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Patrick F. Fischer
Justice · Supreme Court of Ohio
Biography
Professional career
- Judge, Ohio Court of Appeals, 2011-present
- Judge of the Ohio First District Court of Appeals
- Associate Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court
- Clerkship: held the role of a clerk for U.S. District Court Judge William Bertelsman
- He succeeded Justice Judith Ann Lanzinger
Education
- He later received a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from Duke Law School in 2025
Additional information
- Fischer was first elected to the Ohio Supreme Court in November 2016 and re‐elected in November 2022.
- He graduated from St. Xavier High School in 1976, obtained a B.A. from Harvard College in 1980, and a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1983.
- Fischer was born December 30, 1957, in Covington, Kentucky.
- Date of birth: 1957-12-30
- Lector and Eucharistic Minister at St. Xavier Church in Cincinnati
- His daughter is also an attorney in Ohio.
- He has earned the OSBA Bar Medal, the state bar’s highest award, for service to his profession, community, and humanity.
- Fischer has been named to Best Lawyers in America, Top 50 Lawyers [Cincinnati], Top 100 Lawyers [Ohio], and regularly to Ohio Super Lawyers
- Birth place: Covington
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
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Biography sources checked August 2, 2026.
Supreme Court of Ohio official judicial roster
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