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Thomas J. Moyer
Born in Sandusky, Moyer was chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court from 1987 until his death in 2010. The court's Columbus headquarters is named for him.
At a glance
- Born
- 1939-04-18
- Died
- 2010-04-02
- Education
- Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, bachelor's and law degrees
- Known as
- Law, Judge
- Organizations
- Ohio Supreme Court
Life story
Thomas Moyer was born April 18, 1939, in Sandusky. He earned both his bachelor's and law degrees at Ohio State.
Before becoming a judge he served as president of the Columbus Board of Education, where school desegregation was a central issue, spent four years as executive assistant to Governor Jim Rhodes, and practiced law in Sandusky.
He was a judge on the Tenth District Court of Appeals from 1979 to 1987, then won election to the Ohio Supreme Court in 1987 and was reelected in 1992, 1998 and 2004. He served as chief justice throughout. Cases he presided over include DeRolph, on school funding, and the late-1990s tort-reform fight.
He died in Columbus on April 2, 2010, and is buried in Green Lawn Cemetery there. In 2011 the Supreme Court's building was named the Thomas J. Moyer Ohio Judicial Center.
Timeline
- 1939-04-18: Born (Sandusky, OH) source
- 1979: Becomes judge, Tenth District Court of Appeals (to 1987) (Columbus, OH) source
- 1987: Elected to Ohio Supreme Court; becomes chief justice (Columbus, OH) source
- 2004: Reelected source
- 2010-04-02: Dies in office (Columbus, OH) source
- 2011: Supreme Court building named the Moyer Ohio Judicial Center (Columbus, OH) source
What Thomas is known for
- Chief Justice of Ohio, 1987-2010
- Presided over the DeRolph school-funding cases
- DeRolph decision (court, 1997 and later)
Honors and things named for them
- Thomas J. Moyer Ohio Judicial Center, Columbus (named 2011)
Family
- wife: Mary Francis Moyer
Places in Ohio to see
- Thomas J. Moyer Ohio Judicial Center (building)
Columbus, Franklin County ZIP 43215 (approximate) · Columbus · Franklin County · official page
Ohio places
Where Thomas J. Moyer was born, lived, worked and is remembered, with the ZIP code, town and county pages for each.
- Born: Sandusky, Erie County ZIP 44870 · Sandusky · Erie County
- Worked: Sandusky, Erie County ZIP 44870 · Sandusky · Erie County
Further reading
Sources
Confidence. High: the main facts were confirmed in sources we opened.
- Wikipedia: Thomas J. Moyer birth in Sandusky, education, judicial career, DeRolph, Moyer Judicial Center, burial