United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio | |
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(S.D. Ohio) | |
Location | Columbus |
Appeals to | Sixth Circuit |
Established | February 10, 1855 |
Judges | 8 |
Chief Judge | Algenon L. Marbley |
Officers of the court | |
U.S. Attorney | Kenneth L. Parker |
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The United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio (in
The United States Attorney's Office of the Southern District of Ohio represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. As of November 2021[update], the
Divisions
The court is divided into two divisions.
Eastern Division
The Eastern Division, which sits in the Joseph P. Kinneary United States Courthouse at Columbus, serves the counties of Athens, Belmont, Coshocton, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Gallia, Guernsey, Harrison, Hocking, Jackson, Jefferson, Knox, Licking, Logan, Madison, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Morrow, Muskingum, Noble, Perry, Pickaway, Pike, Ross, Union, Vinton, and Washington.
Western Division
The Western Division sits at both
History
The
On July 23, 1866, by 14 Stat. 209, Congress reorganized the circuits and assigned Ohio to the Sixth Circuit.[3] Additional judgeships were created in 1910, 1937, 1966, 1970, 1978, 1984, and 1990.[3]
Current judges
As of December 16, 2022[update]:
# | Title | Judge | Duty station | Born | Term of service | Appointed by | ||
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31 | Chief Judge | Algenon L. Marbley | Columbus | 1954 | 1997–present | 2019–present | — | Clinton |
30 | District Judge | Edmund A. Sargus Jr. | Columbus | 1953 | 1996–present | 2015–2019 | — | Clinton |
34 | District Judge | Michael H. Watson | Columbus | 1956 | 2004–present | — | — | G.W. Bush |
37 | District Judge | Sarah D. Morrison | Columbus | 1970 | 2019–present | — | — | Trump |
38 | District Judge | Douglas R. Cole | Cincinnati
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1964 | 2019–present | — | — | Trump |
39 | District Judge | Matthew W. McFarland | Cincinnati
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1967 | 2019–present | — | — | Trump |
40 | District Judge | Michael J. Newman | Dayton | 1960 | 2020–present | — | — | Trump |
41 | District Judge | Jeffery P. Hopkins | Cincinnati
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1960 | 2022–present | — | — | Biden |
23 | Senior Judge | Walter Herbert Rice | Dayton | 1937 | 1980–2004 | 1996–2003 | 2004–present | Carter |
25 | Senior Judge | Herman Jacob Weber | Cincinnati
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1927 | 1985–2002 | — | 2002–present | Reagan |
26 | Senior Judge | James L. Graham | Columbus | 1939 | 1986–2004 | 2003–2004 | 2004–present | Reagan |
28 | Senior Judge | Sandra Beckwith | Cincinnati
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1943 | 1992–2009 | 2004–2009 | 2009–present | G.H.W. Bush |
29 | Senior Judge | Susan J. Dlott | Cincinnati
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1949 | 1995–2018 | 2009–2015 | 2018–present | Clinton |
32 | Senior Judge | Thomas M. Rose | Dayton | 1948 | 2002–2017 | — | 2017–present | G.W. Bush |
35 | Senior Judge | Michael R. Barrett | Cincinnati
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1951 | 2006–2019 | — | 2019–present | G.W. Bush |
36 | Senior Judge | Timothy Black | Cincinnati
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1953 | 2010–2022 | — | 2022–present | Obama |
Vacancies and pending nominations
Seat | Prior Judge's Duty Station | Seat last held by | Vacancy reason | Date of vacancy | Nominee | Date of nomination |
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8 | Columbus | Algenon L. Marbley | Senior status | TBD[4] | – | – |
Former judges
# | Judge | State | Born–died | Active service | Chief Judge | Senior status | Appointed by | Reason for termination |
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1 | Humphrey H. Leavitt | OH | 1796–1873 | 1855–1871[Note 1] | — | — | Jackson/Operation of law | retirement |
2 | Philip Bergen Swing | OH | 1820–1882 | 1871–1882 | — | — | Grant | death |
3 | William White | OH | 1822–1883 | 1883[Note 2] | — | — | Arthur | death |
4 | George Read Sage | OH | 1828–1898 | 1883–1898[Note 3] | — | — | Arthur | retirement |
5 | Albert C. Thompson | OH | 1842–1910 | 1898–1910[Note 4] | — | — | McKinley | death |
6 | John Elbert Sater | OH | 1854–1937 | 1907–1924[Note 5] | — | — | T. Roosevelt | retirement |
7 | Howard Clark Hollister | OH | 1856–1919 | 1910–1919 | — | — | Taft | death |
8 | John Weld Peck | OH | 1874–1937 | 1919–1923 | — | — | Wilson | resignation |
9 | Smith Hickenlooper | OH | 1880–1933 | 1923–1929 | — | — | Harding | elevation to 6th Cir. |
10 | Benson W. Hough | OH | 1875–1935 | 1925–1935 | — | — | Coolidge | death |
11 | Robert Reasoner Nevin | OH | 1875–1952 | 1929–1952 | 1948–1952 | — | Coolidge | death |
12 | Mell G. Underwood | OH | 1892–1972 | 1936–1965 | 1953–1962 | 1965–1972 | F. Roosevelt | death |
13 | John H. Druffel | OH | 1886–1967 | 1937–1961[Note 6] | — | 1961–1967 | F. Roosevelt | death |
14 | Lester LeFevre Cecil | OH | 1893–1982 | 1953–1959 | — | — | Eisenhower | elevation to 6th Cir. |
15 | Carl Andrew Weinman | OH | 1903–1979 | 1959–1973 | 1962–1973 | 1973–1979 | Eisenhower | death |
16 | John Weld Peck II | OH | 1913–1993 | 1961–1966[Note 7] | — | — | Kennedy | elevation to 6th Cir. |
17 | Joseph Peter Kinneary | OH | 1905–2003 | 1966–1986 | 1973–1975 | 1986–2003 | L. Johnson | death |
18 | Timothy Sylvester Hogan | OH | 1909–1989 | 1966–1979 | 1975–1977 | 1979–1989 | L. Johnson | death |
19 | David Stewart Porter | OH | 1909–1989 | 1966–1979 | 1977–1979 | 1979–1989 | L. Johnson | death |
20 | Carl Bernard Rubin | OH | 1920–1995 | 1971–1995 | 1979–1990 | — | Nixon | death |
21 | Robert Morton Duncan | OH | 1927–2012 | 1974–1985 | — | — | Nixon | resignation |
22 | John David Holschuh | OH | 1926–2011 | 1980–1996 | 1990–1996 | 1996–2011 | Carter | death |
24 | S. Arthur Spiegel | OH | 1920–2014 | 1980–1995 | — | 1995–2014 | Carter | death |
27 | George Curtis Smith | OH | 1935–2020 | 1987–2002 | — | 2002–2020 | Reagan | death |
33 | Gregory L. Frost | OH | 1949–present | 2003–2016 | — | — | G.W. Bush | retirement |
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- ^ White was confirmed and received his commission, but died without taking the oath of office or commencing service.
- ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 18, 1883, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 7, 1884, and received commission the same day.
- ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 13, 1898, confirmed by the Senate on December 20, 1898, and received commission the same day.
- ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 8, 1908, confirmed by the Senate on March 1, 1909, and received commission the same day.
- ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on November 16, 1937, confirmed by the Senate on December 8, 1937, and received commission on December 14, 1937.
- ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 15, 1962, confirmed by the Senate on April 11, 1962, and received commission on April 12, 1962.
Chief judges
Chief judges have administrative responsibilities with respect to their district court. Unlike the Supreme Court, where one justice is specifically nominated to be chief, the office of chief judge rotates among the district court judges. To be chief, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as chief judge.
A vacancy is filled by the judge highest in seniority among the group of qualified judges. The chief judge serves for a term of seven years, or until age 70, whichever occurs first. The age restrictions are waived if no members of the court would otherwise be qualified for the position.
When the office was created in 1948, the chief judge was the longest-serving judge who had not elected to retire, on what has since 1958 been known as senior status, or declined to serve as chief judge. After August 6, 1959, judges could not become or remain chief after turning 70 years old. The current rules have been in operation since October 1, 1982.
Succession of seats
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United States attorneys
Term start | Term end | United States Attorney[5] |
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1855 | 1856 | Hugh J. Jewett |
1856 | 1858 | John O'Neill |
1858 | 1861 | Stanley Matthews |
1861 | 1865 | Flamen Ball |
1865 | 1866 | Richard Corwine |
1866 | 1869 | Durbin Ward |
1869 | 1877 | Warner Bateman |
1877 | 1885 | Channing Richards |
1885 | 1887 | Philip Kumler |
1887 | 1889 | William Burnet |
1889 | 1894 | John Herron |
1894 | 1898 | Harlan Cleveland |
1898 | 1903 | William Bundy |
1903 | 1916 | Sherman McPherson |
1916 | 1920 | Stuart Bolin |
1920 | 1922 | James Clark |
1922 | 1923 | Thomas Morrow |
1923 | 1925 | Benson W. Hough |
1925 | 1934 | Haveth Mau |
1934 | 1939 | Francis Canny |
1939 | 1939 | James Cleveland |
1939 | 1944 | Leo Crawford |
1944 | 1946 | Byron B. Harlan |
1946 | 1953 | Ray O'Donnell |
1953 | 1961 | Hugh Martin |
1961 | 1966 | Joseph Peter Kinneary |
1966 | 1969 | Robert Draper |
1969 | 1969 | Roger Makley |
1969 | 1977 | William Milligan |
1977 | 1978 | James Rattan |
1978 | 1982 | James Cissell |
1982 | 1985 | Christopher Barnes |
1985 | 1986 | Anthony Nyktas |
1986 | 1993 | Michael Crites
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1993 | 1993 | Barbara Beran |
1993 | 1996 | Edmund A. Sargus Jr. |
1996 | 1997 | Dale Goldberg |
1997 | 2001 | Sharon Zealey |
2001 | 2001 | Salvador Dominguez |
2001 | 2009 | Gregory Lockhart |
2009 | 2016 | Carter M. Stewart |
2016 | 2019 | Benjamin C. Glassman (Acting) |
2019 | 2021 | David M. DeVillers |
2021 | 2021 | Vipal J. Patel (Acting) |
2021 | Present | Kenneth L. Parker |
See also
- Courts of Ohio
- List of current United States district judges
- List of United States federal courthouses in Ohio
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
- United States federal judicial district
Notes
- ^ "PN1199 - Nomination of Kenneth L. Parker for Department of Justice, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. 2021-11-19. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
- ^ Asbury Dickens, A Synoptical Index to the Laws and Treaties of the United States of America (1852), p. 392.
- ^ a b c d e f U.S. District Courts of Ohio, Legislative history, Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ "Future Judicial Vacancies | United States Courts". www.uscourts.gov.
- ^ "History of the U.S. Attorney Southern District of Ohio". United States Attorney's Office Southern District of Ohio. Retrieved 2012-11-15.