at the first general election held more than 40 days after the vacancy occurs; hold office for remainder of unexpired term**
Court of Appeals:
at the first general election held more than 40 days after the vacancy occurs; hold office for remainder of unexpired term**
Court of Common Pleas:
at the first general election held more than 40 days after the vacancy occurs; hold office for remainder of unexpired term**
Supreme Court:
popular election
Court of Appeals:
peer vote
Court of Common Pleas:
peer vote
Supreme Court:
6 yrs
Court of Appeals:
1 yr
Court of Common Pleas:
1 yr
Supreme Court:
6 yrs practice of law; maximum age of 70
Court of Appeals:
6 yrs practice of law; resident of district; maximum age of 70
Court of Common Pleas:
6 yrs practice of law; resident of county; maximum age of 70
Selection and retention methods and judicial term lengths are prescribed in Article 6 of the Ohio Constitution.
*In 2007, Governor Strickland created a judicial appointments recommendation panel to evaluate the qualifications of applicants for judicial vacancies and make non-binding recommendations for appointment.
**When the unexpired term ends within one year immediately following the next general election, the appointment is for the unexpired term.
