A state intermediate appellate court / Established 1933

Ohio Court of Appeals

Columbus · An intermediate appellate court in Ohio.

The Ohio Court of Appeals is an intermediate appellate court in Ohio, the tier between the state's trial courts and the Supreme Court of Ohio. Its judges are chosen by partisan election, the same method Ohio uses for its court of last resort. This page lists every judge to serve on the court, current and former.

112

Judges in history

Currently serving

Partisan

Selection

6-yr

Term

Current judges

Judge	Since
Clarence U. Ahl	1952
Stephen W. Powell	1955
Joseph A. Artl	1963
Mike Fain	1987
Stephen R. Shaw	1987
George Gary Tyack	1987
W Scott Gwinn	1989
William H. Harsha	1990
Peter B. Abele	1991
William Hoffman	1991
Sheila J. Farmer	1992
Gene Donofrio	1993
Jeffrey E. Froelich	1994
John W. Wise	1995
Patricia Ann Blackmon	1997
Mark L. Pietrykowski	1997
Cheryl L. Waite	1997
Donna J. Carr	1998
Susan Brown	1999
Beth Whitmore	1999
John Francis Boggins	2001
Diane V. Grendell	2001
William A. Klatt	2002
Mary Degenaro	2003
Sean C. Gallagher	2003
Cynthia Wescott Rice	2003
Lisa L. Sadler	2003
Arlene Singer	2003
Sylvia Sieve Hendon	2004
Richard M. Rogers	2004
Mary E. Donovan	2005
Mary Eileen Kilbane	2005
Carla D. Moore	2005
Melody J. Stewart	2006
Mary J. Boyle	2007
Timothy P. Cannon	2007
Penelope R. Cunningham	2007
Patricia A. Delaney	2007
Thomas J. Osowik	2007
Vernon L. Preston	2007
Robert A. Hendrickson	2009
Larry A. Jones Sr.	2009
Robert P. Ringland	2009
Julia L. Dorrian	2011
Patrick F. Fischer	2011
Eileen A. Gallagher	2011
Michael T. Hall	2011
Kathleen Ann Keough	2011
Robin N. Piper	2011

Former judges

Judge	Years
Rachel Hutzel	2011–2012
Eve V. Belfance	2009–2015
John A. Connor	2009–2015
Keila D. Cosme	2009–2011
William L. Mallory Jr.	2009–2011
Clair E. Dickinson	2007–2013
Patrick Dinkelacker	2007–2014
Mary Jane Trapp	2007–2013
Harvey Joel Bressler	2005–2011
Patrick M. McGrath	2005–2011
Christine T. McMonagle	2005–2011
William J. Skow	2005–2009
Edna J. Boyle	2004–2007
Judith L. French	2004–2012
Colleen Mary O'Toole	2004–2011
Anthony Orlando Calabrese Jr.	2003–2009
Judith Ann Lanzinger	2002–2004
Frank D. Celebrezze Jr.	2001–2011
Colleen Conway Cooney	2001–2013
James J. Sweeney	2001–2013
Robert R. Cupp	2000–2006
William G. Batchelder	1999–2005
Julie A. Edwards	1999–2012
Kenneth A. Rocco	1997–2015
Joseph J. Vukovich	1997–2015
Roger L. Kline	1995–?
Terrence O'Donnell	1995–2003
Lynn C. Slaby	1995–2009
J Howard Sundermann	1995–2013
Marianna Brown Bettman	1993–1999
Deborah L. Cook	1991–1994
Thomas F. Bryant	1989–1995
Joseph J. Cirigliano	1989–1991
John W. Reece	1989–1998
Thomas J. Grady	1988–2012
Francis Edward Sweeney Sr.	1988–1992
Mary Cacioppo	1987–1993
Ann Marie R Kirchner Dyke	1987–2011
William W. Young	1987–1999
Donna Bowman	1985–2004
Lee H. Hildebrandt Jr.	1985–2015
William Herman Wolff Jr.	1985–1990
William R. Baird	1983–2004
Joyce J. George	1983–1989
Peter M. Handwork	1983–2013
Alice Robie Resnick	1982–1989
James A. Brogan	1981–2011
Daniel B. Quillin	1981–1999
Alan Eugene Norris	1980–1986
Sam H. Bell	1977–1982
Samuel H. Bell	1977–1982
Robert L. Black	1977–1989
Edward J. Mahoney	1973–1989
William H. Victor	1971–1983
Sumner Canary	1968–1969
Myron T. Brenneman	1964–1976
Clifford F. Brown	1964–1981
William Thomas Allmon	1960–1961
Paul W. Brown	1960–1964
William B. Brown	1960–1972
Oscar A. Hunsicker Sr.	1947–1971
Arthur W. Doyle	1937–1973
Perry H. Stevens	1933–1964

How a judge reaches this court. Judges of the Ohio Court of Appeals are chosen in partisan elections to 6-year terms. Selection methods vary by jurisdiction and have changed over time; this page reflects the court’s current method (source: National Center for State Courts). Open any judge to see their tenure and whom they succeeded.

Source: CourtListener / Free Law Project (bulk data); selection method from the National Center for State Courts. Data last verified 2026-06-30. Verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).