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)
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Location Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse
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Appeals to Sixth Circuit
EstablishedFebruary 10, 1855
Judges11
Chief Judge Sara Elizabeth Lioi
Officers of the court
U.S. Attorney Rebecca C. Lutzko
U.S. Marshal Peter Elliott
www.ohnd.uscourts.gov

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, encompassing most territories north of the city of Columbus. The court has courthouses in Cleveland, Toledo, Akron and Youngstown.

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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. As of June 9,2023 the United States attorney, the district’s chief prosecutor, is Rebecca C. Lutzko.

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]

Divisions

The Northern District comprises two divisions.

Eastern Division

The Eastern Division comprises the counties of Ashland, Ashtabula, Carroll, Columbiana, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Holmes, Lake, Lorain, Mahoning, Medina, Portage, Richland, Stark, Summit, Trumbull, Tuscarawas and Wayne.

Court for the Eastern Division can be held in Akron, Cleveland and Youngstown.

Western Division

The Western Division comprises the counties of Allen, Auglaize, Defiance, Erie, Fulton, Hancock, Hardin, Henry, Huron, Lucas, Marion, Mercer, Ottawa, Paulding, Putnam, Sandusky, Seneca, Van Wert, Williams, Wood and Wyandot.

Court for the Western Division can be held in Toledo.

Current judges

As of October 1,2023:

#TitleJudgeDuty stationBornTerm of serviceAppointed by
Active Chief Senior
52Chief Judge Sara Elizabeth Lioi Akron 19602007–present2023–present G.W. Bush
49District Judge John R. Adams Akron 19552003–present G.W. Bush
53District Judge Benita Y. Pearson Youngstown 19632010–present Obama
54District Judge Jeffrey J. Helmick Toledo 19602012–present Obama
55District Judge Pamela Barker Cleveland 19572019–present Trump
56District Judge James R. Knepp II Toledo 19642020–present Trump
57District Judge J. Philip Calabrese Cleveland 19712020–present Trump
58District Judge Charles E. Fleming Cleveland 19622022–present [Note 1] Biden
59District Judge David A. Ruiz Cleveland 19732022–present [Note 1] Biden
60District Judge Bridget M. Brennan Cleveland 19742022–present [Note 1] Biden
61District Judgevacant
40Senior Judge James G. Carr Toledo 19401994–20102004–20102010–present Clinton
41Senior Judge Solomon Oliver Jr. Cleveland 19471994–20212010–20172021–present Clinton
44Senior Judge Peter C. Economus inactive [3] 19431995–20092009–present Clinton
45Senior Judge Donald C. Nugent Cleveland 19481995–20172017–present Clinton
46Senior Judge Patricia Anne Gaughan Cleveland 19531995–20232017–20232023–present Clinton
47Senior Judge James S. Gwin Cleveland 19541997–20212021–present Clinton
48Senior Judge Dan Polster Cleveland 19511998–20212021–present Clinton
50Senior Judge Christopher A. Boyko Cleveland 19542005–20202020–present G.W. Bush
51Senior Judge Jack Zouhary Toledo 19512006–20192019–present G.W. Bush
  1. 1 2 3 Despite identical commission dates, Judges Fleming, Ruiz and Brennan are organized chronologically by virtue of seniority of age.

Vacancies and pending nominations

SeatPrior judge's duty stationSeat last held byVacancy reasonDate of vacancyNomineeDate of nomination
12 Cleveland Patricia Anne Gaughan Senior status October 1, 2023

