Sunday, August 22, 1999
Who's who on the Ohio Supreme Court
• Thomas J. Moyer, 60, Republican: Chief justice since 1987; eight years as appeals court judge; four years as executive assistant to former Gov. James Rhodes; eight years in private practice.
Profile: Conservative, generally pro-business, often lectures on personal responsibility and restoring dignity to the judicial system. Justice Moyer pushed for spending limits for judicial campaigns and programs to compensate victims of lawyer fraud, rehabilitate wayward attorneys and require continuing education for lawyers.
• Andrew Douglas, 67, Republican: Justice since 1985; 6th District Ohio Court of Appeals, Toledo, 1981-84; Toledo City Council, 1961-1980.
Profile: The court's senior justice and often its philosophical leader. Viewed as liberal and generally favors organized labor and trial attorneys. Grew up poor in Toledo and credits unions for helping him succeed.
• Deborah L. Cook, 47, Republican: Justice since 1995; 9th District Ohio Court of Appeals, Akron, 1991-94; private practice, 1976-91.
Profile: Conservative, generally aligned with business and insurance interests. Had a tough childhood. Father abandoned the family and her mother died when Justice Cook was 16.
• Paul E. Pfeifer, 56, Republican: Justice since 1993; state senator, 1976-92; assistant Crawford County prosecutor, 1973-76; state representative, 1970-72, assistant Ohio attorney general, 1967-70.
Profile: While he was endorsed last year by the Ohio Republican Party, the GOP's financial allies — business groups and insurance interests — pumped money into his Democratic opponent's campaign. Justice Pfeifer is openly despised by some GOP leaders and business organizations for his concurring opinion in the school-funding case and for favoring trial attorneys in civil justice cases.
• Alice Robie Resnick, 60, Democrat: Elected justice in 1988, she became the second woman ever elected to the Ohio Supreme Court; 6th District Ohio Court of Appeals, Toledo, 1983-89; Toledo Municipal Court, 1976-83; assistant Lucas County prosecutor, 1964-75.
Profile: Considered a liberal, she wrote the scathing opinion lambasting state lawmakers and her colleagues who supported a sweeping 1997 law overhauling the state's civil justice system. Business and insurance interests are vowing to mount an aggressive campaign against her next year. She also has been a staunch advocate for gender fairness in the judicial system.
• Evelyn L. Stratton, 46, Republican: Appointed to the Ohio Supreme Court in March 1996 before winning an election later that year; Franklin County Common Pleas Court, 1989-96; private practice, 1979-88.
Profile: Born to American missionaries, she was raised in Bangkok. At age 18, she came to America alone with only $500 and worked her way through college and law school. While on the common pleas court, picked up the nickname “Velvet Hammer” for her dignified courtroom demeanor and tough sentences.
• Francis E. Sweeney, 65, Democrat: Justice since 1993; 8th District Ohio Court of Appeals, Cleveland, 1988-93.
Profile: Wrote the majority opinion in the landmark case striking down the way Ohio finances public schools. Although he is a former insurance company attorney, he generally favors trial lawyers and labor unions. Tough in criminal cases.
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