Paul E. Pfeifer at a glance
- Current role
- Former Judge
- Current assignment
- Ohio Supreme Court
- Jurisdiction
- Ohio · State
- Judicial service
- Former
Paul E. Pfeifer
Former Judge · Supreme Court of Ohio
Biography
Professional career
- Judge, Ohio Supreme Court, 1993-present
- American jurist and politician who held the role of an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio from 1993 until his mandatory retirement in 2017
- He then practiced tax and trial law as a partner at Cory, Brown & Pfeifer (1972–1992) and held the role of Assistant County Prosecutor in Crawford County (1973–1976)
Education
- Ohio State University Moritz College of Law in — J.D. (1966)
Additional information
- Practitioner, 1992-1992
- legis, 1992-1992
- After law school, Pfeifer worked as an Assistant Attorney General (1967–1970) handling eminent domain cases tied to Ohio’s highway system.
- Born October 15, 1942.
- Date of birth: 1942-10-15
- Paul E. Pfeifer » Supreme Court of Ohio Justice Pfeifer's first job after graduating from OSU's law school was as an assistant attorney general trying eminent-domain cases associated with the building of Ohio's highway system.
- Pfeifer was born in Bucyrus, Ohio, and grew up on his family’s dairy farm.
- Birth place: Bucyrus
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Remote appearances
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Statewide
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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.
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Sources
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Biography sources checked August 2, 2026.
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