--- title: "Judith Ann Lanzinger | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/judith-ann-lanzinger-5377" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-22" --- # Judith Ann Lanzinger Supreme Court of Ohio · Judge ## Profile - Court: Supreme Court of Ohio - State: Ohio - Role: Judge - Service status: former - Last verified: 2026-08-22 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## 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 ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### remote hearing exhibits Scope: 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. Evidence excerpt: Instructions for submitting exhibits or notifying the court of witnesses. [Virtual Public Access to Ohio Court Proceedings](https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/courts/virtual-court/) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### remote hearing ground rules Scope: statewide Ohio's statewide virtual-court guidance recommends advance ground rules for documents, exhibits, screen sharing, and pre-marking exhibits for remote hearings. Evidence excerpt: 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](https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/courts/virtual-court/) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### remote recording Scope: statewide Ohio's statewide virtual-court guidance states that litigants, attorneys, and the public should be instructed not to record the hearing. Evidence excerpt: The court should instruct the litigants, attorneys, and the public to not record the hearing. [Virtual Public Access to Ohio Court Proceedings](https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/courts/virtual-court/) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/5377/judith-ann-lanzinger/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/5377/judith-ann-lanzinger/) - [Supreme Court of Ohio current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/5377/judith-ann-lanzinger/) - [Virtual Public Access to Ohio Court Proceedings](https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/courts/virtual-court/) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/5377/judith-ann-lanzinger/) - [Justice Judith Ann Lanzinger to Receive Alumna Award](https://www.courtnewsohio.gov/bench/2012/lanzingerAward_082812.asp) - [Judith Ann Lanzinger](https://ballotpedia.org/Judith_Ann_Lanzinger) - [Wikidata: Judith Ann Lanzinger](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6303257) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/judith-ann-lanzinger-5377", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/judith-ann-lanzinger-5377", "name": "Judith Ann Lanzinger | KnowJudges", "description": "Judith Ann Lanzinger, Supreme Court of Ohio. 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