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U.S. District Courts for the Districts of Ohio: Chief Judges
Northern District of Ohio
Number of chief judges: 13 Jones, Paul J. (1948-1959)
Kloeb, Frank Le Blond (1959-1960)
Connell, James C. (1960-1967)
McNamee, Charles Joseph (1960)
Kalbfleisch, Girard Edward (1967-1969)
Battisti, Frank Joseph (1969-1990)
Lambros, Thomas Demetrios (1990-1995)
White, George Washington (1995-1999)
Matia, Paul Ramon (1999-2004)
Carr, James G. (2004-2010)
Oliver, Solomon, Jr. (2010-2017)
Gaughan, Patricia Anne (2017-2023)
Lioi, Sara Elizabeth (2023-present)
Southern District of Ohio
Number of chief judges: 15 Nevin, Robert Reasoner (1948-1952)
Underwood, Mell Gilbert (1953-1962)
Weinman, Carl Andrew (1962-1973)
Kinneary, Joseph Peter (1973-1975)
Hogan, Timothy Sylvester (1975-1977)
Porter, David Stewart (1977-1979)
Rubin, Carl Bernard (1979-1990)
Holschuh, John David (1990-1996)
Rice, Walter Herbert (1996-2003)
Graham, James L. (2003-2004)
Beckwith, Sandra Shank (2004-2009)
Dlott, Susan J. (2009-2015)
Sargus, Edmund A., Jr. (2015-2019)
Marbley, Algenon L. (2019-2024)
Morrison, Sarah Daggett (2024-present)