nonpartisan General)
Justices are selected and re-selected in partisan primaries and nonpartisan general elections to six-year terms. Interim selections to fill vacancies that occur between elections are made by governor appointment.
Selection method sources:
Ballotpedia, Judicial Election Methods By State; Brennan Center for Justice, Judicial Selection: An Interactive Map