Former judges

#JudgeStateBorn–diedActive service Chief Judge Senior status Appointed byReason for
termination
1 Hiram V. Willson OH 1808–18661855–1866 Pierce death
2 Charles Taylor Sherman OH 1811–18791867–1872 A. Johnson resignation
3 Martin Welker OH 1819–19021873–1889 [Note 1] Grant retirement
4 Augustus J. Ricks OH 1843–19061889–1906 [Note 2] B. Harrison death
5 Francis Joseph Wing OH 1850–19181901–1905 McKinley resignation
6 Robert Walker Tayler OH 1852–19101905–1910 T. Roosevelt death
7 John Milton Killits OH 1858–19381910–19281928–1938 Taft death
8 William Louis Day OH 1876–19361911–1914 Taft resignation
9 John Hessin Clarke OH 1857–19451914–1916 Wilson elevation to Supreme Court
10 David C. Westenhaver OH 1865–19281917–1928 Wilson death
11 Paul Jones OH 1880–19651923–19651948–1959 Harding death
12 Samuel H. West OH 1872–19381928–1938 Coolidge death
13 George Philip Hahn OH 1879–19371928–1937 Coolidge death
14 Frank Le Blond Kloeb OH 1890–19761937–19641959–19601964–1976 F. Roosevelt death
15 Robert Nugen Wilkin OH 1886–19731939–19491949–1973 F. Roosevelt death
16 Emerich B. Freed OH 1897–19551941–1955 F. Roosevelt death
17 Charles Joseph McNamee OH 1890–19641951–19641960 Truman death
18 James C. Connell OH 1897–19731954–19711960–19671971–1973 Eisenhower death
19 Paul Charles Weick OH 1899–19971956–1959 Eisenhower elevation to 6th Cir.
20 Girard Edward Kalbfleisch OH 1899–19901959–19701967–19691970–1990 Eisenhower death
21 Frank J. Battisti OH 1922–19941961–19941969–19901994–1994 Kennedy death
22 Ben Charles Green OH 1905–19831961–1976 [Note 3] 1976–1983 Kennedy death
23 Don John Young OH 1910–19961965–19801980–1996 L. Johnson death
24 William Kernahan Thomas OH 1911–20011966–19811981–2001 L. Johnson death
25 Thomas Demetrios Lambros OH 1930–20191967–19951990–1995 L. Johnson retirement
26 Robert B. Krupansky OH 1921–20041970–1982 Nixon elevation to 6th Cir.
27 Nicholas Joseph Walinski Jr. OH 1920–19921970–19851985–1992 Nixon death
28 Leroy John Contie Jr. OH 1920–20011971–1982 Nixon elevation to 6th Cir.
29 John Michael Manos OH 1922–20061976–19911991–2006 Ford death
30 George Washington White OH 1931–20111980–19991995–19991999–2011 Carter death
31 Ann Aldrich OH 1927–20101980–19951995–2010 Carter death
32 Alvin Krenzler OH 1921–20101981–19921992–1992 Reagan retirement
33 John William Potter OH 1918–20131982–19921992–2013 Reagan death
34 David Dudley Dowd Jr. OH 1929–20161982–19961996–2016 Reagan death
35 Sam H. Bell OH 1925–20101982–19961996–2010 Reagan death
36 Alice M. Batchelder OH 1944–present1985–1992 Reagan elevation to 6th Cir.
37 Richard B. McQuade Jr. OH 1940–present1986–1989 Reagan resignation
38 Paul Ramon Matia OH 1937–present1991–20041999–20042004–2005 G.H.W. Bush retirement
39 Lesley B. Wells OH 1937–present1994–20062006–2015 Clinton retirement
42 David A. Katz OH 1933–20161994–20052005–2016 Clinton death
43 Kathleen M. O'Malley OH 1956–present1994–2010 Clinton elevation to Fed. Cir.
  1. Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 2, 1873, confirmed by the United States Senate on December 8, 1873, and received commission the same day.
  2. Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 16, 1889, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 16, 1890, and received commission the same day.
  3. 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.

Chief judges

Chief judges have administrative responsibilities with respect to their district court. Unlike the Supreme Court, where one justice is specifically nominated to be chief, the office of chief judge rotates among the district court judges. To be chief, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as chief judge.

A vacancy is filled by the judge highest in seniority among the group of qualified judges. The chief judge serves for a term of seven years, or until age 70, whichever occurs first. The age restrictions are waived if no members of the court would otherwise be qualified for the position.

When the office was created in 1948, the chief judge was the longest-serving judge who had not elected to retire, on what has since 1958 been known as senior status, or declined to serve as chief judge. After August 6, 1959, judges could not become or remain chief after turning 70 years old. The current rules have been in operation since October 1, 1982.

Succession of seats

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References

  1. Asbury Dickens, A Synoptical Index to the Laws and Treaties of the United States of America (1852), p. 392.
  2. 1 2 U.S. District Courts of Ohio, Legislative history, Federal Judicial Center .
  3. "Judge Peter C. Economus". www.ohsd.uscourts.gov. Retrieved 8 December 2019.

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