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Joseph T. Deters
Justice · Supreme Court of Ohio
Biography
Professional career
- Justice Joseph T. Deters is the 163rd Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio, serving since January 2023 after appointment by Governor Mike DeWine, and re‐elected in November 2024 for a term through 2031
- Hamilton County Prosecuting Attorney (1992–1999, 2005–2023) — the longest‐tenured prosecutor in Hamilton County history During this time, he: Created Ohio’s first victim/witness advocate program
Education
- University of Cincinnati College of Law
Additional information
- He was initially appointed in January 2023 and won a full six‐year term in the 2024 general election.
- Justice Deters received the University of Cincinnati Law School’s Nicholas Longworth III Alumni Achievement Award in 1997 for contributions to legal practice and public service.
- Date of birth: 1957-04-04
- St. Xavier High School
- Justice Deters is a member of the Ohio Supreme Court, a state court of final appeal in Ohio.
- He serves as Xavier University’s inaugural “Justice in Residence,” guest lectures, mentors students, and sits on the Cincinnati Bar Association’s Kiely Award Committee Supreme Court of Ohio
- Birth place: Cincinnati
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Remote appearances
Statewide
Ohio's statewide virtual-court guidance tells courts to include instructions for submitting exhibits or notifying the court of witnesses when remote-hearing information is sent to participants.
Instructions for submitting exhibits or notifying the court of witnesses.Virtual Public Access to Ohio Court Proceedings ↗
Statewide
Ohio's statewide virtual-court guidance recommends advance ground rules for documents, exhibits, screen sharing, and pre-marking exhibits for remote hearings.
Documents: Share any documents/exhibits that will be reviewed in advance. Use the share screen function while documents are being discussed during the hearing. Request that the documents are pre-marked for exhibit purposes.Virtual Public Access to Ohio Court Proceedings ↗
Statewide
Ohio's statewide virtual-court guidance states that litigants, attorneys, and the public should be instructed not to record the hearing.
The court should instruct the litigants, attorneys, and the public to not record the hearing.Virtual Public Access to Ohio Court Proceedings ↗
Sources
Identity source checked August 22, 2026.
Biography sources checked August 2, 2026.
Supreme Court of Ohio official judicial roster
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