United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
(S.D. Ohio)
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Appeals to Sixth Circuit
Established March 16, 1822
Judges assigned 8
Chief judge Susan J. Dlott
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The United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio (in case citations, S.D. Ohio) is one of two United States district courts in Ohio and includes forty-eight of the state's eighty-eight counties. Appeals from the court are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit at Cincinnati (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).

The court is divided into two divisions. 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

The Western Division sits at both Cincinnati and Dayton. Cases from the counties of Adams, Brown, Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton, Highland, Lawrence, Scioto, and Warren are heard at Cincinnati in the Potter Stewart United States Courthouse. Cases from the counties of Champaign, Clark, Darke, Greene, Miami, Montgomery, Preble, and Shelby are heard at Dayton.

The court, as of 2006, has eight active judges (the maximum authorized by law), six senior judges and seven magistrates. The chief judge is Susan J. Dlott.

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 September 30, 2009, the United States Attorney is Carter M. Stewart.

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History

The United States District Court for the District of Ohio was established on February 19, 1803, by 2 Stat. 201.[1][2] The act of authorized one judgeship for the court. The district court in Ohio, not being assigned to a judicial circuit, was granted the same jurisdiction as U.S. circuit courts, except in appeals and writs of error, which were the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.[2] By the act of February 24, 1807, 2 Stat. 420, the authority of the Ohio district court to exercise the jurisdiction of a U.S. circuit court was repealed, and Ohio was assigned to the newly organized Seventh Circuit. It also provided for a U.S. circuit court for the District of Ohio.[2] The District was subdivided into Northern and Southern Districts on February 10, 1855, by 10 Stat. 604.[2] The district judge serving the District of Ohio, Humphrey H. Leavitt, was reassigned to the Southern District of Ohio.

On July 23, 1866, by 14 Stat. 209, Congress reorganized the circuits and assigned Ohio to the Sixth Circuit.[2] Additional judgeships were created in 1910, 1937, 1966, 1970, 1978, 1984, and 1990.[2]

Current judges

Judge Appointed by Began active
service		 Ended active
service		 Ended senior
status		 End reason
Susan J. Dlott Bill Clinton 01995-12-26 December 26, 1995 Incumbent – –
Edmund A. Sargus Jr. Bill Clinton 01996-08-01 August 1, 1996 Incumbent – –
Algenon L. Marbley Bill Clinton 01997-11-07 November 7, 1997 Incumbent – –
Thomas M. Rose George W. Bush 02002-05-10 May 10, 2002 Incumbent – –
Gregory L. Frost George W. Bush 02003-03-11 March 11, 2003 Incumbent – –
Michael H. Watson George W. Bush 02004-09-10 September 10, 2004 Incumbent – –
Michael Ryan Barrett George W. Bush 02006-05-05 May 5, 2006 Incumbent – –
Timothy Black Barack Obama 02010-05-13 May 13, 2010 Incumbent – –
Walter Herbert Rice Jimmy Carter 01980-05-23 May 23, 1980 02004-11-30 November 30, 2004 Incumbent –
S. Arthur Spiegel Jimmy Carter 01980-05-23 May 23, 1980 01995-06-05 June 5, 1995 Incumbent –
Herman Jacob Weber Ronald Reagan 01985-04-04 April 4, 1985 02002-01-01 January 1, 2002 Incumbent –
James L. Graham Ronald Reagan 01986-09-26 September 26, 1986 02004-08-31 August 31, 2004 Incumbent –
George Curtis Smith Ronald Reagan 01987-11-09 November 9, 1987 02002-01-01 January 1, 2002 Incumbent –
Sandra Beckwith George H. W. Bush 01992-02-10 February 10, 1992 02009-01-01 January 1, 2009 Incumbent –

Former judges

Judge Appointed by Began active
service		 Ended active
service		 Ended senior
status		 End reason
Lester LeFevre Cecil Dwight D. Eisenhower 01953-04-23 April 23, 1953 01959-07-28 July 28, 1959 – reappointment
John H. Druffel Franklin D. Roosevelt 01937-09-22 September 22, 1937[3] 01961-09-30 September 30, 1961 01967-05-16 May 16, 1967 death
Robert Morton Duncan Richard Nixon 01974-06-20 June 20, 1974 01985-04-15 April 15, 1985 – resignation
Smith Hickenlooper Warren G. Harding 01923-03-03 March 3, 1923 01929-01-07 January 7, 1929 – reappointment
Timothy Sylvester Hogan Lyndon B. Johnson 01966-11-03 November 3, 1966 01979-09-24 September 24, 1979 01989-01-30 January 30, 1989 death
Howard Clark Hollister William Howard Taft 01910-03-07 March 7, 1910 01919-09-24 September 24, 1919 – death
John David Holschuh Jimmy Carter 01980-05-23 May 23, 1980 01996-10-12 October 12, 1996 02011-01-26 January 26, 2011 death
Benson W. Hough Calvin Coolidge 01925-02-09 February 9, 1925 01935-11-19 November 19, 1935 – death
Joseph Peter Kinneary Lyndon B. Johnson 01966-07-22 July 22, 1966 01986-12-31 December 31, 1986 02003-02-14 February 14, 2003 death
Humphrey H. Leavitt Andrew Jackson 01834-06-30 June 30, 1834 01871-04-01 April 1, 1871 – retirement
Robert Reasoner Nevin Calvin Coolidge 01929-01-21 January 21, 1929 01952-12-31 December 31, 1952 – death
John Weld Peck II John F. Kennedy 01961-10-05 October 5, 1961[4] 01966-08-04 August 4, 1966 – reappointment
John Weld Peck Woodrow Wilson 01919-11-05 November 5, 1919 01923-04-03 April 3, 1923 – resignation
David Stewart Porter Lyndon B. Johnson 01966-11-03 November 3, 1966 01979-09-23 September 23, 1979 01989-01-05 January 5, 1989 death
Carl Bernard Rubin Richard Nixon 01971-05-20 May 20, 1971 01995-08-02 August 2, 1995 – death
George Read Sage Chester A. Arthur 01883-03-20 March 20, 1883[5] 01898-08-24 August 24, 1898 – retirement
John Elbert Sater Theodore Roosevelt 01907-03-18 March 18, 1907[6] 01924-11-18 November 18, 1924 – retirement
Philip Bergen Swing Ulysses S. Grant 01871-03-30 March 30, 1871 01882-10-31 October 31, 1882 – death
Albert C. Thompson William McKinley 01898-09-23 September 23, 1898[7] 01910-01-26 January 26, 1910 – death
Mell G. Underwood Franklin D. Roosevelt 01936-02-12 February 12, 1936 01965-12-31 December 31, 1965 01972-03-08 March 8, 1972 death
Carl Andrew Weinman Dwight D. Eisenhower 01959-09-08 September 8, 1959 01973-03-01 March 1, 1973 01979-02-05 February 5, 1979 death

Notes

  1. ^ Asbury Dickens, A Synoptical Index to the Laws and Treaties of the United States of America (1852), p. 392.
  2. ^ a b c d e f U.S. District Courts of Ohio, Legislative history, Federal Judicial Center.
  3. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on November 16, 1937, confirmed by the United States Senate on December 8, 1937, and received commission on December 14, 1937.
  4. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 15, 1962, confirmed by the United States Senate on April 11, 1962, and received commission on April 12, 1962.
  5. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 18, 1883, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 7, 1884, and received commission on January 7, 1884.
  6. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 8, 1908, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 1, 1909, and received commission on March 1, 1909.
  7. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 13, 1898, confirmed by the United States Senate on December 20, 1898, and received commission on December 20, 1898.

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