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Supreme Court of the State of Ohio | |
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39°57′37″N 83°00′09″W / 39.96028°N 83.00250°W | |
Established | 1802 |
Jurisdiction | Ohio, United States |
Location | Columbus, Ohio |
Coordinates | 39°57′37″N 83°00′09″W / 39.96028°N 83.00250°W |
Composition method | Partisan election |
Authorized by | Ohio Constitution |
Appeals to | Supreme Court of the United States |
Judge term length | 6 years (mandatory retirement at the age of 70) |
Number of positions | 7 |
Website | Official Website |
Chief Justice | |
Currently | Sharon L. Kennedy |
Since | January 1, 2023 |
Lead position ends | December 31, 2028 |
Jurist term ends | 2032 |
The Supreme Court of the State of Ohio is the highest court in the U.S. state of Ohio, with final authority over interpretations of Ohio law and the Ohio Constitution. The court has seven members, a chief justice and six associate justices, who are elected at large by the voters of Ohio for six-year terms. The court has a total of 1,550 other employees. Since 2004, the court has met in the Thomas J. Moyer Ohio Judicial Center (formerly known as the Ohio Departments Building) on the east bank of the Scioto River in Downtown Columbus. Prior to 2004, the court met in the James A. Rhodes State Office Tower and earlier in the Judiciary Annex (now the Senate Building) of the Ohio Statehouse.
The Ohio Supreme Court and the rest of the judiciary is established and authorized within Article IV of the Ohio Constitution.