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Pat Fischer
Justice, Ohio Supreme Court
Background: Before joining the appellate court, Fischer spent his legal career in private practice.
At a glance
- Court
- Ohio Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- Not listed
- Chief justice
- No
- How they joined the court
- Elected (first elected 2010)
- Appointed by
- Not applicable (elected)
- Appointment date
- Not applicable (elected)
- Took office
- January 1, 2017
- Current term ends
- January 1, 2029
- Next election or retention vote
- November 7, 2028 (re-election)
- Last election
- November 8, 2022
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Republican
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Strong Republican (2020 study of justices' pre-court partisan activity)
- Education
- Bachelor's: Harvard University
- Law: Harvard Law School
- Prior offices
- Not listed
- Profession
- Not listed
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Partisan electionVoters elect the justices; candidates' party labels appear on the ballot.
Summary of facts listed on Pat Fischer’s Ballotpedia page (retrieved Oct 26, 2026) · Photo: Ballotpedia. “Not listed” means Ballotpedia didn’t list it in a form this site could read; check Ballotpedia for the latest.
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