Robert E. Holmes
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Robert Edward Holmes was an associate justice of the Ohio Supreme Court from 1978 until 1992. A conservative jurist, he had previously represented his native Franklin County
in the Ohio House of Representatives
from 1961 until 1968 and on Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals from 1968 until 1978 when he moved to the Supreme Court and was replaced on the Appeals Court bench by Thomas J. Moyer
.
In 1978, Governor Rhodes
appointed Holmes to the seat on the Supreme Court vacated when Frank Celebrezze
was elected as Chief Justice. He won election to six year terms in 1980 and 1986, but was prevented from running again in 1992, because the new term would not begin until after his 70th birthday, the mandatory age limit to begin a term on the court.
He was a graduate of Ohio University
where he was a member of Phi Kappa Tau
fraternity and the Ohio State University
's Moritz College of Law
.
Holmes married Marjory Jean Holmes on August 23, 1952, and they had two sons. She died in 1977. Holmes later married Patricia S. Mishey, who died in 1999. Holmes died at home in Powell, Ohio
in 2004.
Franklin County, Ohio
Franklin County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. In 2010 the population was 1,163,414, making it the second largest county in Ohio and the 34th largest county in population in the United States. Franklin County is also the largest in the eight-county Columbus, Ohio...
in the Ohio House of Representatives
Ohio House of Representatives
The Ohio House of Representatives is the lower house of the Ohio General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio; the other house of the bicameral legislature being the Ohio Senate....
from 1961 until 1968 and on Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals from 1968 until 1978 when he moved to the Supreme Court and was replaced on the Appeals Court bench by Thomas J. Moyer
Thomas J. Moyer
Thomas Joseph Moyer was an American jurist and the chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court from 1987 to 2010. A member of the Republican Party, he died suddenly on April 2, 2010, at age 70.-Pre-Supreme Court:...
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In 1978, Governor Rhodes
Jim Rhodes
James Allen Rhodes was an American Republican politician from Ohio, and one of only five US state governors to serve four four-year terms in office. As governor in 1970, he decided to send National Guard troops onto the Kent State University campus, resulting in the shooting of students on May 4...
appointed Holmes to the seat on the Supreme Court vacated when Frank Celebrezze
Frank Celebrezze
Frank D. Celebrezze Jr. was an American politician and jurist of the Ohio Democratic party, having served as Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court....
was elected as Chief Justice. He won election to six year terms in 1980 and 1986, but was prevented from running again in 1992, because the new term would not begin until after his 70th birthday, the mandatory age limit to begin a term on the court.
He was a graduate of Ohio University
Ohio University
Ohio University is a public university located in the Midwestern United States in Athens, Ohio, situated on an campus...
where he was a member of Phi Kappa Tau
Phi Kappa Tau
Phi Kappa Tau is a U.S. national collegiate fraternity.-History:Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity was founded in the Union Literary Society Hall of Miami University's Old Main Building in Oxford, Ohio on March 17, 1906...
fraternity and the Ohio State University
Ohio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...
's Moritz College of Law
Moritz College of Law
The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law is a public law school and charter member of the Association of American Law Schools. According to the 2010 U.S. News & World Report rankings, the Moritz College of Law is 35th in the nation overall and is in the top ten among public law schools. The...
.
Holmes married Marjory Jean Holmes on August 23, 1952, and they had two sons. She died in 1977. Holmes later married Patricia S. Mishey, who died in 1999. Holmes died at home in Powell, Ohio
Powell, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,247 people, 1,975 households, and 1,789 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,057.3 people per square mile . There were 2,032 housing units at an average density of 669.2 per square mile...
in 2004.