Ohio Supreme Court 

They don’t always garner as much attention that races higher on the ticket get, but elections for the Ohio Supreme Court have just as significant an impact on your job, your family and your economic future as any other election.  That’s because the courts have the power to rule on laws enacted by the legislature and enforced by the executive branch.  When justices are elected who feel that the power of the courts are beyond that of the other two branches, they go even further – using the Supreme Court as a tool to set their own policy and in effect enact their own laws.

Q&A: Why should you care about Supreme Court races?

Through the hard work of organizations interested in protecting jobs and future economic opportunities in our state, recent Supreme Court elections have produced favorable results for those seeking conservative values and judicial restraint from our state’s highest court.

Editorials and Op-Ed Columns

Race for Ohio Supreme Court could mean return to the bad old days (Columbus Dispatch, Oct. 3, 2008)
For Ohio Supreme Court: Incumbents Stratton and O'Connor have performed well on state's highest court (Columbus Dispatch, Sept. 28) 
 

Terms of the members of the Ohio Supreme Court

* Chief Justice Brown was appointed by Governor Strickland in April 2010, after the death of Chief Justice Thomas Moyer
- The Chief Justice and six Justices are elected to six-year terms on a nonpartisan ballot.

- Appointments are made by the Governor for vacancies that occur between elections.

- A person must be an attorney with at least six years of experience in the practice of law to serve on the Ohio Supreme Court.