Patrick F. Fischer Explained

Pat Fischer
Office:Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court
Term Start:January 1, 2017
Predecessor:Judith Ann Lanzinger
Birth Place:Covington, Kentucky, U.S.
Party:Republican
Education:Harvard University (BA, JD)

Patrick F. Fischer (born December 30, 1957)[1] is a justice of the Ohio Supreme Court. He was first elected in 2016 and subsequently re-elected in 2022.

Early life and education

Fischer was born in 1957.[2] He is a 1976 graduate of St. Xavier High School and received his undergraduate and law degrees from Harvard University.[3]

Career

Fischer's legal career began as a clerk for Judge William Bertelsman. Afterwards he joined the law firm of Keating Muething & Klekamp, where he became a partner after four years and continued to work until becoming a judge.[4]

Fischer served as the president of the Cincinnati Bar Association for 2006 and 2007, and also made an unsuccessful bid for Cincinnati City Council in 2007. In 2010 he joined the Ohio First District Court of Appeals and was reelected in 2012. He then served as president of the Ohio State Bar Association for the 2012–2013 term.[5] [6]

Fischer was appointed by Chief Justice Thomas Moyer of the Supreme Court of Ohio to serve as co-chair of a task force seeking to improve Ohio's judicial system. He was also on the Ohio Supreme Court's Commission on Professionalism. He has also served on the Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission as vice-chair of the commission's committee on the judicial branch.[5]

Ohio Supreme Court

Fischer sought nomination as a Republican candidate for the Ohio Supreme Court.[7] He won election in November 2016, and was re-elected in November 2022. His current term runs from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2028.[8] In April 2018, he voted in favor of rejecting a challenge to the state's death penalty law,[9] upholding that judges, not just juries, can impose death sentences.[10] In October 2018, he spoke at the Ohio Supreme Court's Student to Lawyer Symposium in Columbus.[11]

Personal life

Fischer and his wife, Jane, live with their dog in Cincinnati. His daughter is also an attorney in Ohio.[12] Fischer is a member of St. Francis Xavier Church[8] in Cincinnati, where he is a lector. He is also a Eucharistic minister.[13]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lawyer Central profile . 2017-08-13 . 2017-08-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170813143142/http://www.lawyercentral.com/patrick-f-fischer-interactive-profile--20-534232.html . live .
  2. Web site: cincinnati.com . Primer: Pat Fischer vs. John O'Donnell for Ohio Supreme Court . Angela . Hatcher . 2016-10-20 . 2017-01-12 . 2017-02-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170206063719/http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/10/20/primer-pat-fischer-vs-john-odonnell-ohio-supreme-court/92406686/ . live .
  3. Web site: Pat Fischer. ballotpedia.org. 2015-06-11. 2015-04-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20150429074710/http://ballotpedia.org/Pat_Fischer. live.
  4. Web site: Patrick F. Fischer. ohio.gov. 2015-06-11. 2016-03-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20160318140129/http://www.ocmc.ohio.gov/ocmc/fischer;jsessionid=f972f3467a55f7e24a4604efb8cd. live.
  5. Web site: Hamilton County Court of Appeals Judges . www.hamilton-co.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110518170019/http://www.hamilton-co.org/appealscourt/judges.asp?id=9 . 2011-05-18.
  6. Web site: Bar President Next GOP Candidate. CityBeat Blogs. February 2007. 2015-06-11. 2015-07-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20150714193156/https://citybeat.wordpress.com/2007/02/01/bar-president-next-gop-candidate/. live.
  7. Web site: Ohio Supreme Court candidate makes early stop in Defiance, Ohio. The Crescent News. 2015-06-11. 2015-07-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20150724214322/http://www.crescent-news.com/local%20news/2015/01/07/ohio-supreme-court-candidate-makes-early-stop-in-defiance-ohio. live.
  8. Web site: Justice Patrick F. Fischer . The Supreme Court of Ohio & The Ohio Judicial System . 2023-02-01 . 2023-02-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230201151522/https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/courts/judicial-system/supreme-court-of-ohio/justices-overview/patrick-fischer/ . live .
  9. Web site: Ohio Supreme Court rejects challenge to state's death penalty law. 18 April 2018. WCPO. August 22, 2019. 22 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190822155013/https://www.wcpo.com/news/state/state-ohio/ohio-supreme-court-rejects-challenge-to-states-death-penalty-law. live.
  10. Web site: Ohio Supreme Court upholds death penalty constitutionality. 18 April 2018. AP. August 22, 2019. 22 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190822155007/https://www.apnews.com/46c999d367204f6dbac379f758ff6fc8. live.
  11. Web site: Justice Fischer Preaches Professionalism, Mentorship at Student to Lawyer Symposium. August 22, 2019. August 22, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190822155017/http://www.courtnewsohio.gov/happening/2018/studentLawyerSymposium_101918.asp#.XVxj9y2ZPOQ. live.
  12. St. Xavier High School Alumni Newsletter January 2017 . Reilly . Will . January 2017 . . February 22, 2017 . St. Xavier High School Alumni Newsletter . https://web.archive.org/web/20170627205302/http://www.stxavier.org/page.cfm?p=2884 . June 27, 2017 . dead .
  13. Web site: Patrick F. Fischer. The Supreme Court of Ohio. August 22, 2019. August 22, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190822155011/https://www.sconet.state.oh.us/SCO/justices/fischer/. live.

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