Robert E. Leach
Robert E. Leach | |
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Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court | |
In office August 21, 1978 – December 10, 1978 | |
Appointed by | Jim Rhodes |
Preceded by | C. William O'Neill |
Succeeded by | Frank Celebrezze |
Associate Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court | |
In office September 25, 1970 – December 8, 1972 | |
Appointed by | Jim Rhodes |
Preceded by | John M. Matthias |
Succeeded by | Frank Celebrezze |
Personal details | |
Born | Ohio State University College of Law | December 18, 1911
Robert E. Leach (December 18, 1911 – November 21, 1993) was a
Biography
Robert E. Leach was born December 18, 1911, to Charles A. and Hazel K. Leach, and earned bachelors and law degrees from the
Leach entered into private practice of law in Columbus, until 1942, when he entered the U.S. Army, serving with the military police and in overseas service as special agent of the Counter Intelligence Corps, until 1946.[1]
After the war, Leach served as assistant city attorney. In 1951 he became chief counsel for Ohio Attorney General C. William O'Neill.[1]
In 1954, Leach won a two-year short term on the
On September 25, 1970,
Leach returned to private practice in 1973 in Columbus with
Leach married Marie E. Chumbley on November 29, 1940. They had no children. Leach died in Columbus, November 21, 1993, and is interred in Union Cemetery.