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Frederick Grimke
Frederick Grimke (September 1, 1791 – March 8, 1863) was a judge and writer in the U.S. State of Ohio who served on the Ohio Supreme Court from 1836 to 1842. Biography Frederick Grimke was born in Charleston, South Carolina, a son of John Faucheraud Grimké, a Revolutionary War hero and jurist in that state, and a major slaveholder. Frederick would later drop the accent from this last name. His siblings included the Grimké sisters, whose antislavery views he did not share, the attorney Thomas Smith Grimké, and Henry W. Grimké, father of the African-American leaders Archibald Grimké and Francis J. Grimké. Frederick graduated from Yale University at age 19, studied law in South Carolina, and practiced in that state before moving to Chillicothe, Ohio in 1818. From 1820 to 1836, Grimke was President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas. In 1836, he was elected a Judge on the Ohio Supreme Court. Throughout this time he wrote essays for the ''Scioto Gazette'' (Chillicoth ...
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Bold indicates chief judge or chief justice. The Supreme Court of Ohio, Ohio Supreme Court was created by the Ohio Constitution of 1802 with three judges, and had three or four through 1851. In 1851, the number of judges was increased to five. In 1892, the number of judges was increased to six. In 1912, the office of chief justice was created and the total number of judges was increased to seven (including the chief justice). In 1968, all the supreme court judges were re-titled as justice. See also: * List of Ohio politicians * Ohio Supreme Court elections Chief justices Chief judges (1803–1845) Chief justices (since 1913) 1803 to 1851 1852 to 1892 All terms under the first Constitution terminated the second Monday in February, 1852, when the terms of judges elected Autumn, 1851 under the new Constitution commenced. 1893 to 1912 1913 to present Supreme Court Commission In 1875, the Constitution of Ohio was amended to provide for the Supreme Court C ...
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