There are seven (7) judges on the Ohio Supreme Court, serving elected, staggered six year terms.
They are chosen by election to serve a term of 7 years before reelection.
Supreme Court of Ohio was created in 1841.
The judiciary branch, particularly the Ohio Supreme Court, has the power to determine the constitutionality of laws in Ohio. They interpret the laws in relation to the Ohio Constitution and have the final say on legal disputes.
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Yes. The Supreme Court of Ohio is head of the judicial branch of the Ohio state government.
The only requirement to be on the Ohio Supreme Court is that a person cannot be over 70 years old. A candidate does not have to be a judge or even a lawyer to be on the Ohio Supreme Court.
No, the Ohio supreme court has not ruled on the constitutionality of Ohio's ban on same sex marriage.
The only requirement to be on the Ohio Supreme Court is that a person cannot be over 70 years old. A candidate does not have to be a judge or even a lawyer to be on the Ohio Supreme Court.
The original ruling was in 1997 (DeRolph v. State of Ohio) In 2000, 2001, and 2002, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled again that the school-funding process in Ohio remained unconstitutional. Thus far, the state legislature has ignored the Ohio Supreme Court's ruling.
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In Ohio - or any state that still allows capital punishment - a person who has been convicted and sentenced to death has a mandatory right of appeal to the state supreme court (or its equivalent).