United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

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United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
(N.D. Ohio)
Seal of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Map
Map of Ohio Federal Court Districts.jpg
Appeals to Sixth Circuit
Established February 10, 1855
Judges assigned 11
Chief judge Solomon Oliver, Jr.
Official site

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio (in case citations, N.D. Ohio) is the federal trial court for the northern half of Ohio. The court has courthouses in Cleveland (where the chief judge and most of the Northern District's judges have chambers), Toledo, Akron, and Youngstown.

Appeals from this court are heard by the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).

The United States Attorney's Office of the Northern District of Ohio represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. Steven M. Dettelbach was appointed U.S. Attorney on July 10, 2009 by President Barack Obama, and unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate on September 15, 2009. He was sworn into office on October 26, 2009.

History

The United States District Court for the District of Ohio was established on February 19, 1803, by 2 Stat. 201.[1][2] The District was subdivided into Northern and Southern Districts on February 10, 1855, by 10 Stat. 604.[2]

Current judges

# Title Judge Duty station Born Term of service Appointed by
Active Chief Senior
41 Chief Judge Solomon Oliver Jr. Cleveland 1947 1994–present 2010–present Clinton
45 District Judge Donald C. Nugent Cleveland 1948 1995–present Clinton
46 District Judge Patricia Anne Gaughan Cleveland 1953 1995–present Clinton
47 District Judge James S. Gwin Cleveland 1954 1997–present Clinton
48 District Judge Dan A. Polster Cleveland 1951 1998–present Clinton
49 District Judge John R. Adams Akron 1955 2003–present G.W. Bush
50 District Judge Christopher A. Boyko Cleveland 1954 2005–present G.W. Bush
51 District Judge Jack Zouhary Toledo 1951 2006–present G.W. Bush
52 District Judge Sara Elizabeth Lioi Akron 1960 2007–present G.W. Bush
53 District Judge Benita Y. Pearson Youngstown 1963 2010–present Obama
54 District Judge Jeffrey J. Helmick Toledo 1960 2012–present Obama
40 Senior Judge James G. Carr Toledo 1940 1994–2010 2004–2010 2010–present Clinton
42 Senior Judge David A. Katz Toledo 1933 1994–2005 2005–present Clinton
44 Senior Judge Peter C. Economus Columbus[Note 1] 1943 1995–2009 2009–present Clinton

Former judges

# Judge State Born/Died Active service Chief Judge Senior status Appointed by Reason for
termination
1 Hiram V. Willson OH 1808–1866 1855–1866 Pierce death
2 Charles Taylor Sherman OH 1811–1879 1867–1872 A. Johnson resignation
3 Martin Welker OH 1819–1902 1873–1889[Note 2] Grant retirement
4 Augustus J. Ricks OH 1843–1906 1889–1906[Note 3] B. Harrison death
5 Francis Joseph Wing OH 1850–1918 1901–1905 McKinley resignation
6 Robert Walker Tayler OH 1852–1910 1905–1910 T. Roosevelt death
7 John Milton Killits OH 1858–1938 1910–1928 1928–1938 Taft death
8 William Louis Day OH 1876–1936 1911–1914 Taft resignation
9 John Hessin Clarke OH 1857–1945 1914–1916 Wilson reappointment
10 David C. Westenhaver OH 1865–1928 1917–1928 Wilson death
11 Paul J. Jones OH 1880–1965 1923–1965 1948–1959 Harding death
12 Samuel H. West OH 1872–1938 1928–1938 Coolidge death
13 George Philip Hahn OH 1879–1937 1928–1937 Coolidge death
14 Frank Le Blond Kloeb OH 1890–1976 1937–1964 1959–1960 1964–1976 F. Roosevelt death
15 Robert Nugen Wilkin OH 1886–1973 1939–1949 1949–1973 F. Roosevelt death
16 Emerich B. Freed OH 1897–1955 1941–1955 F. Roosevelt death
17 Charles Joseph McNamee OH 1890–1964 1951–1964 1960–1960 Truman death
18 James C. Connell OH 1897–1973 1954–1971 1960–1967 1971–1973 Eisenhower death
19 Paul Charles Weick OH 1899–1997 1956–1959 Eisenhower reappointment
20 Girard Edward Kalbfleisch OH 1899–1990 1959–1970 1967–1969 1970–1990 Eisenhower death
21 Frank J. Battisti OH 1922–1994 1961–1994 1969–1990 1994–1994 Kennedy death
22 Ben Charles Green OH 1905–1983 1961–1976[Note 4] 1976–1983 Kennedy death
23 Don John Young OH 1910–1996 1965–1980 1980–1996 L. Johnson death
24 William Kernahan Thomas OH 1911–2001 1966–1981 1981–2001 L. Johnson death
25 Thomas Demetrios Lambros OH 1930–present 1967–1995 1990–1995 L. Johnson retirement
26 Robert B. Krupansky OH 1921–2004 1970–1982 Nixon reappointment
27 Nicholas Joseph Walinski, Jr. OH 1920–1992 1970–1985 1985–1992 Nixon death
28 Leroy John Contie, Jr. OH 1920–2001 1971–1982 Nixon reappointment
29 John Michael Manos OH 1922–2006 1976–1991 1991–2006 Ford death
30 George Washington White OH 1931–2011 1980–1999 1995–1999 1999–2011 Carter death
31 Ann Aldrich OH 1927–2010 1980–1995 1995–2010 Carter death
32 Alvin I. Krenzler OH 1921–2010 1981–1992 1992–1992 Reagan retirement
33 John William Potter OH 1918-2013 1982–1992 1992–2013 Reagan death
34 David Dudley Dowd Jr. OH 1929–present 1982–1996 1996–2014 Reagan retirement
35 Samuel H. Bell OH 1925–2010 1982–1996 1996–2010 Reagan death
36 Alice M. Batchelder OH 1944–present 1985–1992 Reagan reappointment
37 Richard B. McQuade Jr. OH 1940–present 1986–1989 Reagan resignation
38 Paul Ramon Matia OH 1937–present 1991–2004 1999–2004 2004–2005 G.H.W. Bush retirement
39 Lesley B. Wells OH 1937–present 1994–2006 2006–2015 Clinton retirement
43 Kathleen M. O'Malley OH 1956–present 1994–2010 Clinton reappointment
  1. Since taking senior status, Judge Economus has served as a visiting judge in the Southern District.
  2. Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 2, 1873, confirmed by the United States Senate on December 8, 1873, and received commission on December 8, 1873.
  3. Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 16, 1889, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 16, 1890, and received commission on January 16, 1890.
  4. Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 15, 1962, confirmed by the United States Senate on June 29, 1962, and received commission on July 2, 1962.

Succession of seats

See also

Notes

  1. Asbury Dickens, A Synoptical Index to the Laws and Treaties of the United States of America (1852), p. 392.
  2. 2.0 2.1 U.S. District Courts of Ohio, Legislative history, Federal Judicial Center.

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