Ohio
Ohio Supreme Court By The Numbers:
Justice
Former prosecutor
- 7 total seats
- 0 current vacancies
- 2 prosecutors
- 0 public defenders
- 0 Justices have 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