How do judges of the Ohio Court of Appeals reach the bench?

The court's current selection method is partisan election.

Ohio Court of Appeals / Joined 1952 / Active

Clarence U. Ahl

Judge, Ohio Court of Appeals

Clarence U. Ahl is a Judge of the Ohio Court of Appeals, serving since 1952. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1893–1972
Tenure: Since 1952 · 74 yrs

Judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1952	Ohio Court of Appeals	–	–

Judicial Record

In our data, Ahl authored 2 published opinions for the court (1952). Most cited: Ridenour v. Lile (2 citations).

Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.

Selected opinions

Year	Case	Citation	Cited
1952	Ridenour v. Lile	114 N.E.2d 166	2
1952	W. W. Grainger, Inc. v. Linger	110 N.E.2d 48	0

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Questions & answers

How do judges of the Ohio Court of Appeals reach the bench?: The court's current selection method is partisan election.
Which court is Clarence U. Ahl on?: Clarence U. Ahl is a Judge of the Ohio Court of Appeals.

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74 years on the Ohio Court of Appeals. Data as of 2026-03-31. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).