Judith Ann Lanzinger at a glance
- Current role
- Former Judge
- Current assignment
- Ohio Supreme Court
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- Ohio · State
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- Former
Judith Ann Lanzinger
Former Judge · Supreme Court of Ohio
Biography
Professional career
- Judge, Ohio Supreme Court, 2005-present
- Retired American jurist who held the role of an Associate Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court from 2005 to 2016, making history as the only person ever elected to all four levels of Ohio’s judiciary
- 2004–2016: Justice, Ohio Supreme Court (elected 2004, re-elected 2010)
- 2003–2005: Judge, 6th District Court of Appeals
- 1988–2003: Judge, Lucas County Court of Common Pleas
- 1985–1988: Judge, Toledo Municipal Court
Education
- She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Toledo with degrees in education and English, then earned her J.D. cum laude from the University of Toledo College of Law, where she was valedictorian.
Additional information
- Born April 2, 1946, Toledo, Ohio.
- Date of birth: 1946-01-01
- She later obtained a Master’s in Judicial Studies from the National Judicial College at the University of Nevada, Reno
- She remains recognized for her legal scholarship, judicial leadership, and historic record on the Ohio judiciary
- She received multiple honors, including the Arabella Babb Mansfield Award (Toledo Women’s Bar Association) and the Order of the Heel (Toledo Junior Bar)
- Birth place: Toledo
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
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Sources
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Biography sources checked August 2, 2026.
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