Ohio Supreme Court Elections - First Constitution of Ohio (1803-1851)

First Constitution of Ohio (1803-1851)

Under the first constitution, joint sessions of the legislature elected judges to seven-year terms. Elections were generally in January, with judges seated in February. The state had three or four judges through this period.

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